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Westerman, Moore Urge Consideration of Environmental Impact As Illegal Border Crossings Surge

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Blake Moore (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the department to address the negative impacts of illegal immigration on federally…

ICYMI: It's Time to Unleash the Power of American Energy

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EMR Subcommittee

No one likes filling up their car at a gas station. It feels like the most necessary of evils, spending money on something we never see but depend on to go about our daily lives. What was once a routine errand has now become a significant strain on family budgets, as the price of oil continues to climb with no end in sight. Because…

ICYMI: Anti-Mining, Anti-Northland Bill Demands to Be Rejected

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EMR Subcommittee

As the member of Congress from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, I am blessed to represent mining country. I’m proud of my constituents who work in our mines developing the resources we need for America’s steel. The Duluth Complex — which accounts for 95% of America’s nickel resources, 88% of our cobalt, and more than one-third of our…

Members Urge VIP Act Implementation Before Memorial Day

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging them to implement the provisions of the Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks Act before Memorial Day…

DOI Heeds Republican Messages, Announces Draft Five-Year Offshore Leasing Plan

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EMR Subcommittee

Today, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland announced DOI will be releasing a draft five-year plan for oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) before the current plan expires on June 30, 2022. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in…

Westerman Leads Inquiry Into USFS Wildland Firefighter Shortage

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NFPL Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding recent reports that the U.S. Forest Service has not met its staffing goals for wildland firefighters ahead of the upcoming wildfire season. In part, he wrote: "As the country…

Skyrocketing Deferred Maintenance Backlog Demands Immediate Answers

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, requesting answers to how their departments are implementing the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). In part, the members wrote: …

ICYMI: GOP Raises Alarm On Biden Admin Wasting Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars

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A group of House Republicans demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration provide assurance it isn’t wasting billions of dollars worth of taxpayer funds. The House Natural Resources Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Bruce Westerman, highlighted a series of funding discrepancies in the Biden administration’s FY23…

Westerman Slams Biden for Killing Offshore Leases, Increasing Gas Prices

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Last night, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it will no longer hold court-ordered offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "This announcement puts the Biden administration’s blatant disregard for Americans, our economy and our…

Committee Republicans Seek Answers on 30x30 Slush Fund

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Washington - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, requesting further information on how CEQ will implement the $1 billion "America the Beautiful Challenge," a rebranded 30x30 Initiative. In part, the members wrote: …