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Republicans Urge Action on Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)led a letter signed by 61other members to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Ocean…

Westerman Statement on Biden's Russian Energy Import Ban

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EMR Subcommittee

Today, President Joe Biden announced a national ban on Russian energy imports. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:  "Banning Russian oil and gas imports is the right thing to do. However, President Biden’s solution, turning to Venezuela and Iran for energy resources and trading one dictator for…

Republicans Host Tribal Roundtable Marking Fifty Years of the Alaska Natives Claims Settlement Act

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IP Subcommittee

Washington - Today, Dean of the House and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Don Young (R-Alaska) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican roundtable titled, "The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 50: Successes and Opportunities for the Next…

Five Republican Bills Pass Committee

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Washington - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup that included five Republican bills that passed with bipartisan support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement: "While it is unfortunate that this committee is still not meeting in-person, today we were able to pass…

Westerman Tours Northern Minnesota Mines

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Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), and other members of Congress in Northern Minnesota to see firsthand the importance of the mining industry…

Westerman Announces New Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the new Subcommittee Ranking Member for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. "I’m pleased to announce Congressman Blake Moore as the new Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Since day one, he has been…

Republicans Urge Interior to Consider Military Tensions, Reassess Critical Minerals List

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This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter signed by members of the House Committee on Natural Resources to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland urging DOI to consider the impacts of current international crises on mineral supply chains as it develops the upcoming 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals in light…

Westerman Slams Democrats' China First, America Last Bill

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules on the America CONCEDES Act, Democrats' sham bill that suppresses our own domestic energy capacity and increases our reliance on foreign adversaries like China for critical resources and products. "The…

Westerman, Stauber on the Biden Administration's Disastrous Mine Leasing Decision

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EMR Subcommittee

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its decision to cancel federal leases held by Twin Metals Minnesota. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Peter Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statements in response:  "Today’s decision by the Department of…