Today marks 100 days since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
"We've had so many opportunities for bipartisan reform in the past few months, in areas ranging from the environment to infrastructure to COVID-19 relief. Yet while President Biden has talked repeatedly about… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a virtual forum on the Trillion Trees Act, in honor of Arbor Day. Westerman issued the following statement:
"I often say that trees are an old solution to new problems. As the only licensed forester in Congress, I’ve seen firsthand the benefits that trees provide. Clean air, pure water, healthy… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held its first markup of 2021. Committee Republicans offered more than 25 amendments during the markup, ones that would improve U.S. energy security, prevent global human rights abuses, benefit American workers and more. Committee Democrats voted against all but two of them.
Republican amendments included:
Amendment to H.R. 1884,… Read more »
This week, more than 75 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Trillion Trees Act.
"Trees are a magical gift to America’s landscape. Our ships, rail lines, and early air and autos came of age from the wood of our trees. They built our housing for generations, and educated vast populations of students with the simple #2 pencil. They are a form… Read more »
Today, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Green New Deal. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
"The Green New Deal is political environmentalism at its worst. It's a partisan sideshow that aims to scare Americans into believing radical policies are the… Read more »
Last week, 13 House Republicans introduced the American Critical Mineral Independence Act.
"Minerals and metals are the building blocks for everything from infrastructure and health care to national defense, clean energy and electric vehicles, necessitating a reliable domestic supply chain. Unfortunately, a lack of access to economically viable mineral deposits and an inefficient federal… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) was joined by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-Penn.), House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-Texas), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Republican members hosted a virtual forum entitled, "Where Are The Jobs?" This forum featured witnesses from the members' districts who have been impacted by the Biden administration's executive orders on energy, and who are still awaiting the green jobs they were promised.
Witness statements included:
"I personally spoke with several friends… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Randy Weber (R-Texas) and eight other… Read more »
This week, 22 Republican members introduced the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act.
"ARA strongly supports this effort to codify necessary NEPA reforms in order to help speed up the approval process for much-needed infrastructure projects for the benefit of the rural communities in which ag retailers and their customers live… Read more »
