Today, House Republicans presented 54 amendments to H.R. 803, the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
“Part of our role as legislators is ensuring we are good stewards of America’s abundant natural resources. Unfortunately, my Democrat colleagues mistakenly… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans offered several amendments during the full committee’s meeting on adopting the rules package for the 117th Congress. Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
“Democrats have finally organized the committee and we can begin our work on the important policy questions before us. To do our jobs, … Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the subcommittee ranking members for the 117th Congress. Westerman issued the following statement:
“I’m so pleased to welcome this incredible lineup of leaders to the Natural Resources Committee. I’ve been able to work with many of them on this committee in the past, and I know they have an… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the subcommittee vice ranking members for the 117th Congress. Westerman issued the following statement:
“We have such an incredible range of experience represented on the committee this Congress, which is why we’ve expanded our leadership to include vice ranking members. These are members… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the subcommittee rosters for the 117th Congress.
Full Committee
Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
Vice Ranking Member Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Insular Affairs
Ranking Member Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)
Vice Ranking Member Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and House Science, Space and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) to send a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy… Read more »
Today, every Republican member of the House Committee on Natural Resources joined a letter to Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) requesting he organize the committee immediately and hold a markup on the committee’s reconciliation instruction to increase the deficit by more than $1 billion. In part, the members wrote:
“At the beginning of this Congress, we were encouraged by the prospect of… Read more »
Today, 105 members of the House Republican Conference – including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) – sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to reverse his executive order on climate. In part, the members wrote:
“We… Read more »
Today, all House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Acting Secretary Scott de la Vega, requesting information regarding President Joe Biden’s executive orders on climate. In part, the members wrote:
“In his first week in office, President Biden issued executive orders (EO) at an unprecedented pace. President Biden’s… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response to the Department of the Interior’s delay of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA):
“If a migratory bird dives down and gets caught in fishing net, this shouldn’t make the fisherman a felon. If a farmer accidentally hits a migratory bird in his truck while he’s… Read more »