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Democrats Reject Commonsense Amendments to Lopsided Public Lands Package

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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…

Republicans Offer Amendments to Make Committee Rules Bipartisan, Transparent

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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, …

Westerman Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members

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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…

Westerman Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members

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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…

Westerman Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Assignments

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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…

Westerman, McCaul, Lucas Demand Their Budget Jurisdiction Be Recognized

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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…

Committee Republicans Call for Return to Bipartisan Budget Process

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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…

Biden’s Executive Order on Climate Harms Economy, Environment

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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…

Republicans Investigate Impacts of Biden’s Mineral Leasing, Federal Land Executive Orders

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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…

Westerman Denounces Rollback of MBTA Rule

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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…