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Experts Emphasize Importance of Saving Our Iconic Sequoias

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) hosted a bipartisan forum with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and other members on saving America's Giant Sequoias. "Not on our watch. We are not going to let these trees be destroyed by wildfire when we know how to prevent it. We know the right thing…

Westerman Sounds Alarm on Overburdensome NEPA Regulations

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, raising concerns about CEQ's reversal of the Trump administration’s reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In part, the members wrote: "The Phase One…

Celebrating Conservation on Earth Day

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in honor of Earth Day 2022: "Today and every day, we have a sacred responsibility to act in a manner that leaves this world and our resources in even better condition than we inherited them. Practicing true…

Committee Unanimously Passes Three Republican Bills

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed a slate of five bills, three of which were Republican-led. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "I'm so pleased to see this committee's members reaching across the aisle to accomplish…

Westerman Statement on the Passing of the Dean of the House, Don Young

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement on the passing of Dean of the House and committee member, U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska):  "Don Young was a fierce advocate and public servant for all of Alaska. He was a widely respected Chairman and decades-long leader of both the House Committee on Natural Resources…

House Passes Three Republican Bills

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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three Republican bills reported out of the House Committee on Natural Resources, the Japanese American World War II History Network Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), the MAPLand Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah.), and the Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson…

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…

Committee Passes Four Republican Bills

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  Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup that included four Republican bills, all of which passed with bipartisan support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement: "While we were unable to come to…

Small Business Owners, Farmers, American Workers Share Personal Impacts of Biden's Supply Chain Crisis

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled "How Joe Biden Stole Christmas: Addressing America's Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis." "Every American has been affected by the supply chain crisis during this holiday season," Westerman said during the forum. "Maybe you couldn’t find a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, or you…

House Passes Two Republican Natural Resources Bills

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two Republican Natural Resources Committee bills, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), and the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas). House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the…