Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, inquiring into the agency's potential overreach of congressional authority and lack of proper rulemaking. In part, the members wrote:
"Several actions by FS… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Council for Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, inquiring into the council's potential overreach of congressional authority and lack of proper rulemaking. In part, Westerman wrote:
"The Council for Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposals impact the decision-making… Read more »
ICYMI: House GOP Vows to Hold Biden Interior Dept. Accountable If Republicans Win Midterms
By House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
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Oversight is one of Congress’s most important functions. Without robust, regular examinations of government agencies and processes, we run the risk of waste and abuse of taxpayer funding. This… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), inquiring into the indefinite postponement of Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland's testimony before the committee. In part, Westerman wrote:
"Under your chairmanship, Secretary Haaland has not appeared before this committee this year. As… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) sent a letter to the White House requesting the documents and communications necessary to conduct oversight of the administration’s response to scientific integrity violations by a senior White House science… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reconvened a markup and held votes on the five Resolutions of Inquiry (ROIs) submitted by Republican committee members. Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"After a busy summer hearing from the men and women in my district and other parts… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, following up on a request to audit the Departmental Ethics Office. In part, the member wrote:
"Elected officials’ financial disclosures play an essential role in preventing conflicts of interest. Annual disclosures serve as a tool to monitor potential… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Blake Moore (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the department to address the negative impacts of illegal immigration on federally… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, requesting answers to how their departments are implementing the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). In part, the members wrote:
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A group of House Republicans demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration provide assurance it isn’t wasting billions of dollars worth of taxpayer funds.
The House Natural Resources Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Bruce Westerman, highlighted a series of funding discrepancies in the Biden administration’s FY23… Read more »
