Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman’s (R-Ark.) amendment #58 to H.R. 4821, the Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This amendment will reduce CEQ funding to its authorized level of $1 million. Westerman issued the following statement in… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Departmental Ethics Office Director Heather Gottry, probing further into Haaland's alleged conflicts of interest and seeking documentation to conduct necessary… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining barriers to access in federal waters, taking a closer look at the marine sanctuary and monument systems. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response:
“Our federal waters are already well protected through planned management and regulations, yet… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator… Read more »
Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he will use the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate approximately 1 million acres as a national monument in Arizona. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to administration officials in response, seeking… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) hosted a field hearing with Vice Chairman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) and Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) titled, "Securing Supply Chains: Access to Critical Minerals in the American Southwest." Gosar issued the following statement in… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to League of Conservation Voters (LCV) President Gene Karpinski, inquiring into LCV's Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) compliance and fundraising, lobbying and political activities. In part, the members… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to examine the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to limit access to federal lands and ignore the interests of local communities. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) released the following statement in response:
"Congress, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., has authority over lands and… Read more »
Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams, seeking transparency on the use of funds to hire outside consultants for various trainings, projects and workshops that are unrelated to the mission of… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Senior Advisor Katie Westfall and U.S. Department of Commerce General Counsel and Designated Agency Ethics Official Leslie Kiernan, reviewing Westfall's potential ethics violations. In part, Gosar wrote:
"Prior to joining the… Read more »
