Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and 129 other members in introducing the bipartisan Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) led a forum on skyrocketing lumber costs and potential solutions to the issues.
"While the lumber price crisis has been years in the making, like our forum title suggests, it is being exacerbated today by the ongoing failure to properly… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced Randy Moore as the new USFS chief. Former Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen will retire at the end of July after more than 40 years as a professional forester, wildland firefighter and land manager. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"As a… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and DOI's designated agency ethics official Heather Gottry, requesting information to evaluate Beaudreau's compliance with… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and 34 other members in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Debra Haaland regarding the administration's pause on both onshore and offshore energy… Read more »
Today, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Debra Haaland testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding the Biden administration's Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"It was wonderful to welcome my friend and former colleague, Secretary Haaland, to the committee this… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) senior counselor to the secretary Elizabeth Klein and DOI's designated agency ethics official Heather Gottry,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) deputy director of policies and programs Nada Culver and U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) designated agency ethics official Heather… Read more »
This week, the Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General (IG) released a report following their review of U.S. Park Police (USPP) actions at Lafayette Park in June 2020. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"After reading the IG report, I believe the message to my Democrat colleagues is… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it will be rolling back a significant portion of Endangered Species Act (ESA) reforms put in place by the Trump administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Today's ESA announcement is yet another example of how out of touch the Biden… Read more »
