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Bruce Westerman

Representative for Arkansas · Republican · United States

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6021, the Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act, sponsored by Representative Begich of Alaska.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

“This legislation has also been endorsed by numerous law enforcement organizations across the Nation, including the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, and the National Sheriffs' Association.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3925, introduced by Congressman Obernolte, as has been said, authorizes a land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and the Yuhaaviatam Tribe of San Manuel Nation.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of S. 790, a bill to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the ``Barbara L.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8121, which would officially name a historic bandstand located within the Christiansted National Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

“This is a crisis that is facing us across the country. That is why it is important to have legislation like Representative Wittman has proposed here. I was in southwest Colorado at the end of last week, and we flew over another 100,000-acre fire.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗

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“Madam Speaker, H.R. 776 would reauthorize a program that has proven very effective in protecting our country's vital wetlands and marshes from destructive invasive species. While great work has been accomplished in controlling these invasive pests, or swamp rats, as my colleague called them, continuing the nutria eradication program is crucial to ensuring our native species of plants and animals can recover. Madam Speaker, I note that if gators and Cajuns can't eradicate these things from south Louisiana, we know our friends in the Central Valley need help, as well. I thank my colleagues for their diligent work on this bill, and I urge all Members to support this commonsense, bipartisan legislation. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 776, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 776) to reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 226, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 226) to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, again, this legislation would amend ANCSA to return the land in question to impacted Alaska Native Village Corporations and eliminate the unnecessary land conveyance requirement in the statute. I thank Mr. Begich for his leadership and working on this important issue for his constituents in Alaska. Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of H.R. 43, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to add extraneous material on H.R. 43, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 43) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, again, this legislation would ensure that amounts distributed or benefits provided from Alaska Native corporation settlement trusts to Alaska Natives who are blind, disabled, or elders aged 65 and older, or their descendants, are excluded when determining eligibility for means-tested Federal benefits. Again, Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Begich for his work on an important issue for Alaska Natives, I urge the adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to add extraneous material on H.R. 42, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 42) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, H.R. 835 ensures that the hallowed grounds on which the 9/11 Memorial & Museum are located remain a place of remembrance and honor for families, first responders, and Americans from across our great Nation. I urge the adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 835, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 835) to provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives4 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.”
House of Representatives23 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on H.R. 471.”
House of Representatives23 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask that all Members be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 375, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 375) to require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, this legislation will further allow the Lakota people to memorialize and honor their relatives and ancestors killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre. It gives the title of the land to both the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, while ensuring that the land has the protections provided by restrictions against alienation and taxation. I again commend my friend from South Dakota for bringing us this bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members are given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 165, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 165) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, as we continue to pray for communities across the Nation that have been impacted by wildfire, we do need to put feet to our prayers to ensure that our forests are being properly managed. The ACRES Act is a step in the right direction and a commonsense solution to a problem that really shouldn't even exist in the first place. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to add extraneous material on H.R. 204, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 204) to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time. In closing, Madam Speaker, this is a straightforward bill that benefits the people of northern Minnesota and our public lands. Once again, I applaud Representative Stauber for his work on the legislation, I urge its passage today. I hope the Senate will take up this legislation quickly, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 197, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 197) to provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Improving coordination between fisheries managers, State agencies, and other experts to solve the challenge of shark depredation is an approach that respects the bottom-up approach that has allowed the United States to be the gold standard in fisheries management. Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 207, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 207) to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, and for other purposes.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 187, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 187) to provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes, as amended.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I note that this bill has been named after Hershel ``Woody'' Williams who, sadly, passed away in June of 2022. He was known for his extraordinary heroism in the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. At the young age of 21, he single-handedly cleared a path for American troops against Japanese forces in an act of extraordinary bravery. This is a good bill that honors Hershel ``Woody'' Williams, our Nation's heroic Medal of Honor recipients, and all those who have served. It honors their memory, remembers their legacy, and reaffirms our unwavering commitment to upholding the principles for which they fought so valiantly. Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 186, the bill now under consideration.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 186) to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients.”
House of Representatives21 January 2025Source ↗

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