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May 12, 2015

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement Monday (May 12) after voting for H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015.

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House Bill Ensures Public Science Used for EPA Regulations

March 18, 2015

Press Release

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 with a bipartisan vote of 241-175. The EPA has been proposing, finalizing, and implementing far reaching and economically harmful regulations without releasing the science on which these regulations are based. Without transparency, independent scientists cannot review and verify the science nor can the affected public be certain that that the extra red tape and bureaucracy is actually necessary.

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Westerman Issues Statement On State of the Union

January 20, 2015

Press Release

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address.

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House OKs bills promised a veto

January 15, 2015

In The News

by Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The House ignored veto threats by President Barack Obama on two fronts Wednesday, voting to undo major provisions of the administration's immigration policy and to roll back banking constraints enacted after the 2008 financial crisis.

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House votes to trash Obama immigration policies

January 14, 2015

In The News

by Peter Urban

Arkansas News

WASHINGTON — The House, deeply divided along partisan lines, voted Wednesday to block President Obama from implementing recent executive orders on immigration that would allow millions of undocumented foreigners to remain in the United States.

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Arkansas U.S. House Delegation Votes To Stop Executive Order On Immigration

January 14, 2015

In The News

by Jacob Kauffman

KUAR 89.1 FM

Arkansas's new delegation in the U.S. House voted in unison Wednesday on a funding bill intended to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from following President Obama's executive order on immigration.

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Westerman Votes for Amended Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

January 14, 2015

Press Release

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) released the following statement regarding passage of the FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240).

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Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) gives his first speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Text of Congressman Westerman's First Floor Speech

January 14, 2015

Press Release

The following are the full prepared remarks of Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs), speaking in favor of the Aderholt Amendment and against overreach by the executive branch. The amendment to H.R. 240, the FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, would prevent any funds from being used to enforce President Barack Obama's November 20, 2014, executive actions.

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