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February 1, 2017
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Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) has been named to five subcommittees under jurisdiction of the House Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.
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January 31, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued the following statement Tuesday (January 31) in response to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.
January 27, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressmen Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) spent today with Arkansas National Guard members at Fort Bliss, Texas as the soldiers prepare for overseas deployment.
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January 25, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) is seeking spring and summer interns in his Hot Springs and Washington, D.C., offices, he announced Wednesday (January 25).
January 24, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued the following statement Tuesday (January 24) upon passage of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Disclosure Act of 2017.
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January 24, 2017
Blog Post
Monday (January 23), the House passed a measure that would improve phone service in rural Arkansas and across America.
January 13, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued the following statement Friday (January 13) upon passage of S. Con. Res. 3, a bill which lays the groundwork for a full repeal of Obamacare.
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January 13, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) has been named to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Chairman Bill Shuster (PA-09) announced Friday (January 13).
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January 12, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued the following statement Thursday (January 12) upon passage of H.R. 238, the Commodity End-User Relief Act.
January 11, 2017
Press Release
Congressman Bruce Westerman issued the following statement Wednesday (December 11) upon passage of H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017.
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June 11, 2015
In The News
The House Natural Resources Committee gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill aimed at reducing catastrophic wildfires on federal lands by better managing forests before fires and quickly restoring them afterward.
June 11, 2015
In The News
Thursday June 11, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) and Congressman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) introduced the Accountable Recovery Act. This legislation requires that recovery plans for species conservation are made publically available once a species is listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
June 11, 2015
In The News
A U.S. House of Representatives committee Thursday will vote on a bill that would clear the way for professional foresters to do their job on national forest land, that is, manage the forest to improve habitat for wildlife species
June 11, 2015
In The News
All four U.S. Representatives and both U.S. senators who represent Arkansas joined Rep. Lamar Alexander and requested Tuesday that the Department of Energy (DOE) extend the comment period for the need and feasibility review of the Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission project.
June 10, 2015
In The News
The state’s congressional delegation – Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, French Hill, R-Little Rock, Steve Womack, R-Rogers and Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs — on Tuesday requested that the Department of Energy (DOE) extend the comment period for the need and feasibility review of the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project.
June 10, 2015
In The News
The Arkansas congressional delegation Tuesday requested a two-month extension on the public comment period for the need and feasibility review of the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project.
June 9, 2015
In The News
For the companies lining up to build as many as 50,000 new vehicles to replace the Army’s Humvee — the ubiquitous symbol of America’s recent ground wars — the stakes are high. For AM General, the contract award could determine if it remains the main provider of U.S. Army transport vehicles. Oshkosh Defense’ fortunes may very well depend on landing the contract. And if Lockheed Martin wins, it would mean gaining a rare foothold into a new military market.
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June 7, 2015
In The News
A bill to reauthorize the nation’s principle marine fisheries management law cleared the House last week over the objections of most Democrats, who claimed the new version weakened conservation protections in the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
June 7, 2015
In The News
When the Keith Smith Co. in Hot Springs began shipping hatchery eggs overseas in 2011, it asked the federal government to insure the foreign sales.
June 7, 2015
In The News
Six months after the 114th Congress first convened, Arkansas' two U.S. senators have moved into new offices.
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September 22, 2017
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KTAL NBC 6 attended yesterday's round table discussion with Hempstead County business and community leaders.
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September 9, 2017
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Congressman Bruce Westerman appeared on AETN's "Arkansas Week" on Friday, September 8, 2017.