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May 20, 2022
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently announced the extension of remote voting through June 28th due to risks of COVID-19 as a “public health emergency.” The proxy voting system has been abused by Members on both sides of the aisle from the start. Simply watch any vote on CSPAN to see the ridiculous number of M.I.A. members.

Issues:AccountabilityForeign Affairs

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Westerman and Ross chat in Capitol Rotunda
May 18, 2022

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) attended the Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony for Mr. Bobby Gene “Bob” Ross, a World War II United States Merchant Marine Veteran, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Westerman issued the following statement:

Issues:Veterans

May 13, 2022
Weekly Columns

President Biden said last month that he was doing “everything in [his] power” to bring down gas prices, while simultaneously blaming Vladimir Putin for the problem and taking no responsibility for his own part in the crisis. While Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is certainly contributing to higher energy prices worldwide, the reality is, President Biden’s own reckless policies started the energy crisis well before Russia invaded Ukraine.

Issues:Natural Resources

May 6, 2022
Weekly Columns

This week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to the press by an unknown source. The draft opinion overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and returns abortion law to the states, where it belongs.

Issues:Health Care

May 6, 2022

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Representative Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and more than 170 Republican colleagues sent a letter led by Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15) to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the establishment of its Disinformation Governance Board.


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Artwork of smiling girl with long dark hair
May 3, 2022

This week, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced the Fourth District’s winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. First place winner Dominique Palucis’ work, titled " Genuine," will be displayed in the main hallway between the Cannon House Office Building and the U.S. Capitol for the upcoming year.


May 2, 2022

WASHINGTON - In response to President Joe Biden's creation of the Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) within the Department of Homeland Security, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) released the following statement:


April 29, 2022
Weekly Columns

When my eldest son was born, he suffered from a life-threatening respiratory disease that would not respond to traditional treatments. His doctors offered us the option of an experimental treatment that was not covered by insurance. For my wife and I, it didn’t matter how much it cost. We would make sure our son got better and figure out how to pay for it later. Thankfully, the treatment was successful, and my son is now 26 years old.

Issues:Health Care

April 29, 2022

This week, U.S. Representatives Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), David Trone (D-MD),  and Don Bacon (R-NE) alongside U.S Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)  and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the bicameral Second Chance Month Resolution. The members released the following statements:


April 28, 2022

I’ve had the privilege of visiting all 50 states, and I can confidently say America is unparalleled in its beauty, diversity, heritage, and bounty of natural resources. From deserts, to mountains, to marshes, to coastlines, and everything in between, ours is a country unlike any other. Church organist Katherine Lee Bates perhaps said it best when, inspired by her view from atop Pikes Peak, she penned the now familiar refrain, “Oh beautiful, for spacious skies/For amber waves of grain/For purple mountain majesties/Above the fruited plain.”