Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Williams. The letter is part of their ongoing… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter with eight members to Brian Becker, the National Director of the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, one of the groups primarily responsible for the violent and destructive riots on National Park Service… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of their continued investigation into the migrant encampment on national park property at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF). In part, the members… Read more »

This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) led a follow-up letter to Secretary of the Interior… Read more »

Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the renewal of the lease of Floyd Bennett Field where the Biden-Harris administration erected a so-called “temporary” migrant encampment, citing a state of emergency last August. House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "In a futile attempt to cover up for… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior White House officials, requesting information about the White House’s involvement in the establishment of a migrant encampment on National Park Service (NPS) land at Floyd Bennett Field. In part, the members wrote: "Over the past year,… Read more »

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) investigation into the exportation of wild-caught macaques to the U.S. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “A troubling report detailing a five-year investigation by the Fish and Wildlife Service provides more… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams, following up on the committee's request for the lease termination and a permanent demobilization plan for the… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning requesting… Read more »

Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on 12 bills related to Indian water rights and settlements. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today's hearing was an important chance for us to discuss Indian water rights settlements across the west and work towards… Read more »