The Latest Breaking News from Bruce Westerman

Scalise says House will move on GOP energy package this month

WASHINGTON — The House will take up legislation on energy issues during the last week of March, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Scalise: Broad GOP energy package to House floor this month - Roll Call

The House will take up legislation on energy issues during the last week of March, the chamber's majority leader said Wednesday.

Roll Call · Mar 8, 2023

Westerman sees bipartisan path for permitting overhaul - Roll Call

House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman says he’s optimistic there’ll be bipartisan support for a permitting overhaul this Congress.

Roll Call · Mar 6, 2023

As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity

WASHINGTON — Remote testimony saved Guam officials about 48 hours and nearly $2,000 in round-trip airfare for a one-hour hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee last year. It allowed a doctor to testify about female veterans’ access to medical care before the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and then perform surgery…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity - Roll Call

More than half of all witnesses last Congress appeared remotely, which may have boosted diversity. Now the House GOP is rolling that back.

Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023

Democrats say Republicans - including George Santos - wearing assault weapon pins ‘isn’t the flex you think it is’

AOC also had a confrontation with the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee about bringing firearms to the committee

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

A ‘most partisan’ committee drops its gun ban

Some members of the House Natural Resources Committee could be packing heat when they gather in the new session of Congress.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

A ‘most partisan’ committee drops its gun ban - Roll Call

Some members of the House Natural Resources Committee could be packing heat when they gather in the new session of Congress.

Roll Call · Feb 1, 2023

Agency delays protections for imperiled bat, prairie chicken

The Biden administration is temporarily delaying legal protections for two imperiled species after getting pushback from congressional Republicans

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Exclusive: Behind Biden's overseas mining funding

EVs need lots of minerals. Biden is trying to deal with that.

Axios · Dec 12, 2022