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mr. westerman: mr. speaker, the only rule -- science that this bill would maybe not hold up to is the political science that's being pushed back and forth in this chamber today f you look at the real wildlife management, we know that maintaining healthy populations of wolves also affects other species. i would say if you could talk to an elk or deer you might ask them if a wolf is a violent killer. or talk to somebody's cattle. because they do kill. they are apex predators. we need them in the ecosystem, but we have to manage those numbers. just because a species hasn't been recovered in its native range doesn't mean that that species should be on the endangered species lis f that were so we would have black bear and elk on the endangered species list. the real science, the data, shows that delisting the wolf and letting states manage the wolf population, we are not talking about whopping out the wolf population, maintaining it at healthy levels, that's what would be best for the wolf and all others con
mr. westerman: mr. speaker, the only rule -- science that this bill would maybe not hold up to is the political science that's being pushed back and forth in this chamber today f you look at the real wildlife management, we know that maintaining healthy populations of wolves also affects other species. i would say if you could talk to an elk or deer you might ask them if a wolf is a violent killer. or talk to somebody's cattle. because they do kill. they are apex predators. we need them in the...
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mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks, and to include extraneous material on h.r. 6492 as amended. the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. westerman: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. westerman: i rise in support of the expanding public lands experiences or explore act. this legislation is a bipartisan effort co-sponsored by ranking member grijalva on the committee on natural resources. i want to thank a moment to thank ranking member grijalva for his commitment on this bill and to wish him well in his fight against cancer. last week we were saddened to hear of his recent diagnosis. i know what a fighter ranking member grijalva is, and i have confidence he'll be back in d.c. very soon. our players are with him and his family. mr. speaker, today is the first time in the history of the house that we
mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks, and to include extraneous material on h.r. 6492 as amended. the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. westerman: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. westerman: i rise in support of the expanding public lands experiences or explore act. this legislation is...
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mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of representative curtis' bill, h.r. 3397, the we were economic security today act, or west act of 2024. the west act withdraws the flawed illegal conservation and landscape health rule which was finalized earlier this month by the bureau of land management or the b.l.m. you may be asking, why is a rule focused on conservation and landscape health so bad? well, it wouldn't be bad if that's what it was really focused on, but the name is very misleading. this rule is a poorly concealed effort to lock up more lands to advance the biden administration's radical 30 by 30 agenda. it has absolutely nothing to do with true conservation or improving the health of our landscapes. responsible uses of b.l.m. lands are central to the western way of life. this rule would fundamentally up end more than 50 years of land management practices across the west that rural communities have relied on for their lively hoods. under the federal land policy and management act, o
mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of representative curtis' bill, h.r. 3397, the we were economic security today act, or west act of 2024. the west act withdraws the flawed illegal conservation and landscape health rule which was finalized earlier this month by the bureau of land management or the b.l.m. you may be asking, why is a rule focused on conservation and landscape health so bad? well, it wouldn't be bad if that's what it was really focused on, but the name is very...
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mr. wester man --man -- westerman: thank you, roger, thank you, elise. it's a privilege to be here to talk about something that's very important about our public lands. you know, it wasn't too long ago we passed the explore acupuncture, a very -- explore act, a very bipartisan bill, and it's bicameral. it's over in the senate right now, and it shows that there's a desire from the public in america to experience our public lands but we're dealing with an administration that it seems like every week they're coming out with a new rule or a new regulation that restricts access to our public lands. just two weeks ago, biden's bureau of land management enacted a final rule that would cut off access for hundreds of communities that depend on multiple use of their public lands. and this administration is threatening the rural way of life. we're fighting back with bills like congressman curtis' west act. this week we're advancing important solutions to help meet the skyrocketing global demand for minerals and resources. with china, russia, and other adversaries h
mr. wester man --man -- westerman: thank you, roger, thank you, elise. it's a privilege to be here to talk about something that's very important about our public lands. you know, it wasn't too long ago we passed the explore acupuncture, a very -- explore act, a very bipartisan bill, and it's bicameral. it's over in the senate right now, and it shows that there's a desire from the public in america to experience our public lands but we're dealing with an administration that it seems like every...