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Westerman’s SPEED Act accelerates to the Senate
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, has been working on a regulatory reform bill for years, and this week, he saw the culmination of his efforts take a giant leap…
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by - September 21, 2025 8:44 am
Westerman on permitting reform, farm aid, government shutdown
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is optimistic that his SPEED Act will make it into law before the end of the year, but he’s unsure how aid to farmers…
by - August 10, 2025 7:30 am
U.S. Rep. Westerman working on permitting reform
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is ready for Congress to get back in session after its August recess. He knows there will be a challenge passing a federal budget,…
by - May 12, 2025 7:46 am
U.S. Rep. Westerman details markup efforts; notes priorities for Medicaid reform
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, was a guest on this week’s Talk Business & Politics D.C. Edition podcast and newsletter. The Fourth District Congressman chairs the House Natural Resources…
by - April 20, 2025 7:35 pm
U.S. Rep. Westerman discusses flooding, tariffs, and energy expansion efforts
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, shared his thoughts on the response to flooding and storms across his expansive 4th Congressional District of Arkansas. In a recent Talk Business &…
by - March 9, 2025 5:47 pm
US Rep. Bruce Westerman on SOTU, tariffs, federal park layoffs
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, said he heard good things for Arkansas in the president’s address to the nation last week, and he’s hopeful that federal layoffs and tariffs…
by - November 17, 2022 6:14 pm
With GOP taking House majority, Rep. Westerman in line for committee chairmanship
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is poised to lead the House Natural Resources Committee. Westerman, who was first elected…
by - August 25, 2021 7:57 am
Cong. Bruce Westerman on Afghanistan, I-49 delay
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says the Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan is arbitrary and unfeasible. In an interview with Talk Business & Politics on…
by - July 8, 2018 10:02 am
Rep. Westerman sees solutions to immigration reform, wary of tariff war
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, thinks Republicans in Congress will find common ground on a solution to address illegal immigration, but he’s not confident in the final outcome of…
by - January 17, 2018 7:18 pm
U.S. Rep. Westerman says ‘Dreamers’ don’t need new path to citizenship
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, believes a path to citizenship for qualifying “Dreamers” already exists and a new amnesty program is not the solution. In an interview with Talk…
by - April 25, 2017 6:30 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman says healthcare reform has to happen
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman sat down for a conversation for the Monday edition of Talk Business & Politics Daily. Westerman discussed the late Fourth District Congressman Jay Dickey, who passed…
by - August 9, 2016 7:36 am
Rep. Westerman: Trump would support ‘better way’
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, said Donald Trump would appoint conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices and support House Republicans’ “A Better Way” program, which is why he’s supporting him….