Natural Resources
As an attorney, I fought to return control of natural resources to local entities, not far-away federal bureaucrats. I am honored to serve on the Natural Resources committee to continue this work from the halls of Congress. I also have the privilege of chairing the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, working with tribal and territorial leaders on issues important to their communities.
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Today, the Natural Resources Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Bureau of Land Management, an agency that controls millions of acres of land across Wyoming.
Economic diversity is key to the flourishing of any community, but the unique challenges tribal communities face can cause a hinderance to greater autonomy and diversification.
It is admirable and important that we make every effort to protect endangered and threatened species across our nation. Yet we also must acknowledge that situations, environments, and specific needs differ, and flexibility is needed to implement the right approaches in the right places, for the right times.