Today, I attended a House Natural Resources Committee Committee hearing on The Great American Outdoors Act 250, held in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
I’d like to thank Chairman Bruce Westerman for holding the hearing where we examined legislation aimed at enhancing public lands
America’s story lives on our public lands… and on the big screen.
The House Committee on Natural Resources was honored to have Kevin Costner testify in support of Chairman @RepWesterman’s bipartisan #GAOA250 at today’s field hearing in Hot Springs, AR.
The Great American
🚨 Today, Kevin Costner, local Arkansas officials and representatives of the Trump administration testified in support of Chairman @RepWesterman’s bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act 250.
Read more about our field hearing in Hot Springs, Arkansas, here ⬇️
WATCH: @RepJeffCrank and @forestservice Associate Chief Chris French discuss how a deferred maintenance backlog impacts sportsmen's access on public lands.
WATCH: @RepHageman and @Interior Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor discussed how the Great American Outdoors Act has benefited the U.S. under the Trump administration.
“I think the historic investment of President Trump's Great American Outdoors Act has proven to be beneficial
WATCH: @RepBentz asked @Interior Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor about how revenue from energy production helps maintain America’s public lands under the Great American Outdoors Act 250.
"We are taking from the land but we are giving back to it. And to me, that is part of the
WATCH: Katherine Andrews, Director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation for the @ArkansasPHT, detailed how the Great American Outdoors Act 250 is a win for outdoor recreation.
“These investments are not simply about repairing buildings or roads, they are investments in family
WATCH: Cole McCaskill, interim President & CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, highlighted how the Great American Outdoors Act 250 will generate private investment in gateway communities.
“We also know that private investment follows public investment, and the
WATCH: @Interior Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor speaks on the importance of the Great American Outdoors Act 250.
“We believe small but commonsense refinements to this reauthorization will ensure that the LRF functions as Congress and Interior envisioned it, that these energy
WATCH: Kevin Costner testified in support of the Great American Outdoors Act 250 at our Hot Springs National Park Field Hearing.
“The Great American Outdoors Act represents one of the most important conservation achievements in recent history because it recognizes that
WATCH: U.S. @forestservice Associate Chief Chris French testify in support of the Great American Outdoors Act 250.
“As stewards of these lands, it's our job to ensure that visitors to the national forests, whatever their objective, stay safe and are able to undertake what they
WATCH: Chairman @RepWesterman’s opening statement at the Committee’s Hot Springs National Park field hearing on the Great American Outdoors Act 250.
“On the eve of our nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, we have an opportunity to leave America’s public lands better than we