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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 2 items )  

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman Slams NPS for Extending Migrant Encampment Lease on National Park
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the renewal of the lease of Floyd Bennett Field where the Biden-Harris administration erected a so-called "temporary" migrant encampment, citing a state of emergency last August. House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:  more

One Year In, Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Encampment is Unmitigated Disaster With No End in Sight
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior White House officials, requesting information about the White House's involvement in the establishment of a migrant encampment on National Park Service (NPS) land at Floyd Bennett Fi  more