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Townhall: Conservative Conservationism and Duck Calling with Chairman Westerman

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Visiting House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) at his Capitol Hill office during President Trump’s D.C. trip proved eventful. Anytime I interview conservative conservationists, wild things happen. I saw a black bear with Congressman and former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, I also spoke to Senator Steve Daines in Grizzly Country. So it was no surprise to see Westerman …

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Townhall: Preserving the ‘Farm’ in Farm Bill

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On Tuesday, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) unveiled his long-anticipated Farm Bill framework.  The Farm Bill, legislation was due for reauthorization last year, got a year-long extension through September 2024. It covers commodities, forestry, conservation, nutrition, and rural development. The House Agriculture Chairman Glenn (GT) Thompson unveiled the House framework several weeks ago.  “From the onset …

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August 2023 Updates: Articles, Media, & Podcasts

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To streamline my content better, I’ll post monthly roundups of content – podcasts, articles, media appearances/mentions – to put everything you might have missed in one place. Here’s where I published or participated in during the month of August 2023. District Of Conservation Podcasts Media Mentions I was interviewed by Fox News Digital twice about the …

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Townhall: Missed Opportunity to Modernize DCA in FAA Bill

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The House of Representatives rejected a rare (good) bipartisan bill and a compromise amendment during last week’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill talks.  Efforts to update outdated slot and perimeter rules governing Reagan National Airport here in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area were included but killed in House negotiations. Both Beltway and outside-the-Beltway folks would have …

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Townhall: Don’t Let Corporatists and Central Planners Own You

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One-world government. Social credit scores. You will own nothing and be happy.  At first glance, these sound like conspiracy theories. A vast right-wing conspiracy, if you will.  But the aforementioned things weren’t devised by conservatives or right-wingers. Rather, heads of government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and corporations want us to relinquish our possessions and surrender our …

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Townhall: Maryland Goes Against the Tide on Concealed Carry

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Despite last year’s landmark Supreme Court ruling overturning may-issue gun laws, Maryland lawmakers essentially banned concealed carry.  Newly-sworn in Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) recently signed the so-called Gun Safety Act of 2023 (or Senate Bill 1) into law prohibiting concealed carry throughout much of the Old Line State.  “Gun violence is tearing apart the fabric of our communities, …

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Townhall: Forest Service Wants to Permanently Close 226K Acres to Recreational Shooting

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The Biden administration continues to wage war on public lands access to deter activities like hunting, fishing, and shooting sports. Mind you, these activities pump back billions to conservation funding annually.  The U.S. Forest Service, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is considering a rule to permanently close over 226,000 National Forest Service (NFS) lands to …

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Townhall: DOL Nominee Julie Su Is Bad News for Freelancers

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Fast Company, which bills itself as a business magazine, recently published a brilliant work of fiction claiming the selection of deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to succeed Marty Walsh is good news for freelancers.  An architect of the disastrous California Assembly Bill (AB) 5 will represent the best interests of freelancers? This claim is not …

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Townhall: New DOI Rule Would Stray Away from Multiple-Use Management

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Last week, the Department of Interior announced a new rule to put “conservation leases” on the same footing as grazing, mining, and other productive uses on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). BLM oversees 245 million of 640 million total public land acres.  The official announcement said the agency will “improve the …

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Townhall: Biden Harms True Conservation by Misusing Antiquities Act

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Last week, President Biden announced the creation of two new national monuments.  The decision isn’t random. Biden wants to win back environmentalists he angered after approving the Alaska Willow Project.  The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument consists of over 500,000 federal land acres in Clark County, Nevada, while the proposed Castner Range National Monument near El Paso, Texas, will …

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