Westerman Interview & Protect Title IX in DC Next Week
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The final episodes of Paramount TV’s hit show, Yellowstone, will start debuting November 10th, 2024. But Kevin Costner, who starred as patriarch John Dutton, announced he’s not returning to the series.
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Legendary actor Donald Sutherland passed away at age 88.
Westerman Interview
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 channel his inner waterfowler.
Pre-interview, he picked up a gavel that doubled as a duck call and demonstrated his calling prowess to me and his staff. Let’s say he could rival some champion duck callers.
Naturally, the lone registered forester in Congress is animated about conservation policy. His committee goes on both offense proposing smart bills and on defense responding to onerous Biden administration rulemaking, respectively.
“Some call it oversight; it seems more like whack-a-mole,” he told me.
He quipped, “I sometimes wonder if they've got a committee over there that sits around thinking up things to get us worked up because they're doing a pretty good job of it. They give us a lot of opportunities to have oversight to push back on regulations that we can't see any logic behind them, or what the benefit of it is.”
Our Bodies, Our Sports - DC Stop
I hope to see you at the D.C. stop of the Our Bodies, Our Sports Tour next week in D.C.
ICYMI
Articles/commentary/media appearances from the past week.
MEDIA MENTIONS
I spoke to NRA’s 1st Freedom magazine about women in firearms and conservation.
ARTICLES/BLOGS
Townhall: The Climate Movement Cannibalizes Itself
IWF: Your LED Light Bulbs Aren’t Safe From Net Zero
Townhall: Conservative Conservationism and Duck Calling with Chairman Westerman
District of Conservation
Catch up on District of Conservation episodes below.
And check out a new episode of The Sportswoman Show with Fish Untamed host Katie Burgert!
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