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Bruce Westerman: “Leadership starts at the top and I commend President Trump…”

Featuring: Bruce Westerman, Republican | U.S. House Arkansas, 4th Congressional District

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 22 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 09:51

… from park service to forest service rangers to fish and wildlife officers and all the other management and support staff doing their jobs in uncertain times. Thank you. You know, Leadership starts at the top and I commend President Trump, Secretary Bergam and Secretary Rollins for the job that they've done and for their leadership in keeping our public lands open to the public. It's not always been that way during shutdowns, as the speaker mentioned. But this can't continue indefinitely despite all the extraordinary efforts being made at some point with without funding, the public lands will not be accessible to the public. (09:51–10:04)

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Asserts that President Trump, Secretary Bergam, and Secretary Rollins have kept public lands open during the shutdown.

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