Champions of Rural America: How will the Trump administration tackle conservation and public lands?

Rural Americans are waiting to see what the Trump administration will do in regard to conservation and public lands.

In this week’s Champions of Rural America, we took that question straight to the Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee. Congressman Bruce Westerman of Arkansas explained the controversial “multiple use” rule from the previous administration.

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