As the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) is tasked with creating legislation to help solve President Donald Trump’s “energy emergency” and unleash his energy dominance agenda – even if he and the president have some differences when it comes to energy policy. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down why Westerman is such a key figure to the Trump administration’s energy agenda.

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