WESTERMAN AND COLLEAGUES LAUNCH BIPARTISAN GULF SOUTH BUSINESS CAUCUS TO DRIVE INVESTMENT, JOBS, ENERGY, AND MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE REGION
Work with colleagues to advance a bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus agenda focused on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth.
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launch a bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus to drive investment, jobs, energy, and manufacturing leadership across the region
WESTERMAN AND COLLEAGUES LAUNCH BIPARTISAN GULF SOUTH BUSINESS CAUCUS TO DRIVE INVESTMENT, JOBS, ENERGY, AND MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE REGION
New Congressional caucus unites bipartisan Members from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to advance shared priorities on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth
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WESTERMAN AND COLLEAGUES LAUNCH BIPARTISAN GULF SOUTH BUSINESS CAUCUS TO DRIVE INVESTMENT, JOBS, ENERGY, AND MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE REGION ... New Congressional caucus unites bipartisan Members from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to advance shared priorities on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth
Rep. Carter Launches Bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus for the 119th Congress ... Representatives Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and Randy Weber (R-TX) launched the Gulf South Business Caucus, a new, bipartisan Congressional caucus dedicated to advancing the economic competitiveness, energy leadership, and industrial growth of the Gulf South region.
a new bipartisan caucus focused on strengthening economic competitiveness, energy leadership, and industrial growth across the Gulf Coast region ... bring Members from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas together to advance policies that support workforce development, infrastructure investment, and long-term economic expansion
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Westerman received clear candidate credit here. Multiple official House member-office announcements show that on April 23, 2026, Westerman and bipartisan colleagues launched the Gulf South Business Caucus and explicitly described its agenda as advancing energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth across the region. That matches the substance of the promise to work with colleagues to advance a bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus agenda. Because Westerman was an active participating member at launch and the caucus was established during his current federal service, this counts as fulfilled in the same term.
The promise was to work with colleagues to advance a bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus agenda on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth. Official House member releases show that in April 2026 Westerman and bipartisan colleagues launched the Gulf South Business Caucus, and the caucus description explicitly matches those focus areas. Because the claim centers on working with colleagues to advance this caucus agenda, the formation and public launch of the caucus itself is strong evidence that he fulfilled the promise during his current term.