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Hastings Calls on Administration to Move Forward with Other Delayed and Canceled Offshore Lease Sales

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Today the Obama Administration’s Interior Department conducted the first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the tragic explosion and oil spill that occurred nearly 20 months ago. With just 17 days left this year, the Administration narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale.

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Landry

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. Meet Freshman Committee Member Jeff Landry from Louisiana’s Third Congressional District. Rep. Landry’s constituents understand that drilling equals jobs. Since 1947, Louisiana has…

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Lamborn

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy.  The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn from Colorado’s Fifth Congressional…

New Study: Shale Natural Gas Key to American Job Creation, Economic Prosperity, Energy Security

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after IHS released a study confirming the importance of shale natural gas to job creation, the American economy and energy security. “The recent discoveries of the United States’ vast shale natural gas reserves are proof that the answer to America’s economic, employment and energy security…