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39 House Republicans Send Letter to Senators Over Nominee for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary
Letters
Jul 20, 2011 - Dear Senators Boxer, Bingaman, Inhofe, and Murkowski: As you consider President Obama's nomination of Ms. Rebecca Wodder as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, we respectfully write to let you know of our serious concerns with her record as the head of American Rivers, a ... More

Lethal Removal of Sea Lions Necessary to Ensure Survival of Endangered Salmon Populations in Pacific Northwest
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Jun 14, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 946, the “Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act,” a bipartisan bill introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings to protect endangered Columbia River salmon from predation by Calif... More

American Farmers, Foresters Express Concern Over Federal Regulations That Will Destroy Jobs, Devastate Agricultural Sector at Joint Committee Hearing
Press Release
May 3, 2011 - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture held a joint oversight hearing titled, “At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.” The hearing focused on the job, health, and economic repercussions of federal regulations ... More

Chairman Hastings Tours the Louisiana Coast
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Apr 20, 2011 - While in Louisiana, Chairman Doc Hastings had the opportunity to visit the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Louisiana. During the tour, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials briefed the Chairman on wetland restoration activities currently underway, energy production activities taking place in the Wildlife Ref... More

Water and Power Subcommittee to hold Fresno Field Hearing on the Man-Made Drought in California
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Mar 21, 2011 - On Monday, April 11, 2011 the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold a field hearing in Fresno, California on “Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought: Time for Congress to Listen and Act.” The hearing will examine federal government policies that have created and contributed... More

Subcommittee Chairman John Fleming Questions Superfluous Spending and Increased Land Acquisition in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FY 2012 Budget Request
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Mar 2, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on the FY 2012 budget request for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The hearing focused on $1.69 billion request for FWS, $47.8 billion above FY ’10 levels, and increased funding for government land acquis... More

Hastings Leads Effort to Protect Western Farmers and Foresters from Job-Costing Regulations
Press Release
Jan 27, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) is leading a bipartisan, multi-state effort to protect farmers and foresters in Washington state and across the country whose livelihoods are threatened by new burdensome federal regulations. Hastings, along with 17 Members of Congress, sent a letter to Ch... More

18 Republicans Send Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley on Job-Costing Regulations
Letters
Jan 27, 2011 - Dear Chairwoman Sutley, We write to express our concerns and request your immediate attention regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) flawed consultation process resulting in biological opinions (bi-ops) and... More

Hastings Disappointed in Decision to not Appeal Court’s Sea Lion Ruling, Will Explore Options to Protect Endangered Salmon and Taxpayer Dollars
Press Release
Jan 21, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that it will not appeal a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that would block states and tribal entities from lethally removing California sea lions tha... More

Reid-Boxer Omnibus Filled with a Hundred Bills, Billions of Dollars in New Spending
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Dec 18, 2010 - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Barbara Boxer are moving forward with their plan to pass a massive land, wildlife and water omnibus package in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. This colossal bill will cost billions of dollars and include over a hundred measures that will create new spending p... More

Cassidy Statement at Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on State Planning for Offshore Energy Development
Press Release
Jun 24, 2010 - Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06) delivered the following opening statement as the acting Ranking Member at today’s Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing on “State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness”: Click here to watch “Madam Chairwoman, I want to compliment you fo... More

Cassidy Statement at Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Press Release
Jun 15, 2010 - Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06) delivered the following opening statement as the acting Ranking Member at today’s Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife hearing on “Ocean science and data limits in a time of crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service have the resources to respond?”: “Madam Chairwoman, I appreciat... More

Hastings Questions Stelle Appointment to NW NOAA Fisheries Post
Press Release
May 13, 2010 - The Obama Administration’s announced return of Mr. Will Stelle to the regional fisheries post he held in the Clinton-Gore Administration prompted Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-04) to send a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke that expressed strong concerns about the selection and requested detailed disclosure... More

Hastings: Science and Economics Say Reduce Spills at Dams, Transport Juvenile Salmon in Low Water Year
Press Release
Apr 8, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting that, in light of this year’s low water supplies, endangered juvenile salmon... More

Public Comment Period Extended on Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation
Press Release
Mar 12, 2010 - Following a request from House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services announced today that it would extend the public comment period on its draft proposal to revise the critical habitat designation for bull trout until April 5, 2010. “I appreciate Fish and W... More

Hastings Requests Extended Comment Period, Public Hearings on Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation
Press Release
Mar 11, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Salazar requesting a 60-day extension of the public comment period on U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s draft proposal to revise the critical habitat designation for bull trout in streams, lakes and res... More

Letter to DOI Secretary Salazar Requesting Extension for Comment Period on USFWS Proposed Revision of Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation
Letters
Mar 11, 2010 - Letter to DOI Secretary Salazar Requesting Extension for Comment Period on USFWS Proposed Revision of Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation More

Hastings Decries Obama Administration Decision to Open Door to Snake River Dam Removal
Press Release
Sep 15, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the Obama Administration’s Columbia River salmon recovery biological opinion (BiOp) plan that was released today. Hastings is an outspoken defender of the Northwest’s hydropower dams as clean, renewable sources of ... More

Stimulus Spending for Fish and Wildlife Projects Lacks Detail
Blog
May 28, 2009 - Ranking Republican Doc Hastings (R-WA) Yesterday marked the 100th day since President Obama signed the $787 billion “stimulus” bill — but the Administration still hasn’t delivered transparency or proven how these taxpayer dollars will create new jobs. For example, the Department of Interior recently posted a list on i... More

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