News List

  • Chairman Hastings and Five Members Letter to Secretary Salazar on Spotted Owl Draft Revised Recovery Plan
    Letters
    Mar 8, 2011 -     Secretary Salazar: As you may know, last November a number of Northwest Members of Congress wrote you to express strong concerns about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Northern Spotted Owl Draft Revised Recovery Plan (Draft Plan) and to request that the public be given additional time and infonnation to comme... More
  • State and Local Officials Decry Administration’s Wild Lands Order
    Press Release
    Mar 1, 2011 -     Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the impact of the Administration’s “Wild Lands” order. The Committee heard from Western governors and elected local officials who expressed their concern over the proposed Wild Lands order and its negative impact on jobs, economic growth and A... More
  • Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production
    Floor Statements
    Feb 10, 2011 -     House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution directing certain committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations and their effect on jobs and eco... More
  • Chairman Hastings Statement on December Job Numbers
    Press Release
    Jan 7, 2011 -     House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the December unemployment report: “It is always encouraging to see more Americans back at work, but with unemployment at 9.4 percent much still needs to be done to help the millions of... More
  • Hastings Outlines Natural Resources Committee Priorities
    Press Release
    Nov 3, 2010 -     House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) outlined the following broad priorities for the Republican Majority on the Natural Resources Committee. Hastings is seeking to become Chairman of the Committee in the 112th Congress. “Now is the time for Republicans to get to work and prove that we h... More
  • To expand the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico (H.R. 5388)
    Committee Votes
    Jul 22, 2010 -     To expand the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico (H.R. 5388) July 22, 2010 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R. 5388 out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote) H.R. 5388 transfers two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parcels of land around the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico. The two parcels, the M... More
  • Bill Allows Interior Dept. to Divert Money Away from Border Patrol to Buy Up Private Land
    Press Release
    Jul 1, 2010 -     Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill that contains a provision allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer an unlimited amount of funds to the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the form of environmental mitigation payments demanded in return ... More
  • Witnesses At the Hastings’ Cabin Fee Act Hearing Highlight Need to Pass Legislation to Establish Fair, Sustainable Fee System
    Press Release
    Apr 22, 2010 -     Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Forests, Parks and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on the bipartisan Cabin Fee Act of 2010 (H.R. 4888). The Subcommittee heard from multiple cabin owner witnesses who expressed real need for the legislation, which will correct volatile and skyrocketing... More
  • Republicans Write Letter Opposing de Facto Wilderness Area Designations by U.S Forest Service
    Press Release
    Apr 19, 2010 -     House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) and 16 additional Republican Members of Congress today sent a letter to the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service opposing the views expressed in a letter from House ... More
  • 18 Republicans Send Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell Opposing de Facto Wilderness Area Designations
    Letters
    Apr 19, 2010 -     18 Republicans Send Letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell Opposing de Facto Wilderness Area Designations More
  • Hastings Introduces Bipartisan Cabin Fee Fairness Legislation
    Press Release
    Mar 19, 2010 -     Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) introduced H.R. 4888, the Cabin Fee Act of 2010 to address volatile yearly fees for families who own cabins in our National Forests. He was joined by Representatives Jim Costa (CA-20), Rob Bishop (UT-01), Tom McClintock (CA-04), George Radanov... More
  • Hastings to Introduce Cabin Fee Fairness Legislation
    Press Release
    Jan 15, 2010 -     Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) announced that he will introduce legislation to address volatile yearly fees for families who own cabins in our National Forests. The bill would establish a fair fee-setting system that would institute a tiered yearly fee structure based on cu... More
  • Hastings’ Statement on Molalla River Wild and Scenic Bill
    Floor Statements
    Nov 19, 2009 -     Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor speech on H.R. 2781, a bill to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the Wild and Scenic River Systems. As with all wild and scenic rivers, this designation could prevent full recreati... More
  • H.R. 2781 Blocks Timber Production, Costing Jobs
    Resourceful Information
    Nov 17, 2009 -     This week, the House will consider H.R. 2781, a bill to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the Wild and Scenic River Systems. As with all wild and scenic rivers, this designation could prevent full recreation use and economic development on this land, as well as potentially impact neighb... More
  • E&E Daily: Interior, Congress wage turf battle over timber contracts
    In Case You Missed It
    Nov 6, 2009 -     Interior, Congress wage turf battle over timber contracts November 6, 2009 E&E Daily Patrick Reis Three Western congressmen are pushing legislation that would extend federal contracts for timber companies trying to ride out the tough homebuilding market, but administration officials want more say in the process. H.R. 3... More
  • Hastings Responds to Vilsack Letter Regarding “Stimulus” Spending
    Press Release
    Nov 4, 2009 -     Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) responded to a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the Forest Service’s use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. In his response, Hastings requests specific information to his unanswered questions re... More
  • Washington Times: Forest Fire Funds Aid D.C. Festivals
    In Case You Missed It
    Sep 11, 2009 -     Forest Fire Funds Aid D.C. Festivals Stephen Dinan Washington Times September 11, 2009 Even with forest fires raging out West, the U.S. Forest Service this week announced it will spend nearly $2.8 million in forest-fire-fighting money in Washington -- a city with no national forests and where the last major fire was p... More
  • Administration Sends Forest Fire Money to Washington D.C. – Where There Are No Forests!
    Blog
    Sep 11, 2009 -     In today’s Washington Times, Stephen Dinan reports that the U.S. Forest Service will spend $2.8 million in forest-fire-fighting money in Washington D.C. – a city with no national forests. Click here to read the article: Forest Fire Funds Aid D.C. Festivals As the West continues to battle catastrophic wildfires that hav... More
  • Hastings Statement on Secretary Vilsack’s Speech on U.S. Forest Service Vision
    Press Release
    Aug 14, 2009 -     House Natural Resources Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today in response to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s speech on the Obama Administration’s vision for the U.S. Forest Service: “In announcing a ‘new direction and vision,’ the Administration must not lose sight of the vital ... More
  • Republicans Call for Decisive Action to Address the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
    Press Release
    Jun 16, 2009 -     Today, Republicans at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on the Mountain Pine Beetle called for Congress to take immediate action to address the beetle epidemic that has left much of our Western forests dead and vulnerable to devastating forest fires. “We have millions of acres of dead and dying timber in... More
  • Bark Beetle Infestation Creates Massive Forest Fire Threat in the West
    Resourceful Information
    Jun 15, 2009 -     On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the House Natural Resources Subcommittees on Water and Power and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a hearing on The Mountain Pine Beetle: Strategies for Saving the West. As Mountain Pine Beetles continue to increase the threat of forest fires throughout the West, Republicans... More
  • Republicans Call for Action to Stop Agenda-Driven Lawsuits and Save U.S. Timber Jobs
    Press Release
    May 21, 2009 -     Responding to a request from Natural Resource Committee Republicans, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing today on “The Future of the Forest Economy” - specifically the Quincy Library Group (QLG) plan. Unfortunately, reckless lawsuits have stopped implementation of... More
  • Hastings to Co-Chair Rural America Solutions Group
    Press Release
    Apr 30, 2009 -     House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA -04) joined other House Republicans today in announcing a new group tasked with developing solutions to address the issues facing Rural America. The Rural America Solutions Group will focus on solutions that create jobs and economic opportunities as well... More
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