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Sportsmen, Conservation and Second Amendment Advocates Support Natural Resources Committee Legislation to Protect Hunting
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Apr 13, 2012 - Multiple sportsmen, conservation and second amendment advocate organizations are calling for passage of H.R. 4089. Specifically, the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 reaffirms that fishing, hunting, and shooting are important and traditional activities that should continue on Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Mana... More

Hastings: Reversing Obama Administration Policies, Not Updating Computers, Should Be Key to Increased Federal Oil and Natural Gas Production
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Apr 3, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new electronic lease sale tracking system for onshore federal oil and natural gas production. “Better government efficiency is certainly positive, but... More

CRS Confirms What Everyone but President Obama Knows: U.S. Oil Production Increasing On Non-Federal Lands
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Mar 22, 2012 - As gasoline prices hit an all time high for March, President Obama is taking a politically driven “tour de farce” around the country trying to convince voters he is responsible for increased American oil and natural gas production. Yet he’s conveniently leaving out the important detail that increased production is taki... More

Chairman Hastings: President Embarks on Political Tour as His Failed Energy Policies Drive Up Gasoline Prices
Press Release
Mar 21, 2012 - At a hearing today on the impacts of rising gasoline prices, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings took the opportunity to address President Obama’s political multi-state energy tour that kicks off today. Feeling pressure from gasoline prices that are the highest ever recorded in the month of March, P... More

House Approves Bipartisan Bill to Create Jobs, Stimulate Local Economy in Accomack County, Virginia
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Mar 20, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2087, a no-cost jobs bill that would remove government restrictions that are blocking job creation and economic development on a small parcel of land in Virginia. Sponsored by Rep. Scott Rigell (VA-02), the bill was approved by a bipartisan vote of 240-164. H.R. 2087 woul... More

Witnesses Express Concern Over Obama Administration's Increased Taxes, Fees and Regulations that Will Reduce American Energy Production
Press Release
Mar 20, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing to examine the job and economic impacts of the President’s FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service’s Energy and Minerals Programs. “An effective energy... More

Energy Information Administration: Federal Energy Production Declining on President Obama's Watch
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Mar 15, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after the Energy Information Administration, the non-partisan data collection branch of the Department of Energy, released updated data on federal energy production. The data shows President Obama’s anti-energy policies are startin... More

Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member Murkowski Letter to Acting Administrator Gruenspecht Calling on the Energy Information Agency to Clarify and Re-Release Federal Energy Production Data
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Mar 2, 2012 - Dear Acting Administrator Gruenspecht: On Thursday, January 26, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) recalled its latest available data for oil and gas production on federal lands (Table 1.14 of the Annual Energy Review 2010). According to the agency's announcement, this was necessary because the data "were inco... More

BUDGET WATCH: President's Budget Increases Spending for Government Land Acquisition
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Feb 15, 2012 - President Obama’s FY2013 budget proposal released Monday includes $450 million to buy more federal land through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Despite the Federal government’s ballooning $15 trillion debt, the President is proposing a $160 million spending increase (58 percent) for government land acquisition co... More

Secure Rural Schools, PILT Legislation Introduced to Create Jobs, Support Rural Counties and Restore Active Forest Management
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Feb 15, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) yesterday introduced H.R. 4019, the Federal Forest County Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act of 2012. The bill is a long-term solution that would provide rural counties with a stable revenue stream, create jobs, grow rural economies, and restore active, healthy... More

BUDGET WATCH: $45 Billion Tax Increase On American Energy Production Will Hit Families, Small Businesses and Rural Communities Hardest
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Feb 13, 2012 - Since his State of the Union Address, President Obama has repeatedly talked about expanding “all-of-the-above” energy production. However, a closer look at his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal reveals more of the same job-destroying tax increases on American energy that will stifle production and cost jobs. The Preside... More

President's Budget Increases Taxes, Destroys Jobs and Spends Money We Don't Have
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Feb 13, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal: “The President’s budget represents more of the same failed policies from the Obama Administration that will cost American jobs and harm our economy. Increased government... More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Coffman
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Feb 13, 2012 - 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 Committee Member Mike Coffman from Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District. American oil and natural gas pro... More

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in The Hill: Actions louder than words when it comes to Obama's energy policies
Op-Eds and Speeches
Feb 9, 2012 - Actions louder than words when it comes to Obama’s energy policies By House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings The Hill February 8, 2012 Those who heard President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech might have been confused when he got to the energy portion of his remarks. Echoing phrases long used... More

Obama Administration Announces Plan to Block U.S. Oil Shale Development and U.S. Job Creation
Press Release
Feb 3, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the draft Bureau of Land Management plan to close public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to oil shale development: “The distinction between the pro-American job policies of House Republicans and the anti... More

Natural Resources Committee Passes Bipartisan Components of American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
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Feb 1, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Committee today passed three bipartisan American energy bills that are important components of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, which will create over a million good-paying jobs, remove government barriers to American energy production, make America more energy secure, and he... More

Business and Labor Organizations Support Republican Plan to Expand American Energy Production, Create Jobs, and Fund Critical Infrastructure
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Feb 1, 2012 - Organizations representing various sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and energy are joining multiple labor unions to call for passage of energy portions of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, a common sense Republican plan to expand American energy production, create jobs and fund high-priority i... More

Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill to Open 3% of ANWR for New American Energy Production, Job Creation
Press Release
Feb 1, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Committee today passed by a bipartisan vote of 29 to 13—26 Republicans and 3 Democrats—legislation to open less than 3% of ANWR to American energy production. This measure is one of the energy components of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, a plan to link expanded energy produ... More

Hastings Sets Markup on Energy Jobs and Revenue Portion of American Energy Infrastructure & Jobs Act
Press Release
Jan 27, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced that the Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, February 1st that will include the energy portion of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, legislation to link new American energy production with high-priority ... More

Chairman Hastings: Obama Administration's New Federal Forest Regulations Will Cost Jobs, Hurt Forest Health
Press Release
Jan 26, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s new forest planning rule that will determine how to manage 155 national forests and 20 grasslands: “Our national forests are a vital source of economic activity that support America... More

Obama Rides Republican Energy Wave into Nevada
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Jan 26, 2012 - President Barack Obama continues his campaign themed State of the Union messages in Las Vegas, Nevada today by touting his newly adopted catch phrase from House Republicans - an “all-of-the-above” American energy plan. While President Obama may support a new catch phrase, he doesn’t support the actual policies that acc... More

Hot Air Alert: President Obama Spins State of the Union Speech to Claim Credit for Inherited Energy Successes
Hot Air Alert
Jan 25, 2012 - For as much as President Obama complains about the bad economy that he inherited, he sure seems to be enjoying the inherited boom in U.S. oil and gas production on private and state lands. Last night President Obama dedicated a significant portion of his State of the Union speech to weaving a tale about what his Admini... More

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in The Hill: U.S. needs Brazilian approach to energy policy
Op-Eds and Speeches
Jan 24, 2012 - U.S. needs Brazilian approach to energy policy By House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings The Hill January 24, 2012 Earlier this month I had the opportunity to accompany Speaker John Boehner and a bipartisan group of members of Congress on a trip to Latin America. In addition to discussing trade and ec... More

Hot Air Alert: White House Claims Support for U.S. Energy Production, Actions Tell an Entirely Different Story
Hot Air Alert
Jan 17, 2012 - Today during the White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney attempted to defend the Obama Administration’s dismal energy record when asked about the President’s Jobs Council report that recommends increased energy production on federal lands as a way to create new American jobs: “The fact of the matter is, ... More

President Obama's Jobs Council Echoes House Republicans' Call for Increased American Energy Production
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Jan 17, 2012 - President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness released their “Road Map to Renewal” report on ideas for job creation. The report cited a number of “all-in” energy policy recommendations in order to create American jobs that bear a striking resemblance to the “all-of-the-above” American Energy Initiative promoted... More

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