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Witnesses Hail State Energy Policies, Discuss how Federal Red Tape Blocks Much-Needed Energy Production
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Apr 17, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on "State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State Regulators are doing right.” This hearing examined the disparity between oil and natural gas production on state and private lands versus production on federal lands. President Oba... More

Spoiler Alert: Increased American Energy Production Helps Ease High Gasoline Prices
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Apr 15, 2013 - According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices will average $3.63 a gallon this summer, six cents lower from last year’s summer driving season. One of the reasons behind this drop in gasoline prices is the recent increase in U.S. oil production – specifically on state and private lands in plac... More

Witnesses: Increased Offshore Oil, Natural Gas, Wind Production Creates Thousands of Jobs, Grows Economy
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Mar 5, 2013 - The Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee held an oversight hearing today on “America’s Offshore Energy Resources: Creating Jobs, Securing America, and Lowering Prices.” The hearing focused on the significant economic growth that increased production of offshore oil, natural gas and wind energy. “In light of record... More

The Offshore Energy Economy President Obama Doesn’t Want: Increased Offshore Energy Production = More Jobs, Bigger Economy, Lower Prices
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Mar 5, 2013 - Ever since taking office, President Obama has erected barriers to increased offshore American energy production and systematically closed off new areas to drilling. Study after study has shown that increased offshore energy production will create jobs, grow the economy, lower prices and provide significant revenues to ... More

U.S. Dependence on Middle East Oil Increases Under President Obama While Federal Oil and Natural Gas Production Decline
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Feb 28, 2013 - The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) yesterday released disturbing new data that shows the United States has been increasing its dependence on oil from one of the most unstable regions in the world. Middle Eastern oil now accounts for more than 25 percent of American oil imports—a nine year high that has co... More

Governors Ask Interior Nominee to Reconsider Atlantic Drilling
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Feb 14, 2013 - Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell sent a letter to Interior Secretary Nominee Sally Jewell asking for a re-examination of the Administration’s policies towards energy exploration and production on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OC... More

Wall Street Journal: Gasoline Costs Hit Families' Finances
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Feb 12, 2013 - Gasoline Costs Hit Families' Finances February 5, 2013 Wall Street Journal By Tennille Tracy Gasoline prices took a big bite out of Americans' pocketbooks in 2012. The average U.S. household paid an estimated $2,912 for gasoline last year, sucking up nearly 4% of the average household income before taxes, according to ... More

Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 1: Offshore Drilling
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Oct 23, 2012 - President Obama and his Administration have spent nearly the past four years putting the brakes on new offshore American energy production and job creation. When President Obama was sworn into office in January 2009, nearly all of our offshore areas were newly open to American energy production. This was the result of... More

After Four Years of President Obama, Gasoline Prices Still Rising While Economy Continues to Sputter
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Sep 10, 2012 - For the third time during the Obama Administration, gasoline prices are closing in on a national average of $4.00 per gallon, although many across the country are already paying much more. Since President Obama took office, gasoline prices have more than doubled from $1.84 per gallon to a painful $3.90 per gallon as of... More

Gasoline Prices Set Record High as U.S. Becomes More Dependent on Foreign Oil
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Aug 20, 2012 - AAA announced today that the national average price of gasoline reached $3.72 per gallon– the highest price on record for August 20th and a 12 percent increase since July 1st. Unfortunately, gasoline prices aren’t the only thing increasing, so is our Nation’s dependence on foreign oil. The New York Times recently repor... More

Gas Prices Rise as Obama Administration Continues to Block New Offshore Energy Projects
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Aug 14, 2012 - Americans continue to face rising prices at the pump that are expected to climb even higher this year, according to the AAA report released Monday. Gasoline prices increased 18 cents this month and eight cents this past week alone. As of August 9, gasoline prices have exceeded prices on the same day last year and conti... More

Bipartisan House of Reps. Approves Virginia Offshore Lease Sale that President Obama Canceled Indefinitely
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Jul 25, 2012 - Today, in a bipartisan vote of 253-170, the House approved H.R. 6082, to replace President Obama’s no-new-jobs, no-new-drilling plan with a responsible, robust plan that offers 29 offshore lease sales, including Virginia Lease Sale 220 that was scheduled to take place in 2011 and has since been delayed and canceled by ... More

House Rejects President Obama's Offshore Plan, Embraces Bipartisan Replacement to Create American Jobs with New American Energy
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Jul 25, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives, by a bipartisan vote of 164-261 rejected H.R. 6168, a bill to implement President Obama’s offshore drilling plan that places 85 percent of America’s offshore energy resources under lock-and-key. In a separate bipartisan vote of 253-170, the House approved H.R. 6082, to replace Presi... More

Hastings: President's Offshore Drilling Plan is a Giant Step Backwards for American Energy Production and Job Creation
Floor Statements
Jul 25, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement on the House floor today on H.R. 6018, President Obama’s Job-Limiting, Energy-Restricting Offshore Plan. “The bill we are now considering, HR 6168, is a very simple bill. It would implement President Obama’s propos... More

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in The Hill: President Obama's offshore drilling plan must be replaced
Op-Eds and Speeches
Jul 23, 2012 - President Obama’s offshore drilling plan must be replaced By: House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings The Hill July 23, 2012 While the American people and news media were distracted by the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare, the Obama Administration quietly released its final proposed offshore drill... More

Chairman Hastings Visits Texas for HEAT's American Energy Tour
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May 24, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today joined Congressman Francisco “Quico” Canseco (TX-23) and Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) in Midland, TX for the “2012 American Energy and Jobs Tour: Promoting the Economy Through American Energy” led by the House Energy Action Team (HEAT). The Membe... More

Hastings: Obama Administration's Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations will Cost American Jobs and Energy
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May 4, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the new regulations issued today by the Department of the Interior on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands: “The Obama Administration is imposing more regulation and more red-tape, and the result will be less American j... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on April Jobs Report
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May 4, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their April jobs report: “While this new jobs report is good news for those Americans who were lucky enough to find work last month, there are still millions of Americans who are lookin... More

Natural Resources Republicans Unveil Legislation to Expand Onshore American Energy Production, Lower Gas Prices
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Apr 18, 2012 - In the spirit of House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative, Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee today unveiled a series of bills to expand onshore American energy production, lower gasoline prices and create new American jobs. The three all-of-the-above onshore energy bills would streamline govern... More

Hastings: President Obama Should Support Bipartisan Plan to Increase American Energy Production and Reduce Price at the Pump
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Apr 17, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after President Obama failed to announce a plan to increase American energy production to help lower gasoline prices but instead proposed spending $52 million on more federal regulations that will not ease the pain at... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on March Jobs Report
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Apr 6, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March unemployment report: “With March job creation significantly underperforming experts’ anticipations, ever higher gasoline prices are a growing threat to job creation an... More

Alaskans Testify Increasing Energy Prices Harm Way of Life, Federal Barriers Obstructing New Energy Development
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Apr 5, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held an oversight field hearing in Fairbanks, Alaska to examine the hardships local Alaska Natives face with high energy prices and how federal laws and regulations are affecting energy prices in rural Alaska and Native Villages. Subcommittee on Indians and Al... More

FOX News Special Report: House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal regulation probes
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Mar 29, 2012 - House panel clears way for administration subpoenas on drilling, coal reg probes Published March 28, 2012 FoxNews.com A House Committee voted Wednesday to clear the way to subpoena the Obama administration over two separate probes -- one concerning allegations dating back to the BP spill that it misrepresented a repor... More

ABC News: Obama OKs Oil Exploration Along Atlantic Coast, But Not Drilling
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Mar 28, 2012 - Obama OKs Oil Exploration Along Atlantic Coast, But Not Drilling By Devin Dwyer ABC News March 28, 2012 The Obama administration today endorsed new oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic Coast, setting the stage for possible future drilling lease sales. The announcement by the Interior Department sets into motion w... More

Hastings on Subpoena Authority for Two Oversight Investigations: Obama Admin Fails to Uphold Transparency Promises
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Mar 28, 2012 - With gasoline prices reaching record highs and the economy still recovering, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today called on the Obama Administration to uphold their promises of transparency and turn over documents related to two issues that directly impact American jobs and energy production. T... More

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