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Resources Republicans Predicted the Senate “Skeddadle”: Majority Leader Reid Throws House Dems Under Bus AGAIN, Skips Town Without Even Voting on Oil Spill Bill
Press Release
Aug 3, 2010 - Just as predicted, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Democrats have decided to skip town without even voting on an oil spill response bill, leaving their House Democrat colleagues to defend their recent vote on the job-killing, new-$22-billion-energy-tax-imposing CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) during the August reces... More

Hastings: CLEAR Act Will Kill Jobs, Raise Taxes, Increase Federal Spending, and Cause Even Greater Economic Pain
Press Release
Jul 30, 2010 - Today during floor debate on the CLEAR Act, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) emphasized the lost jobs, increased spending and higher taxes that would result from passage of the bill. He also questioned why an “oil spill response bill” would include a $22 billion energy tax and $30 b... More

CLEAR Act Includes $30 Billion Mandatory Spending Increase, Entire Amount Open to Earmarks
Resourceful Information
Jul 29, 2010 - A hallmark of this Democrat controlled Congress has been the dramatic increase in spending, and they keep that tradition going strong with the CLEAR Act. The bill includes an over $30 billion increase in new, mandatory spending over the next 30 years for programs that are completely unrelated to the oil spill. Even mor... More

Hastings: Democrats are Using the Oil Spill as an Excuse to Raise Taxes and Increase Spending
Floor Statements
Jul 29, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today regarding the Democrats’ CLEAR Act - a bill that would kill jobs, raise taxes and increase spending: Click here to watch the floor speech “Instead of directly addressing the Gulf oil spill tr... More

Basic Facts on the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534)
Press Release
Jul 28, 2010 - The CLEAR Act is being sold as a response to the Gulf oil spill crisis, yet the bill itself stretches far beyond addressing this tragedy to include page after page of provisions that are unrelated to the oil spill, will kill American jobs, and are premature by acting before Congress has the full facts from the numerou... More

Vote Check: Democrats Go Bananas for Higher Spending—Vote for $32.2 Million Increase for Great Ape Conservation Funding
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Jul 22, 2010 - Today, during Full Committee markup of H.R. 4416, a bill to increase the authorization of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 from $5 million to $7.5 million a year, Republicans offered a fiscally responsible amendment to freeze the authorization at the current level of $5 million. The amendment to keep funds level ... More

Vote Check: Democrats Vote to Use Oil Spill as Excuse for over $40 Billion in Higher Spending
Press Release
Jul 15, 2010 - Although the Clear Act (H.R. 3534) is being advertised as a bill to establish new laws and regulations in response to the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Democrat majority is using it as a vehicle to push through nearly $1.5 billion dollars a year in unrelated spending, for a total of over $40 billion in new mandatory spe... More

Choo! Choo! All Aboard the Democrats’ Christmas Tree Express: Congressman Admits to Democrat Strategy of Exploiting Oil Spill to Pass Controversial Legislation
Press Release
Jul 15, 2010 - During a House Natural Resources Committee markup of the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA) admitted to using this bill –which has been promoted as a response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill – as a vehicle to pass legislation completely unrelated to the Gulf Coast disaster. When asked at the markup... More

Ranking Member Hastings’ Statement on April Jobs Report
Press Release
May 7, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent for April: “During these tough economic times, job growth shouldn’t be taken lightly, yet a climbing jobless rate is of far... More

88 House Republicans Send Letter to Salazar Calling on Administration to End “Obama Moratorium” on Offshore Drilling
Press Release
Mar 25, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor and 85 other Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar demanding that the Administration begin to implement the 2010-2015 five-year lease plan for ... More

Overcoming Democrat Opposition, Republicans Pass Amendment and Motion-to-Recommit that Protect Youth and Taxpayers
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Mar 20, 2010 - Today during Floor debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), on behalf of House Natural Resources Committee Republicans, successfully won on a Motion to Recommit (MTR) vote that made substantial changes to H.R. 1612, the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009. Despite a Democrat-recommend... More

House to Vote on Public Lands Service Corps Act
Press Release
Mar 20, 2010 - Today, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 1612, the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009. The bill would expand the authorization of the Public Land Corp program that employs thousands of young people in conservation oriented jobs on public lands. While Republicans support the goals of this program and e... More

House to Vote on H.R. 3644 The Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act
Resourceful Information
Mar 19, 2010 - Today, the House will consider The Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act (H.R. 3644), which would authorize funding for two programs within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): the Environmental Literacy Grant Program and the Bay-Watershed Education and Training Regional Program (B-WET). Ho... More

Hastings Statement on Rescheduled Energy Budget Hearing
Press Release
Mar 17, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding today’s announcement that the Democrat Majority will reschedule the Energy and Minerals Subcommittee hearing on the President’s FY 2011 Budget: “I am thankful that the Majority agrees with Republicans on the... More

Committee Republicans Call on Democrat Majority to Reschedule Canceled Energy Budget Hearing
Letters
Mar 12, 2010 - Committee Republicans Call on Democrat Majority to Reschedule Canceled Energy Budget Hearing More

Republicans Call on Democrat Majority to Reschedule Canceled Energy Budget Hearing
Press Release
Mar 12, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and six other Members of the Committee sent a letter to Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa requesting that the oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Y... 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

Democrats Cancel Tomorrow’s Hearing on President’s Budget and American Energy Production
Press Release
Mar 3, 2010 - At the last minute, the Democrat Majority on the House Natural Resources Committee unexpectedly and suddenly canceled tomorrow’s Energy and Minerals Subcommittee oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests. The leaders of federal agencies that oversee offshore and onshore energy and mineral pr... More

By the Numbers – Impacts of the President’s Budget on U.S. Energy Production and the Economy
Tax Dollar Tracker
Mar 3, 2010 - On Thursday, March 4, 2009, the House Natural Resources Energy and Minerals Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests. The Administration’s budget establishes a dangerous national energy policy that will increase energy costs for American families and businesses, hi... More

Hastings, Bishop Send Letter to President Over Potential Plans to Lock-Up Millions of Acres of Western Land
Press Release
Feb 18, 2010 - A recently obtained internal document from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows the Obama Administration is covertly considering designating up to 17 new National Monuments under the Antiquities Act. In addition, it shows that the Administration is also targeting thousands of acres of private land for potential ac... More

Hastings: Hard Questions Need to be Answered on $1 Billion Klamath Plan
Press Release
Feb 18, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the signing agreements related to Klamath water issues: “As Ranking Republican of the House Natural Resources Committee, I will use all tools available to ensure that Congress vets this proposal in an op... More

Ranking Member Hastings: “Americans can’t wait another year for this Administration to get serious about job creation”
Press Release
Feb 17, 2010 - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Obama Administration’s $787 billion so-called “stimulus” bill, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement noting its failure to create jobs and the lethargic release of funds paid out by the U.S. Inter... More

FOX News: Tracking Your Taxes: Park Pork?
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Feb 9, 2010 - Tracking Your Taxes: Park Pork? February 9, 2010, 12:05 PM ET FOX News Live Shots Blog William La Jeunesse Click here to watch the video If you are hoping to visit the newest crown jewel in America's park system chosen by Congress, throw away the car keys and open up your wallet. The 2,900 pristine acres of beachfront ... More

If President Obama Truly Supports New Offshore Drilling, Why Does Budget Show Declining Revenue from Leases?
Press Release
Feb 2, 2010 - Last week during his State of the Union address, President Obama talked about “making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development.” Turns out, this was another case of his rhetoric not matching reality. In the Presidents’ budget proposal released yesterday, the Administration is anticip... More

Budget Watch: Higher Taxes, Higher Energy Prices, Fewer Jobs
Tax Dollar Tracker
Feb 1, 2010 - Although the President regularly talks about the need for comprehensive energy production, his FY 2011 budget includes nearly $40 billion in direct tax and fee increases on the American oil, natural gas and coal industries. This is in addition to the cap-and-trade National Energy Tax, which would raise $870 billion in ... More

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