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Bipartisan Hydropower Bills Streamline Red Tape to Create Jobs; Produce New, Clean Electricity
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Mar 5, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a legislative hearing on H.R. 678, the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act,” and H.R. 254, the "Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act.” Both bills are bipartisan plans to create new American jo... 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

Chairman Hastings Renews Request for Information from Secretary Chu on Memo that Could Increase Electricity Rates on 40 Million Americans
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Feb 28, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today followed up on his previous request to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu for detailed documents and communications related to the issuance of Chu’s March 16, 2012, Memorandum (Memorandum) to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs). Last Co... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on FWS Extension of Public Comment for Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Designation
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Feb 28, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after receiving a partial response from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe to his February 7th request for an extended public comment period for Lesser Prairie Chicken designation under the Endangered Sp... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on the Violence Against Women Act
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Feb 28, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): “During my service in Congress representing Central Washington, I have always voted to renew the Violence Against Women Act. As a husband, a father, and a grandfather, I strongly be... More

State Forests Management Superior to Federal Forests for Job Creation, Revenue Production, Local Economies and Fire Prevention
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Feb 26, 2013 - Today the House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a hearing examining, “State Forest Management: A Model for Promoting Healthy Forests, Rural Schools and Jobs.” The hearing was an opportunity to hear from state leaders, local land managers and timber experts on the inadequacies and burdens ... More

Amid Renewed Lawsuits, Chairman Hastings Calls on Obama Administration to Answer Questions on Job Destroying Coal Regulation
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Feb 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to follow up on a more than two and a half year investigation into the Obama Administration’s decision to throw out the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone coal regulation, and write a new regulat... More

Hastings, Lucas, Peterson Praise Federal Court Ruling on NOAA’s Salmon Opinion
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Feb 22, 2013 - In a major victory for American agriculture, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling Thursday in the case Dow AgroSciences LLC v. National Marine Fisheries Service reaffirming that government decision-making must be based on science and not the misguided agenda of activist groups. House Natural Resour... More

Chairman Hastings Receives “Water Warrior” Award, Delivers Keynote Speech at Family Farm Alliance Annual Conference
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Feb 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today received the “Water Warrior” award from the Family Farm Alliance at their annual conference. The Family Farm Alliance is an advocate for family farmers, ranchers, irrigation districts, and allied industries in seventeen Western states. The award is g... More

President Obama’s American Energy Logic: Block Energy Production in Area Specifically Established for Energy Production
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Feb 21, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after the Department of the Interior finalized plans to lock up the majority of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) from energy production. “As gasoline prices continue to increase for the 34th day in a row,... More

Chairman Hastings Calls for President Obama to Appoint Permanent Inspector General for the Department of the Interior
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Feb 21, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today wrote to President Obama requesting that he nominate a permanent Inspector General for the Department of the Interior. Since the Department’s previous Inspector General Earl Devaney was appointed to a new position nearly four years ago, the Departmen... More

Witnesses Agree on Swift Action To Reform Federal Helium Program, Save Tens of Thousands of Jobs
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Feb 14, 2013 - The House Natural Resources Committee today held a Full Committee hearing entitled, The Past, Present and Future of the Federal Helium Program, which focused on H.R. 527, the “Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act,” bipartisan legislation that applies free-market principals to prevent a global helium sh... More

Chairman Hastings' Statement on the President's State of the Union Address
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Feb 12, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) tonight released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “During tonight’s State of the Union address, the President once again spoke about job creation and economic growth, but continued to ignore the ec... More

Chairman Hastings Joins Letter Urging Extended Comment Period for Locals on Lesser Prairie-Chicken ESA Designation
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Feb 7, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), joined House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (OK-03), Rep. Randy Neubebauer (TX-19), and six other members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) Director Dan Ashe calling on him to promptly approve state and l... More

Subcommittee Chairman Bishop Leads Request for Comprehensive Analysis of NEPA’s Costs and Regulatory Burdens on Taxpayers
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Feb 7, 2013 - House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), along with Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06), Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (CA-25), and Transportation ... More

Chairman Hastings Introduces Free-Market Plan to Prevent Global Helium Shortage, Provide Taxpayers Fair Return on Helium Sales
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Feb 6, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA), along with Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), today introduced H.R. 527, The Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. This bipartisan legislation would prevent the closure of the Federal Helium... More

Chairman Hastings Reaction to Nomination of Sally Jewell as Secretary of the Interior
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Feb 6, 2013 - House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Recreational Equipment Inc., “REI” CEO Sally Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior. “The Secretary of the Interior should be an advocate for protecting and actively harnessing our Nation’s lands an... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on Report Detailing Economic Benefits of Energy Production on Federal Lands
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Feb 5, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after reviewing Dr. Joseph R. Mason’s report on the “Economic Effects of Immediately Opening Federal Lands to Oil and Gas Leasing: A Response to the Congressional Budget Office.” The report projects significant growth in jo... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on the Obama Administration’s Proposed Listing of the Wolverine
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Feb 1, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s proposal to list the wolverine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The wolverine was one of hundreds of species included in a 2011 settlement agreement betw... More

Chairman Hastings Announces Republican Subcommittee Assignments
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Jan 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the subcommittee assignments for the Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee for the 113th Congress. “The Natural Resources Committee, along with its five Subcommittees, is ready to get to work this Congress with a continued f... More

Hastings Statement on EPA’s New Regulations on Navajo Generating Station that Could Cost Jobs, Increase Water and Power Rates
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Jan 18, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the announcement by the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to call for imposing new, onerous regulations on Arizona’s coal-fired Navajo Generating Station, which employs hundreds of Navajo and H... More

Hastings Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Chairmen
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Dec 20, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today named Subcommittee Chairmen for the 113th Congress and also announced the establishment of a new Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation will have jurisdiction over matt... More

Chairman Hastings Unveils Draft Legislation to Finalize the Helium Reserve Privatization, Address Impending Helium Shortages and Implement Free-Market Reforms
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Dec 19, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today unveiled a discussion draft of the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, a bill to prevent an impending helium shortage and protect thousands of Americans jobs by implementing a common sense plan to sell helium from the Federal Heliu... More

UPDATED: Chairman Hastings Announces Republican Members of the House Natural Resources Committee
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Dec 14, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the 26 Republicans expected to serve on the Committee in the 113th Congress. The list has been recommended by the Republican Steering Committee and is expected to be officially adopted in January by the Republican Conference and the House. ... More

Hastings Statement on Obama Administration's Proposed Listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken
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Nov 30, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s proposal to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken as threatened under the Endangered Species Act: “The Obama Administration’s proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened... More

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