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Chairman Hastings: Congress Must Take Action Now to Prevent Helium Shortage, Protect Jobs and Economy
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Apr 25, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support on H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. “I rise today in strong support of H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. This bill is nec... More

Chairman Hastings: Time to Cut Red Tape to Expand the Development of Small Conduit Hydropower
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Apr 10, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. The bill is a bipartisan legislation designed to create new American jobs and expand production of... More

Chairman Hastings: President Obama's War on Coal is Real
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Sep 20, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act: “Mr. Chairman, In his 2008 campaign, President Obama plainly declared the policies he supports would bankrupt American coal production... More

Hastings: President's Offshore Drilling Plan is a Giant Step Backwards for American Energy Production and Job Creation
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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' Floor Statement on the Congressional Replacement of President Obama's No-New-Drilling, No-New-Jobs Offshore Plan
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Jul 24, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. “Under the shadow of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Ob... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Bill to Cut Red-tape to Develop Rare Earth and Critical Minerals in U.S.
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Jul 12, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4402, The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: “The United States of America is rarely last at anything. Unfortunately, that is not... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on All-Of-The-Above Energy Plan to Create Jobs and Increase American Energy Production
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Jun 20, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4480, The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act – an all-of-the-above American energy plan, including five bipartisan Natural Resources Committee bills, that will create new American jobs... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Bipartisan Lands Package to Cut Federal Red Tape, Boost Economic Development
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Jun 19, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2578, The Conservation and Economic Growth Act a package of 14 public lands bills that will cut federal red tape, boost economic development, protect the environment, and create ... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Bipartisan Plan to Expand Renewable Hydropower Production
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Mar 6, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 – a plan to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower ... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Legislation to End Man-Made Droughts in California
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Feb 29, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act. The bill would restore water supplies, provide job certainty to farmers and communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley ... More

Chairman Hastings: Republicans Have Action Plan to Create American Jobs, Expand American Energy Production & Lower Gas Prices
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Feb 15, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3408, a bill that includes the energy provisions of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act. The bill expands access to both onshore and offshore American energy resources - creati... More

Chairman Hastings: Passage of H.R. 1904 Will Expand U.S. Minerals Production to Create Jobs, Strengthen Economy
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Oct 26, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011. This bill will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in revenue and strengthen our nati... More

Rep. Young: H.R. 1231 Reverses President Obama’s Moratorium on New Offshore Drilling, Creates 1.2 Million American Jobs
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May 11, 2011 - Alaskan Congressman Don Young delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1231, the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act: “Madame Chairman, Americans suffering from $4 gasoline must feel like their experiencing a sense of déjà vu. It was just three s... More

Chairman Hastings: Passage of H.R. 1230 Will Expand American Energy Production to Lower Prices and Create Jobs
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May 5, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. This bill will create thousands of jobs, generate millions in revenue and lower gasoline prices by requiring ... More

Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production
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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

Hastings Speech: Obama Admin Re-Imposes Drilling Moratorium that was Lifted with Bipartisan Congressional Support
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Dec 1, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following one-minute speech on the House floor regarding today’s announcement by the Obama Administration to lock-up more areas of the Outer Continental Shelf to American energy development and job creation: Click here to watch the floo... More

Hastings Floor Statement on the Claims Resolution Act of 2010
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Nov 29, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today regarding the Senate Amendments to HR 4783, Claims Resolution Act of 2010: “The process by which Congress conducts the American people’s business matters. For a long time, Beltway insiders clai... More

Hastings Floor Statement on The CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), A Bill that Would Kill Jobs, Raise Taxes and Increase Spending
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Jul 30, 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 Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consu... More

Hastings: Democrats are Using the Oil Spill as an Excuse to Raise Taxes and Increase Spending
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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

Ranking Member Hastings' Floor Speech on the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act
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Jul 21, 2010 - Madam Speaker, included in this legislation are a great many important anti-crime, anti-violence provisions that will assist and support Indian tribes across this country. There is considerable bipartisan support for what this bill aims to do, and yet it is being brought before the House using a process and procedure t... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Floor Speech Regarding the "Obama Moratorium" on Offshore Drilling
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Mar 26, 2010 - Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered a floor speech highlighting the Obama Administration's refusal to move forward with the current five-year Outer Continental Shelf leasing plan, essentially creating an "Obama Moratorium" on new offshore energy production until 2012. Full video an... More

Hastings Floor Statement on Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill
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Feb 23, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statement (as prepared for delivery) on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009: Click here to watch the video “Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 2314 and the Substitute text sponsore... More

Hastings: Budget Shows Administration has No Intention of Opening Up New Areas for Offshore Drilling
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Feb 3, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor speech today highlighting discrepancies between the President’s rhetoric supporting offshore drilling and his budget that shows declining revenue from new offshore leases: Click here to watch the video “Last week, Americ... More

Hastings Floor Statement on Bill to Create New $50 Million Park in the Virgin Islands
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Jan 27, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statement on H.R. 3726, the Castle Nugent Historic Site Act , which creates a new $50 million park in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands: Click here to watch the video “Madame Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may cons... More

Hastings’ Statement on Molalla River Wild and Scenic Bill
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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

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