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  • Politico Pro: Hastings, McClintock: Stop WAPA loans
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    Nov 10, 2011 -     Hastings, McClintock: Stop WAPA loans By Alex Guillen Politico Pro 11/9/11 4:05 PM EST House Republicans are worried about yet another Energy Department loan program. Reps. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) want the DOE to stop giving out loans through the Western Area Power Administration, one of t... More
  • Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Thompson
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    Nov 4, 2011 -     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. Watch Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discuss his district, the 5th District of Pennsylvania, one of the most rural dist... More
  • Follow @DocHastings and @NatResources Committee Republicans on @Twitter
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    Nov 2, 2011 -     With Twitter, we the people have the unique opportunity to immediate and sometimes behind-the-scenes access to our elected officials as events unfold on Capitol Hill and around the country. Today, Chairman Doc Hastings’ press office joined Twitter. Follow him at @DocHastings And get the latest tweets from Natural Resou... More
  • Organizations Supporting the Passage of H.R. 1904
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    Oct 25, 2011 -     American Clean Energy Resources Trust American Supply Association Americans for Limited Government Americans for Prosperity Arizona Chamber of Commerce Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Arizona Manufacturers Council Arizona Rock Products Association Associated General Contra... More
  • Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Tipton
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    Oct 24, 2011 -     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. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03). ... More
  • House Natural Resources Committee Sends Deficit Reduction Recommendations to Joint Select Committee
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    Oct 14, 2011 -     The House Natural Resources Committee today submitted recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction that is charged with finding at least $1.5 trillion in federal savings over the next 10 years. A copy of the final recommendations can be found here. Additional Resources: Memo sent to all Natural Re... More
  • Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Denham
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    Oct 11, 2011 -     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. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19). H... More
  • Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Gosar
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    Oct 3, 2011 -     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. Watch Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-01) discuss his bill, H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation A... More
  • Alaska Oil Creates Pennsylvania Jobs
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    Sep 29, 2011 -     Chairman Hastings often speaks of direct and indirect job creation associated with increased American energy production. On Thursday, September 29, a prime example of this type of job creation came from Exxon Mobil with welcomed applause from hardworking Pennsylvania shipbuilders. Exxon announced the construction of tw... More
  • Subcommittee Field Hearing on Restoring Access to Our National Forests Draws a Crowd
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    Sep 20, 2011 -     On Monday, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands traveled to Sacramento, California for a field oversight hearing entitled, Restoring Public Access to the Public’s Lands: Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests. Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) and Representatives Tom McClin... More
  • U.S. House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Meets This Monday At The State Capitol
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    Sep 16, 2011 -     Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) On Monday, September 19 the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a field hearing on “Restoring Public Access to the Public’s Lands: Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests.” I requested this hearing because a ... More
  • FOX News Spotlight on Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
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    Aug 4, 2011 -     Today, FOX News ran a segment on the mountain pine beetle, an insect that has killed over 40 million acres of pine trees throughout the West within the last ten years. The groves of dead trees caused by the mountain pine beetle epidemic leave forests and surrounding neighborhoods susceptible to wildfires. In July, the ... More
  • Politico Pro: Hastings floats drilling oversight plan
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    Jul 25, 2011 -     Hastings floats drilling oversight plan By Darren Goode Politico Pro 7/25/11 1:36 PM EDT House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings on Monday released his own draft plan to abolish the former Minerals Management Service and restructure federal offshore drilling oversight. The Hastings proposal, similar to... More
  • Natural Resources Committee Passes Rep. Gosar Land Exchange Bill to Create Jobs, Increase Economic Activity
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    Jul 19, 2011 -     Last Wednesday during a Full Committee markup, the Natural Resources Committee continued its push to pass job-creating legislation to help get the economy back on track through the responsible development of our resources on public lands. Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-01) introduced and passed out of Committee H.R. 1904, the Sou... More
  • Reps. Fleming and Gohmert Tour Giant Salvinia Infestation on Caddo Lake
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    Jun 29, 2011 -     On Monday, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular affairs held a field hearing in Shreveport, Louisiana on the giant salvinia - a free-floating aquatic invasive fern. It sits just below the water surface blocking out sunlight below and therefore killing everything beneath the water’s surface. It gr... More
  • New Study Shows Wide Ranging Affect of High Energy Costs
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    Jun 28, 2011 -     The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) released a report today outlining the wide-ranging affect restricted energy development and high energy costs are having on several sectors of the U.S. Economy. The report also cites energy proposals and policies that would result in more American energy production and increased job c... More
  • Chairman Hastings Discusses Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and American-made Energy on FOX Business
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    Jun 27, 2011 -     On Friday, Chairman Doc Hastings spoke with Eric Bolling on FOX Business about President Obama's surprise decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In reaction to the President’s decision, Chairman Hastings said, “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is intended for situations... More
  • Chairman Hastings Speaks with KTVF Fairbanks About Recent Alaska Energy Tour
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    Jun 15, 2011 -     Last week, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings traveled to Alaska to tour the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS) and the Native village of Kaktovik with Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Representative Don Young (AK-at large). Following his trip to Alaska, C... More
  • Chairman Hastings Visits Alaska to View State of Energy Projects
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    Jun 13, 2011 -     Last week, Chairman Hastings visited Alaska to view the state of current and prospective energy development. While in the State he also met and traveled with local officials Governor Sean Parnell and Congressman Don Young to discuss ongoing issues pertaining to the Natural Resources Committee. Alaska has some of the mo... More
  • Obama Administration is No Friend of Rural America
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    Jun 9, 2011 -     Today, the Obama Administration announced the formation of the White House Rural Council. The Council, to be chaired by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, aims to “strengthen rural communities and promote economic growth.” However, the goals of the Council are at direct odds with the Obama Administration’s previous ... More
  • Massive Gulf Oil Discovery Shows Need for More American Energy Exploration
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    Jun 8, 2011 -     Today, ExxonMobil announced three major American energy discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico while drilling their first deepwater exploration well since President Obama’s drilling moratorium was officially lifted. The discovery is projected at over 700 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, making it one of the la... More
  • Connect with Team @NatResources Online for the Latest Updates
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    May 19, 2011 -     Did you know you can connect with the House Natural Resources Committee online? In addition to our award-winning website, the Committee has more ways to engage and communicate with the American people. Here’s where you can interact with us online: On Twitter: @NatResources – Follow us for the latest news and initiative... More
  • Americans Show Support for Legislation to Expand Domestic Energy Production, Create Jobs, and Lower Prices
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    May 5, 2011 -     With the national average price of gasoline approaching $4 a gallon, Americans continue to experience the negative impacts of our dependence on foreign sources of oil. They are also becoming more engaged in the effort to increase domestic energy production. Over the past several weeks, more than 18,000 Americans from ... More
  • Virginia Governor Bob McDonell Urges Passage of H.R. 1230
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    May 5, 2011 -     Gov. Bob McDonnell wrote the following OpEd today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlighting the importance of energy production off the coast of Virginia and calling on Congress to pass Chairman Hastings’ three energy bills (H.R. 1229, 1230 and 1231) to expand American energy production, lower costs and create jobs. ... More
  • Chairman Hastings Tours the Louisiana Coast
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    Apr 20, 2011 -     While in Louisiana, Chairman Doc Hastings had the opportunity to visit the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge in Southeast Louisiana. During the tour, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials briefed the Chairman on wetland restoration activities currently underway, energy production activities taking place in the Wildlife Ref... More
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