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Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed in The Washington Times on Puerto Rico Democracy Act
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Apr 27, 2010 - HASTINGS: Backdoor approach to statehood April 27, 2010 Washington Times Rep. Doc Hastings When the Democratic majority was working to push through a government takeover of health care, Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Unfortunately, that same kind of ba... More

Hastings Blog on RedState: Answers Needed Before Another Star is Added to U.S. Flag
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Apr 23, 2010 - Answers Needed Before Another Star is Added to U.S. Flag April 23, 2010 By Rep. Doc Hastings Next week the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, which gives the people of Puerto Rico the opportunity to vote on their political future including the possibility of becoming Americ... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed in Washington Examiner: Obama’s new offshore policy full of rhetoric but short on drilling
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Apr 2, 2010 - Obama’s new offshore policy full of rhetoric but short on drilling By Rep. Doc Hastings Washington Examiner April 2, 2010 In an effort to appear supportive of the “drill here, drill now” chants that dogged him during his 2008 campaign, President Obama, along with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, has announced his admini... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed in The Washington Times: Obama's budget reveals true agenda on energy
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Mar 3, 2010 - Obama's budget reveals true agenda on energy By Rep. Doc Hastings Washington Times March 3, 2010 For the past two years, President Obama has given Americans mixed signals regarding his position on offshore energy production. Sen. Obama opposed it. Candidate Obama changed his mind when gas prices soared. President Obam... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed on The Daily Caller: Hawaiians deserve to vote, not just Congress
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Feb 23, 2010 - Hawaiians deserve to vote, not just Congress By Rep. Doc Hastings The Daily Caller February 23, 2010 In March, 1959, Congress passed and with the stroke of a pen President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law, the Hawaii Admission Act, which pending approval of the Hawaiian residents, designated Hawaii as America’s 50t... More

Ranking Member Hastings Marks Energy Freedom Day on Heritage.com
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Oct 1, 2009 - “But, in light of the recent news that Iran has constructed a second nuclear facility, it’s critical that the Administration also view its current energy policy through the prism of national security…When our country has its own rich oil and natural gas resources, we should not have to even think about unpredictable th... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed on CleanSkies.com: Will The Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy on Energy Policy Extend to OCS Drilling?
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Sep 21, 2009 - Will The Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy on Energy Policy Extend to OCS Drilling? By Rep. Doc Hastings Clean Skies September 21, 2009 On issue after issue, the Obama Administration has quickly earned a reputation of saying one thing, but doing another. Some of the most glaring examples of the Administration’s hypocris... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed in The Washington Times: Pump up the economy
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Sep 2, 2009 - Pump up the economy By Rep. Doc Hastings Washington Times September 2, 2009 Last year, amid worries of escalating energy costs, Congress and the president announced an end to the decades-long ban on offshore drilling on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This bipartisan announcement opened the door to new America... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed on Townhall.com: Obama Blocks New Energy Exploration
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Jul 14, 2009 - Obama Blocks New Energy Exploration By Rep. Doc Hastings Townhall July 14, 2009 With 9.5 percent of Americans out of work and rumors of yet another costly stimulus, President Obama and White House officials regularly say that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to getting our economy back on track. But after six m... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed in Roll Call: Royalty Reform Will Be a Burden on Producers
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Jun 22, 2009 - Hastings: Royalty Reform Will Be a Burden on Producers By Rep. Doc Hastings Roll Call June 22, 2009 The future of American energy development is at a crossroads. While we all recognize the need to have an affordable and stable energy supply, agreeing on the best path toward achieving this goal is not simple. Do we take... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed on Townhall.com: Obama Stands in the Way of Our Energy Future
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Apr 29, 2009 - Obama Stands in the Way of Our Energy Future By Congressman Doc Hastings Townhall April 29, 2009 In case you haven’t noticed, today marks President Obama’s 100th day in office. One thing that hasn’t changed over the past three months is the President’s ongoing practice of using empty rhetoric and straw-man arguments. A... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Remarks at IPAMS Meeting on Developing our Domestic Energy Resources
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Apr 1, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) spoke at the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States meeting, warning of the negative consequences our country faces if we refuse to develop our own domestic energy resources. His remarks come the same day that House Republicans u... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Water Resources Association
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Mar 31, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following prepared remarks at the National Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, highlighting the Administration’s “cap-and-tax” plan and the need to recognize hydropower as a clean, renewable energy resource: “I was recent... More

Ranking Member Hastings to Deliver Remarks at Newsweek Energy Forum
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Mar 24, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) will participate in Newsweek’s Executive Forum entitled “Energy Policy: Perspectives for a New Policy and Administration” from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM in the Mansfield Room of the United States Capitol. Hastings will deliver the following remarks r... More

Ranking Member Hastings' Op-Ed on Human Events: Dems' Climate Change Power Grab Hidden in Spending Bill
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Mar 4, 2009 - Dems' Climate Change Power Grab Hidden in Spending Bill Rep. Doc Hastings Human Events March 4, 2009 Using a massive $410 billion spending bill as a cloak, Democrat leaders in Congress have been caught attempting to create almost limitless new federal powers to regulate climate change without any public notice, public ... More

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