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  • American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act Creates OVER A MILLION New American Jobs
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    Feb 10, 2012 -     Next week, the House of Representatives will vote on the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R.7), a bill that removes government barriers to energy production in order to create more than one million private-sector jobs and provide certainty for American businesses that depend on affordable energy. The Wall... More
  • Business and Labor Organizations Support Republican Plan to Expand American Energy Production, Create Jobs, and Fund Critical Infrastructure
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    Feb 1, 2012 -     Organizations representing various sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and energy are joining multiple labor unions to call for passage of energy portions of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, a common sense Republican plan to expand American energy production, create jobs and fund high-priority i... More
  • Organizations Support H.R. 1904, The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
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    Oct 26, 2011 -     Numerous groups across the country are calling for passage of H.R. 1904, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, Republican legislation that will create thousands of good-paying jobs, strengthen our national security and provide billions of dollars in revenue to the federal government. The bill exchange... More
  • FACT SHEET: Copper in Our Every Day Lives
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    Oct 25, 2011 -     Tomorrow, the House will consider H.R. 1904, legislation that authorizes a fair value land exchange in Southeast Arizona that would open up the third largest undeveloped copper resource in the world. Currently, the United States imports over 30% of its copper needs. H.R. 1904 would create American jobs and strengthen o... More
  • H.R. 1904 Creates New American Jobs, Strengthens National Security
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    Oct 25, 2011 -     Tomorrow, the House will vote on H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, which authorizes a fair value land exchange that would open up the third largest undeveloped copper resource in the world. The bill will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in revenue and strengthen our nationa... More
  • Top 10 Things to Know About President Obama’s Plan to Zone the Oceans
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    Sep 30, 2011 -     On July 19, 2010 President Obama signed Executive Order 13547 to unilaterally implement a new National Ocean Policy without Congressional approval or specific statutory authority. This policy is a new regulatory layer that could significantly impact the way we use and manage our oceans and is another example of the Oba... More
  • Local Alaskan Witnesses Highlight Job Creation, Deficit Reduction, and Economic Growth from ANWR Energy Production
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    Sep 21, 2011 -     Today, during a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction,” Members of the Committee will hear testimony from a number of local Alaskans who would be directly impacted by increased American energy production, job creation and economic growth with the opening the Arctic National Wildl... More
  • After 20 Years, Improvements and Updates Must be Made to the Endangered Species Act
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    Jul 25, 2011 -     Today, the House will take up H.R. 2584, the FY 2012 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which includes language to restrict the listing of endangered species and habitat designations to allow for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to be updated and reauthorized. This provis... More
  • Obama Administration Taps SPR in Short-term Political Reaction, Ignores Job Creating Potential of New American Energy Production
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    Jun 23, 2011 -     In a blatant admission that increasing the world oil supply will affect prices, the Obama Administration today released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). However, the SPR is not a political tool; it is intended for emergency situations when there is a dramatic shortfall in world oil ... More
  • The Importance of Critical Minerals in Our Everyday Lives
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    May 23, 2011 -     The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hearing tomorrow to examine our domestic supplies of strategic and critical minerals and the growing need to develop our own resources to improve national security and further our energy independence. Critical and strategic minerals are fundamental components... More
  • A Closer Look at President Obama’s Baby Steps on U.S. Drilling
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    May 16, 2011 -     With 69 percent of Americans supporting increased offshore drilling, it’s no surprise that President Obama recently shifted positions in his weekly address and is now embracing increased oil and natural gas production as an answer to rising gasoline prices. While the President’s announcement generated headlines, a clos... More
  • Organizations Support Republican Legislation to Expand American Energy Production, Create Jobs, and Lower Prices
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    May 4, 2011 -     Over 50 groups from across the country are calling for passage of Republican legislation to expand American energy production. From groups focused on economic development to seniors issues to fiscal conservatism, these organizations have come together to support three offshore energy bills (H.R. 1229, 1230 and 1231) th... More
  • President Asks for Report on “Use it or Lose it,” Interior Department Concocts Definitions to Grab Headlines
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    Mar 30, 2011 -     In a press conference earlier this month to deflect criticism on rising gasoline prices, President Obama asked the Department of the Interior (DOI) to produce a report on the status of U.S. energy leases. DOI yesterday produced that report, which invents new definitions in order to generate headlines that two-thirds of... More
  • Fact Checking the Obama Administration’s Energy Production Claims
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    Mar 14, 2011 -     As prices at the pump climb towards the $4 mark, the Obama Administration has turned its SPIN machine to HIGH in an effort to deflect mounting public anger over the high cost of gasoline. The Administration is spinning numbers on U.S. oil and natural gas production to make the public believe their anti-energy policies ... More
  • Obama Administration Turns Spin Cycle up to High with Latest “Fact Sheet” on U.S. Energy Production
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    Mar 11, 2011 -     The White House won’t let facts stand in the way when it comes to American energy production as they continue to piggyback on predecessors’ pro-energy policies. Yesterday, the White House turned their SPIN machine to HIGH in their second attempt in as many days (see White House blog) to deflect mounting public anger ov... More
  • Obama Administration Spins U.S. Oil Production Numbers, Takes Credit for Predecessors’ Pro-Energy Policies
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    Mar 10, 2011 -     This week, under mounting public pressure as gasoline prices near the $4 mark, the White House published a blog post touting increased domestic oil production. The Administration was in full SPIN mode, taking credit for actions that were put in place before they took office and ducking forecasts of declining U.S. oil p... More
  • ***NEW TODAY*** EIA Short Term Energy Outlook: Gulf of Mexico Production Down, U.S. Oil Imports Up
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    Mar 8, 2011 -     Today, the Department of Energy’s independent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their latest Short Term Energy Outlook for projected crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and net U.S. imports (see charts below). Despite the misleading comments made by Interior Secretary Salazar last week,... More
  • Unrest in Libya Could Spread to Other OPEC Members, Lead to Record Prices at the Pump
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    Feb 22, 2011 -     *Source: Energy Information Administration Political turmoil in the Middle East, most recently in Egypt and Libya, is putting the United States’ already tenuous energy security on more fragile ground. The recent waves of political uprisings in Northern Africa and the Middle East have sparked concern of lost crude oil ... More
  • Obama Admin Pursues Anti-Energy Policies as Gas Prices Climb Higher
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    Jan 19, 2011 -     Yesterday, the Associated Press reported on rising gas prices causing consumers to shift spending habits, which could directly curtail economic recovery: “Thursday's government report on retail sales indicates that consumers are skipping a restaurant meal or a movie because they have to spend more to drive…If the price... More
  • Reid-Boxer Omnibus Filled with a Hundred Bills, Billions of Dollars in New Spending
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    Dec 18, 2010 -     U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Barbara Boxer are moving forward with their plan to pass a massive land, wildlife and water omnibus package in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. This colossal bill will cost billions of dollars and include over a hundred measures that will create new spending p... More
  • New Obama Drilling Plan Has Americans Seeing Red
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    Dec 1, 2010 -     Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar doubled down on the Obama Administration’s previous offshore drilling moratorium announced in March 2010, by placing EVEN MORE of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off limits to energy development. As the maps below illustrate, the Obama Administration has moved our country backwar... More
  • USGS: America Has Abundant Supply of Rare Earth Elements
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    Nov 17, 2010 -     On the heels of a Wall Street Journal report outlining America’s dependence on China’s tightening rare earth element (REE) market, the USGS released a report today revealing 13 million metric tons of REEs exist within known deposits in 14 U.S. states. While the largest deposits exist in California, Alaska and Wyoming, ... More
  • Roundup of CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) Documents
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    Jul 30, 2010 -     Statement of Republican Policy Amendment to H.R. 3534, the CLEAR ACT Republican Leader John Boehner America Facing Higher Energy Costs, Fewer Jobs Under Dems’ Energy Bill Boehner: Dems Exploit Gulf Tragedy for Job-Destroying Tax on American Energy House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence Pence Warns of Democrats... More
  • Federalization in CLEAR Act Usurps States Rights To Regulate Own Waters
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    Jul 29, 2010 -     A massive federal power grab is included in the Democrat’s CLEAR Act in the form of a provision that requires the federal government to take over energy permitting in state waters. This is in response to the oil spill that occurred in federal waters and was supposed to be regulated by the federal government? It has abs... More
  • Eliminating Liability Limits Kills Independent Producers Could Cost 300,000 Jobs, $147 Billion in Revenue
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    Jul 29, 2010 -     In a move that could further deteriorate the Gulf’s economy, the CLEAR Act would set unlimited liability on offshore operators. While there is bipartisan agreement on the need for Congress to address and adjust existing liability caps, the unintended consequences of completely eliminating the cap could cost hundreds of... More
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