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Chairman Hastings: Obama Administration Needs to Permit Expanded American Drilling and Maintain Strategic Reserve for True Emergencies
Press Release
Jun 23, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced a release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is intended for situations when there’s a dramatic supply shut down, not... More

NPR-A Access Act Earns Praise From Labor, Alaska Leaders as Key to Job Creation and Energy Production
Press Release
Jun 16, 2011 - House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals today held a legislative hearing on Chairman Doc Hastings’ (WA-04) H.R. 2150, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, a bill to cut through bureaucratic red tape and unlock the full potential of energy resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alas... More

Chairman Hastings Speaks with KTVF Fairbanks About Recent Alaska Energy Tour
Blog
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

Natural Resources Republicans Introduce Bills to Streamline Renewable Energy Production, Create Jobs
Press Release
Jun 14, 2011 - As part of House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn and Reps. Raúl Labrador, Kristi Noem and Rob Wittman today introduced a series of bills to expand renewable energy production and create jobs. The four rene... More

Chairman Hastings Visits Alaska to View State of Energy Projects
Blog
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

Hastings Visits National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska & Unveils Draft Legislation to Create Jobs and Increase Energy Production
Press Release
Jun 9, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today unveiled a discussion draft of The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, a bill to cut through bureaucratic red tape and unlock the full potential of energy resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). As part of the American Energy In... More

Massive Gulf Oil Discovery Shows Need for More American Energy Exploration
Blog
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

Hastings to take Alaska Energy Tour with Gov. Parnell and Rep. Young
Press Release
Jun 8, 2011 - On Thursday, June 9th House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) will join Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Chairman Don Young (AK) for a day-long tour that will include visits to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), the Trans Alaskan Pipel... More

Reps. Hastings and Lamborn Op-Ed in The Denver Post: The importance of domestic minerals production
Op-Eds and Speeches
Jun 8, 2011 - The importance of domestic minerals production June 8, 2011 Denver Post Rep. Doc Hastings and Rep. Doug Lamborn Have you ever stopped to think about what allows your cell phone battery to keep a charge or how a hybrid vehicle can combine a gasoline engine and battery power to yield 51 miles per gallon? These and count... More

Hot Air Alert: Minority Whip Hoyer Earns 1.2 million Pinocchios on False Claim about GOP’s Job Creating Bills
Hot Air Alert
Jun 3, 2011 - Apparently Minority Whip Steny Hoyer doesn’t know how many job creating bills he’s been voting against this Congress. Today, in a statement on rising unemployment, the Minority Whip claimed that the Republican majority had yet to bring a job creating bill to the floor of the House—nothing could be further from the trut... More

Hearing Highlights Importance of Alaska Energy Production to U.S., Critical Infrastructure Development
Press Release
Jun 2, 2011 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on “Domestic and Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure,” and heard witness testimony on the abundant energy resources available in Alaska and roadblocks by the Obama Administration that are preventing the production of... More

Bloomberg: House Republicans Press for Faster Action on Renewable Energy
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Jun 2, 2011 - House Republicans Press for Faster Action on Renewable Energy June 1, 2011 Bloomberg Jim Snyder U.S. House Republicans, who have sought to expedite offshore oil- and gas-drilling permits, pressed the Obama administration to act faster on renewable energy projects. Federal hurdles are slowing growth of solar and wind co... More

Lamborn, Hastings Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Revitalize American Minerals Policy and Production
Press Release
May 26, 2011 - Today, House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and 20 bipartisan cosponsors introduced H.R. 2011, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011. As part of the American Energy Initiative, this bill will... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on House GOP’s Plan for America’s Job Creators
Press Release
May 26, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled their Plan for America’s Job Creators—a blueprint for pro-growth American job creation. “Job creation is one of the highest priorities of the American people and House Republicans are follow... More

Witnesses Urge Increased American Energy Production to Combat Effects of High Gasoline Prices on Seniors, Working Families, Memorial Day Travel
Press Release
May 25, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held the third hearing in a series examining how to harness American resources to create jobs and address rising gasoline prices. Memorial Day unofficially marks the start of summer vacation season. However, witnesses at the hearing testified to the fact that high gasoline p... More

A Closer Look at President Obama’s Baby Steps on U.S. Drilling
Resourceful Information
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

Chairman Hastings Statement on President Obama’s Weekly Address
Press Release
May 14, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s weekly address: “In the last week, House Republicans passed three bipartisan bills that will create 1.2 million jobs, triple American offshore oil production and generate $840 million in rev... More

Regulatory Uncertainty, Permitting Delays Stifle Renewable Energy Development
Press Release
May 13, 2011 - As part of House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative, the House Natural Resources Committee today held the first in a series of oversight hearings on “Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on Public Lands and Waters.” House Republicans are committed to advancing an all-of-the-above energy approach, which ... More

House Votes With Bipartisan Support to Require New Offshore Energy Leasing
Press Release
May 12, 2011 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1231, the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act, with a bipartisan vote of 243-179. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1231 will lift the Obama Administration’s effective ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the areas ... More

Trio of Energy Bills First Steps to Lower Prices for American Families, Create Jobs, Reduce Foreign Dependence
Press Release
May 12, 2011 - Today, as part of the American Energy Initiative, the House of Representatives is poised to pass H.R. 1231, the third in a trio of bipartisan bills passed by the House and introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to increase American offshore energy production, create jobs and reduce depe... More

Rep. Young: H.R. 1231 Reverses President Obama’s Moratorium on New Offshore Drilling, Creates 1.2 Million American Jobs
Floor Statements
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

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Put the Gulf Back to Work, Increase American Energy Production
Press Release
May 11, 2011 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act, with a bipartisan vote of 263 to 163. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1229 will end the Obama Administration’s de facto drilling moratorium in a safe, responsible, transparent manner – putt... More

FOX News: House to Vote on Lifting Offshore Oil Moratorium
In Case You Missed It
May 11, 2011 - Energy in America: House to Vote on Lifting Offshore Oil Moratorium By William Lajeunesse Published May 11, 2011 | FoxNews.com With almost 98 percent of America's offshore oil off-limits to drilling, and sustained gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, congressional Republicans say only one thing is keeping America from tappi... More

Subcommittee Chairman Lamborn: Time to Put the Gulf Back to Work and Expand American Energy Production
Press Release
May 10, 2011 - House Natural Resources Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act: “Mr. Speaker, families and businesses across the country are struggling with skyrocketing... More

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Address Rising Gasoline Prices, Increase American Energy Production
Press Release
May 5, 2011 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, with a bipartisan vote of 266 to 149. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1230 requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico... More

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