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BUDGET WATCH: $45 Billion Tax Increase On American Energy Production Will Hit Families, Small Businesses and Rural Communities Hardest
Tax Dollar Tracker
Feb 13, 2012 - Since his State of the Union Address, President Obama has repeatedly talked about expanding “all-of-the-above” energy production. However, a closer look at his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal reveals more of the same job-destroying tax increases on American energy that will stifle production and cost jobs. The Preside... More

President's Budget Increases Taxes, Destroys Jobs and Spends Money We Don't Have
Press Release
Feb 13, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal: “The President’s budget represents more of the same failed policies from the Obama Administration that will cost American jobs and harm our economy. Increased government... More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Landry
Blog
Dec 13, 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. Meet Freshman Committee Member Jeff Landry from Louisiana’s Third Congressional District. Rep. Landry’s constitue... More

Increased American Energy Production Will Create Millions of Jobs, Generate Billions of Revenue for Infrastructure Improvements
Press Release
Nov 18, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on three energy bills that will be a part of Speaker Boehner’s American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to create new jobs, increase American energy production and fund our aging infrastructure: H.R. 3410, the ... More

Chairman Hastings Joins Speaker Boehner in Announcing American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Bill
Press Release
Nov 17, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after joining House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican Members at a press conference today to highlight the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act – a bill to be introduced in the coming weeks that would link new American... More

Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Four Bills to Expand American Energy Production, Create New American Jobs
Committee Action
Nov 11, 2011 - On Friday, November 18, 2011, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing on four bills to expand American onshore and offshore energy production and create new American jobs. The hearing will include the American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to be introduced by Rep. Stev... More

Politico Pro: Hastings, McClintock: Stop WAPA loans
Blog
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

Chairmen Seek to Halt Risky WAPA Loans by Energy Department, Give Notice on Further Oversight and Document Requests
Press Release
Nov 9, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-04) sent the following letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu following the alarming November 7th DOE Inspector General “Management Alert” report on the Western Area Power A... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Risky WAPA Loans by Energy Department
Letters
Nov 9, 2011 - Dear Secretary Chu: We write to request an immediate and indefinite halt to any allocation of taxpayer dollars through the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) borrowing authority enacted in the 2009 stimulus spending law, officially known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As the respective Chairmen of... More

House Natural Resources Committee Sends Deficit Reduction Recommendations to Joint Select Committee
Blog
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

House Committee on Natural Resources Final Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Co-Chairs Hensarling and Murray
Letters
Oct 14, 2011 - Dear Co-Chairs Hensarling and Murray: The Natural Resources Committee is committed to addressing our Nation's record debt and deficit levels and doing its part to contribute to the Joint Select Committee's efforts to cut at least $1.5 trillion in federal govemment spending from Fiscal Year 2012 to Fiscal Year 2021. Our... More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Denham
Blog
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

Chairman Hastings Memorandum to Committee Members on Committee Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Letters
Oct 7, 2011 - TO: All Member Offices, House Natural Resources Committee RE: Natural Resources Committee Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction To ensure that all Committee Members are able to participate in making "recommendations for changes in law to reduce the deficit" to the Joint Select Committee to ... More

Committee Passes Three Bills to Create Jobs and Increase American Energy Production
Press Release
Oct 5, 2011 - The Full Natural Resources Committee today passed three bills—H.R. 2842, H.R. 2360 and H.R. 2752—to create jobs, produce more American made energy and advance House Republicans' all-of-the-above American Energy Initiative. “Republicans are committed to increasing the use of America’s abundant energy resources to create... More

Subcommittee Considers Legislation to Relieve Taxpayers from Burden of Risky Government Loan Program
Press Release
Sep 22, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Water and Power today held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2915, the “American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011.” The legislation repeals the $3.25 billion borrowing authority given to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for transmission projects ... More

Bill Introduced to Repeal Risky Stimulus Loans by WAPA
Press Release
Sep 16, 2011 - House Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock recently introduced H.R. 2915, the American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011. The legislation repeals the 2009 Stimulus Act’s new $3.25 billion Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) loan authori... More

Full Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on ANWR’s Potential to Raise Revenue, Create Jobs
Committee Action
Sep 12, 2011 - On Wednesday, September 21st, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction.” Last week, Chairman Doc Hastings announced plans to recommend increased offshore and onshore drilling – including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Ala... More

Chairman Hastings: American Energy Production Presents Best Opportunity to Raise Revenue, Create Jobs
Press Release
Sep 7, 2011 - Speaking today at the Energy Jobs Summit hosted by The Hill and the American Petroleum Institute, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings stated that the Committee will actively promote new opportunities for both offshore and onshore drilling, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in A... More

Chairman Hastings' Remarks at The Hill/American Petroleum Institute Energy Jobs Summit
Op-Eds and Speeches
Sep 7, 2011 - It’s impossible to turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or go into a local business today without hearing about jobs and government spending – or perhaps a better description would be the lack of jobs and excessive government spending. These are undoubtedly two of the biggest issues currently facing our country and are... More

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed on FOX Nation: Joint Committee Should Look to Job-Creating American Energy, Not Tax Increases for Revenue
Op-Eds and Speeches
Sep 6, 2011 - Joint Committee Should Look to Job-Creating American Energy, Not Tax Increases for Revenue FOX Nation September 6, 2011 By: Chairman Doc Hastings This fall, Washington D.C. will once again attempt to tackle our Nation’s $14 trillion debt that is threatening our economic competitiveness, costing jobs and putting our ch... More

Revenue Sharing Vital for State and Federal Revenue Generation, Key to Increased American Energy Production
Press Release
Jul 27, 2011 - The House Natural Resources Committee today held a Full Committee oversight hearing on “State Perspectives on Offshore Revenue Sharing.” The hearing featured testimony from representatives of coastal states and examined state interest in a fair, equitable revenue sharing plan for offshore revenues. “I believe it’s cruc... More

Chairman Hastings: Congress Has Duty to Act on ESA Reauthorization
Press Release
Jul 27, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after the House passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) amendment offered by Rep. Norm Dicks to the FY 2012 Interior Appropriations bill: “The House worked its will on this particular amendment, yet this conversation highlighted th... More

Hastings: Focus ESA on Species Recovery, Halt Debilitating Lawsuits
Press Release
Jul 27, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following speech on the House floor in opposition to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) amendment offered by Rep. Norm Dicks to the FY 2012 Interior Appropriations bill: “I oppose this amendment and urge its defeat. The Interior Appropriations bill tha... More

Dicks Amendment Would Continue Lawsuit-Driven ESA, Divert Scarce Dollars Away from Actual Species Recovery
Dear Colleagues
Jul 27, 2011 - Dear Colleague, The Interior Appropriations bill that Chairman Simpson has brought to the House Floor prioritizes funding to ensure that core responsibilities and environmental protections are met. When it comes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), this bill focuses funding on the actual recovery of species. It does th... More

After 20 Years, Improvements and Updates Must be Made to the Endangered Species Act
Resourceful Information
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

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