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Hastings & Lamborn Statements on Interior Department’s RD&D Oil Shale Lease Program
Press Release
Oct 20, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statements today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement regarding a new round of Research, Demonstration and Development (RD&D) leas... More

Hastings Issues Statement Regarding Biden Event on Green Jobs
Press Release
Oct 19, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Administration's green jobs event: "Today, the Obama Administration is holding another high-level event to unveil a report about its efforts to create green jobs. Unfortunately, away from the spot... More

Secretary Vilsack Letter to Rep. Hastings Regarding Forest Service American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Letters
Oct 19, 2009 - Secretary Vilsack Letter to Rep. Hastings Regarding Forest Service American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) More

Setting the Record Straight on the NYT Editorial
Press Release
Oct 16, 2009 - Earlier this week, the New York Times wrote an editorial regarding the Obama Administration’s recent decision to block energy development in Utah and its upcoming decision regarding offshore drilling on America’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Unfortunately, the piece was so misleading that a simple letter to the edito... More

Missing the Forests for the Trees
Blog
Oct 15, 2009 - Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an interesting article titled, “Aspen Trees Die Across the West” which notes that “perhaps a combination of factors -- is killing hundreds of thousands of acres of the trees from Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and into Canada, according to the U.S. gov... More

Hot Air Alert: When Democrat Rhetoric and Reality Collide on Job Creation
Hot Air Alert
Oct 15, 2009 - Yesterday, while promoting his $787 billion ‘stimulus’ bill, President Obama said: “We're going to continue to explore each and every avenue* that I can think of that will lead to job creation and economic growth." The President’s quote should really include a fine print disclaimer at the bottom that says: *The phrase ... More

Hastings Opposes Democrat Leaders’ Misplaced Priorities, Calls for Relief for San Joaquin Valley Farmers and Families
Floor Statements
Oct 15, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following speech regarding the Bay Area Regional Water Program Recycling Act of 2009 (H.R. 2442). While Ranking Member Hastings supports water recycling, he believes that Democrat Congressional leaders should use this bill to als... More

Another Postcard from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
Press Release
Oct 14, 2009 - Click to enlarge Background: A Postcard from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, June 2, 2009. On October 9, 2009 the White House announced that President Obama and Cabinet Members will travel to New Orleans on Thursday, October 15. In August, the Wall Street Journal reported that “the U.S. is going to lend billions of ... More

Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding Forest Fire Money Being Spent in Washington, D.C.
Letters
Oct 9, 2009 - Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding Forest Fire Money Being Spent in Washington, D.C. More

Hastings Statement on the Administration’s Decision to Further Delay Energy Production and Job Creation in Utah
Press Release
Oct 8, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement that only 17 out of 77 parcels of land in Utah will be leased for oil and gas production: “With unemployment near 10 percent, it’s astounding that t... More

Republican Views on H.R. 2499, the "Puerto Rico Democracy Act"
Committee Reports
Oct 8, 2009 - Republican Views on H.R. 2499, the "Puerto Rico Democracy Act" More

Republican Views on H.R. 2806, "to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and North Casades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness"
Committee Reports
Oct 8, 2009 - Republican Views on H.R. 2806, "to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and North Casades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness" More

Hastings Highlights the Need for an All-of-the-Above Energy Plan on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Press Release
Oct 7, 2009 - Click here to watch Highlights: The Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy on All-of-the-Above Energy Development “After Americans experienced four dollar gasoline last summer, there was a larger understanding that we need to utilize the resources we have here within our country -- namely, the Outer Continental Shelf and fe... More

E&E Daily: One year later, GOP pushes federal leasing plans
In Case You Missed It
Oct 2, 2009 - One year later, GOP pushes federal leasing plans 10/2/2009 Ben Geman, E&E News Republicans and oil industry groups are using the one year mark of last year's offshore drilling ban expiration to push for wider leasing in federal waters, alleging the Obama administration is delaying access to potentially large U.S. reser... More

Hastings Statement on October Unemployment Report
Press Release
Oct 2, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s report that the U.S. economy lost nearly 263,000 jobs in September, raising the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent: “Unemployment in parts of the U.S. energy sector, including ... More

Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Elimination of the Royalty In Kind Program
Letters
Oct 2, 2009 - Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Elimination of the Royalty In Kind Program More

Utah Congressional Delegation Expresses Bipartisan Opposition to America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
Press Release
Oct 1, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Ranking Member Doc Hastings joined the entire Utah Congressional delegation in opposing the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1925) – a bill that would lock up 9.5 million acres of land in Utah and block energy development, job creation and public land access. Of the 146 cos... More

Rahall, Hastings Bill Would Help Complete Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center
Press Release
Oct 1, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) and Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide an extended time frame to complete the construction of an underground visitor and education center near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Memorial) on the National Mall... More

Ranking Member Hastings Marks Energy Freedom Day on Heritage.com
Op-Eds and Speeches
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

Natural Resources Committee Members Highlight American Energy Freedom Day
Blog
Oct 1, 2009 - On October 1, 2008 Congress lifted the decades long ban on offshore drilling on the U.S. Outer Contented Shelf (OCS). Unfortunately, one year later, Americans are still waiting for expanded oil and gas production. Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee marked today’s anniversary by calling on the Obama Ad... More

Out-of-State Democrats Push Bill to Lock Up More Utah Land
Resourceful Information
Sep 30, 2009 - Of the 136 cosponsors, not a single one is from Utah On Thursday, October 1, 2009, the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee will hold a hearing on America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1925), a bill to establish 9.5 million acres of wilderness land in Utah. This is the latest attempt by Dem... More

Hastings Statement on Kerry-Boxer National Energy Tax
Press Release
Sep 30, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the National Energy Tax legislation introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA): “Since the House passed the National Energy Tax bill in June and sent it to the Senate, Ame... More

Hastings Statement on Draft Klamath Dam Removal Proposal
Press Release
Sep 30, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the announcement of a draft Klamath dam removal agreement that could potentially cost $450 million: “Congress needs to ask some real hard questions on why federal taxpayers should be footing any of the b... More

Republican Views on H.R. 905, the "Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act"
Committee Reports
Sep 29, 2009 - Republican Views on H.R. 905, the "Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act" More

Republicans Send Message to Obama Administration: Stop Delaying Offshore Drilling and Creation of New Energy Jobs
Resourceful Information
Sep 25, 2009 - On September 23rd, Austan Goolsbee, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist for the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, told the Washington Post: “It’s a tough spot to be an economic adviser now, because every time you see the president and chief of staff, their thing is kind of ‘What... More

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