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Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 2: Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal Lands
Press Release
Oct 24, 2012 - Technological advances in the state-regulated practices of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have caused oil and natural production from shale reservoirs on state and private lands to significantly increase over the past four years. Hydraulic fracturing is currently responsible for 30 percent of our domesti... More

Obama Administration American Energy Roadblocks Part 1: Offshore Drilling
Press Release
Oct 23, 2012 - President Obama and his Administration have spent nearly the past four years putting the brakes on new offshore American energy production and job creation. When President Obama was sworn into office in January 2009, nearly all of our offshore areas were newly open to American energy production. This was the result of... More

FWS and NOAA Extend Comment Period on Proposed Revisions to Critical Habitat Economic Impact Analyses
Press Release
Oct 23, 2012 - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) granted a request by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to extend the comment period of the FWS and NOAA Fisheries Proposed Revisions to Critical Habitat Economic Impact Analyses f... More

Committee Report on H.R. 3973, the "Native American Energy Act"
Committee Reports
Oct 23, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-692 More

National Forest Products Week Calls Attention to Need for Active Management of Our Public Lands
Blog
Oct 22, 2012 - President Obama has declared October 21st through October 27th National Forest Products week in appreciation of the sustainable uses of our public lands. The federal government owns over 190 million acres of resource abundant forest lands that provide opportunities for economic development, timber and energy production... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Director Ashe and Administrator Lubchenco Requesting Extension of Comment Period of USFWS and NOAA Fisheries Proposed Revisions to Critical Habitat Economic Impact Analyses
Letters
Oct 19, 2012 - Dear Director Ashe and Administrator Lubchenco: I write regarding your agencies’ recent proposed rule that would make sweeping changes to regulations for analyzing the economic impacts of critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). I understand that the comment period for this proposed rule is... More

OVERSIGHT: Documents Sought from White House on Decision to Impose Offshore Drilling Moratorium in Gulf
Press Release
Oct 17, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew requesting documents and interviews regarding White House officials’ role in the late-night editing of the Interior Department’s Drilling Moratorium Report to make it appear as though the moratorium in th... More

President Obama Confused Between Correlation and Causation of American Energy Production
Press Release
Oct 17, 2012 - “Correlation does not imply causation” is certainly a rule President Obama learned while earning his law degree but something he has all but forgotten when it comes to his Administration’s dismal, job destroying energy policies. President Obama’s failed energy policies might correlate with America’s increase of oil and... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew Requesting Documents on the Imposition of an Offshore Drilling Moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico
Letters
Oct 17, 2012 - Dear Mr. Lew: Upon taking office, President Obama issued a memorandum to Department and Agency heads entitled “Scientific Integrity” that stated: “The public must be able to trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions. Political officials should not suppress or alter scientific or technol... More

More Lip Service From Obama Admininistration to Indian Country: Claims Credit for Issuing Oil Refinery Permit on Project they Delayed for Three Years
Hot Air Alert
Oct 11, 2012 - Whether it’s claiming responsibility for offshore oil and natural gas produced by leases issued under the Clinton and Bush Administrations or trying to take credit for the rise in energy production on private and state lands, the Obama Administration has a lengthy history of patting itself on the back for American ener... More

Documents Sought from Obama Administration Regarding Chu Memo that Could Raise Energy Prices on 40 Million Americans
Press Release
Oct 11, 2012 - As part of the House Natural Resources Committee’s ongoing oversight of Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu’s March 16, 2012 Memorandum (Memo) to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Secretary Chu requesting specific documents and communi... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Chu Requesting Additional Information on the March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations
Letters
Oct 11, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu: The Committee on Natural Resources (“Committee”) is conducting oversight on issues surrounding your March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations (“PMAs”). After two full Committee hearings and a number of congressional letters of concern, it is abundantly clear that there are man... More

Chairman Hastings' Statement on President Obama's Unilateral Designation of the César E. Chávez National Monument
Press Release
Oct 8, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to acquire new property to establish the César E. Chávez National Monument: “Additions to the National Pa... More

Chairman Hastings Statement on September Jobs Report
Press Release
Oct 5, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the September jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “When there are 23 million unemployed or underemployed Americans, it’s always welcome news to see people getting back to work. Unfortunately, staggeringly hi... More

Bipartisan House Tells President Obama to Stop the War on Coal
Press Release
Sep 21, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives, by a bipartisan vote of 233-175 approved H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act, a package of five bills that will help end the Obama Administration’s war on coal that threatens thousands of American jobs and could increase the price of energy on millions of American families and s... More

Chairman Hastings' Statement on President Obama's Chimney Rock Monument Designation
Press Release
Sep 21, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Chimney Rock as a National Monument: “This is truly a face-saving action borne out of Presid... More

Broad Coalition Calls for Passage of Legislation to Stop War on Coal, Lower Energy Costs, Reduce Government Regulation on U.S. Energy
Resourceful Information
Sep 21, 2012 - Organizations representing various interests including agriculture, manufacturing, energy, homebuilding and contracting are joining conservative organizations to call for passage of H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012, a package of five bills that will help end the Obama Administration’s war on coal that th... More

Chairman Hastings: President Obama's War on Coal is Real
Floor Statements
Sep 20, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act: “Mr. Chairman, In his 2008 campaign, President Obama plainly declared the policies he supports would bankrupt American coal production... More

Chairman Hastings' Statement on House Vote on Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
Press Release
Sep 20, 2012 - H.R. 5987, a bill to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, was brought to the House floor today under “suspension of House rules.” This “suspension” process allows for an expedited and abbreviated process for considering and voting on bills. However, in order for a bill to pass under suspension, it ... More

Committee Releases Report on Obama Administration's Job-Destroying Rewrite of Coal Production Regulation
Press Release
Sep 20, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Committee today released a report detailing information uncovered in its more than 18-month ongoing investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a coal production regulation, the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule. The report, entitled “President Obama's Covert and Unorthodox Efforts t... More

Vote Today: Support H.R. 5987, bipartisan bill to designate a Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Dear Colleagues
Sep 20, 2012 - Dear Colleague, I urge your support for a bipartisan bill, H.R. 5987, to designate the Manhattan Project Historical Park. I’m honored to sponsor this bill with the support of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan and Rep. Norm Dicks. The National Park Service and Interior Secretary Salazar have endorsed the establ... More

President Obama's Covert and Unorthodox Efforts to Impose New Regulation on Coal Mining and Destroy American Jobs
Staff Reports
Sep 20, 2012 - President Obama's Covert and Unorthodox Efforts to Impose New Regulation on Coal Mining and Destroy American Jobs More

Rep. Bill Johnson Discusses President Obama's War on Coal on FOX Business
Blog
Sep 19, 2012 - Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-06) joined the show “Money” with Melissa Francis on Fox Business to discuss what House Republicans are doing to fight President Obama’s War on Coal. This week the House will consider H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act, a package of bills to protect thousands of American jobs and U.S. e... More

Hastings, Bishop Urge Dept. of the Interior to Comply with Outstanding Documents Request Concerning Decision to Block U.S. Energy Production
Press Release
Sep 18, 2012 - House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter yesterday to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging the Administration to comply with outstanding requests for documents regarding the Obama Administ... More

Committee Report on H.R. 3319, To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe.
Committee Reports
Sep 18, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-675 More

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