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. Mark Amodei (NV-02). He represents the third largest district based on land area in the nation. The district is abundant in natural resources and contains nearly 80% of all gold in the United States. Nevada’s second congressional district has a long history of mineral and metal mining, which directly ... Read More »
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 the department’s four marketing administrations. In a letter Wednesday to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Hastings and McClintock cite a DOE inspector general report, released Monday, that described mismanagement on a $161 million transmission loan to Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. The law... Read More »
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. Watch Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discuss his district, the 5th District of Pennsylvania, one of the most rural districts on the East Coast. His district encompasses 22% of the state’s landmass and is abundant in natural resources, including one of the world’s largest natural gas fields, which has created hundreds of thousands of jobs and generate billions in economic activity. Learn more abou... Read More »
With Twitter, we the people have the unique opportunity to immediate and sometimes behind-the-scenes access to our elected officials as events unfold on Capitol Hill and around the country. Today, Chairman Doc Hastings’ press office joined Twitter. Follow him at @DocHastings And get the latest tweets from Natural Resources Committee Republicans, including their solutions for creating jobs, expanding American energy production, lowering energy costs and growing our economy. Click here for more ways to connect with the Committee online. We hope you find the information useful and retweet to your... Read More »
American Clean Energy Resources Trust American Supply Association Americans for Limited Government Americans for Prosperity Arizona Chamber of Commerce Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Arizona Manufacturers Council Arizona Rock Products Association Associated General Contractors of America Harrison Talgo, Former Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Councilman Let Freedom Ring Mayor Michael Hing, Town of Superior Michael Pastor, Chairman, Gila County Board of Supervisors National Association of Manufacturers National Federation of Independent... Read More »
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. Scott Tipton (CO-03). His district spans the Colorado Rocky Mountains, which includes abundant energy resources like natural gas, clean coal, wind and hydropower. Watch Rep. Tipton discuss his bill, H.R. 2842, The Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. H.R. 2842... Read More »
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 Resources Committee Member Offices regarding process for making recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Read More »
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). His district spans five counties in California’s Central Valley and suffers from some of the highest unemployment in the nation. Watch Rep. Denham discuss his bipartisan bill, H.R. 1604, which would provide an investment in California’s infrastructure to store and transport one of... Read More »
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. Watch Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-01) discuss his bill, H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, which opens up the world’s third largest undeveloped copper resource while paving the way for the creation of over 3,000 jobs and over $61 billion in total economic impact. Click here to learn more about what the Natural Resources Committee is doing to increase America’s econ... Read More »
Chairman Hastings often speaks of direct and indirect job creation associated with increased American energy production. On Thursday, September 29, a prime example of this type of job creation came from Exxon Mobil with welcomed applause from hardworking Pennsylvania shipbuilders. Exxon announced the construction of two new “Liberty Class” tankers that will be used to transport Alaska North Slope crude oil to refineries on the West Coast and built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The construction of these two new state of the art vessels will create more than 1,000 direct jobs in Pennsylvania an... Read More »
