Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding his support for the American Energy Act. Hastings, a cosponsor of the legislation, said:
“American families across our country are struggling to pay their energy bills and find good jobs during a serious recession. However, instead of proposing a positive solution to… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings praised Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn for introducing The PIONEER Act (The Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next Generation of Environment, Energy, and Resource Security Act), H.R. 2540, to expand production of oil shale, one of our country’s most viable new energy sources. Ranking Member… Read more »
Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA):
“Expressed ‘strong support’ for a major oil and gas title from House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), but both acknowledged it may move separately rather than as part of the Democratic energy and climate bill.”
She also said:
"We need to increase domestic production in a manner that he suggests in the… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings issued the following statement regarding H.R. 31, the Lumbee Recognition Act:
“Until the Democrat Leadership arm-twisted enough of their members to change their votes, a majority of the House voted for my amendment to ensure the Secretary of the Interior verifies that members of the Lumbee tribe are the descendents of… Read more »
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Background:
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he expects President Obama will talk to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia about rising oil prices:
Q: Robert, oil prices hit $68 a barrel today -- very substantially up in recent weeks. When the President goes to Saudi Arabia, is [he] going to talk to King Abdullah about that? Is he… Read more »
As the Administration celebrates the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings sent the attached letter to Dr. Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), to request that the Department of the Interior provide greater transparency regarding FWS stimulus projects.
In his letter,… Read more »
Responding to a request from Natural Resource Committee Republicans, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing today on “The Future of the Forest Economy” - specifically the Quincy Library Group (QLG) plan.
Unfortunately, reckless lawsuits have stopped implementation of common sense plans like the QLG and have led to devastating job… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) spoke on the House floor today urging Members to restore Americans’ Second Amendment rights on federal lands. Full video and text of the speech, as prepared for delivery, follows:
Click here to watch the floor speech
“Mr. Speaker, since January, House Republicans have simply asked the Democrat Majority for a chance… Read more »
Advocates of gun rights are poised for a victory
By Carl Hulse
New York Times
May 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president.
To the frustration and discouragement of many Democrats, House and Senate lawmakers and aides say it now appears likely that President Obama will this week sign into… Read more »
Today, the Rural America Solutions Group held a press conference on Capitol Hill to highlight the negative impacts of the Democrats’ national energy tax legislation on rural America. This national energy tax, under consideration this week by the Energy and Commerce Committee, would disproportionately spike rural American energy bills, harm agriculture production and threaten small… Read more »
