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Chairman Tom McClintock Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Federal Lands Oversight Hearing

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Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our Nation’s Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests." Remarks as prepared - The Subcommittee on Federal Lands meets today to examine Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our…

Mooney: STREAM Act Fights Back Against Obama Administration’s War on Coal

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on Committee member Rep. Alex Mooney’s (WV-02) bill, H.R. 1644, the “Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (STREAM Act).” At the hearing, Rep. Mooney testified: “People are losing their jobs, and the dignity that comes with work. Our communities are also suffering. Fewer jobs means…

Subcommittee Reviews Litigation Impediments to Forest Health

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the impact of litigation on forest management, the U.S. Forest Service’s response to the growing challenge of litigation, and related impacts upon forest health.  "There is no doubt that litigation has had a profound impact on the Forest Service and subsequently the management and…

Chairman Bishop Opening Statement at the Full Committee Oversight Hearing

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Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) of the Committee on Natural Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "The Obama Administration’s CEQ Recently Revised Draft Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change." Remarks as prepared - This is the first of a series of oversight hearings this Committee will undertake on policies involving…

Bishop: CEQ Draft Guidance Makes A Fool out of NEPA

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Today, the Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing titled "The Obama Administration’s CEQ Recently Revised Draft Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change.”  Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement following the hearing: “The Council Environmental Quality’s draft guidance expands the scope of the National Environmental Policy…

Bishop: Shell Approval to Drill in Arctic Affirms the Safety of Offshore Drilling

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Yesterday, the Department of the Interior gave conditional approval to allow Shell to move forward with developing Alaska’s offshore areas. Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement.   “The Obama Administration’s decision to approve Shell’s exploratory plan is finally a sign of its affirmation of the industry’s safe record in offshore development. Government…

Bishop: Obama Administration “Sneaking Around in the Dark” to Designate Monument

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Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement after a draft revealed the Obama Administration’s plans to unilaterally designate 700,000 acres in Southern Nevada as a national monument, without Congressional or public input.  "The President has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Several years ago, the Obama Administration was caught with a secret…

Committee Advances Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources completed the markup of H.R. 1335, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act,” legislation reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the primary law governing fisheries resources management in the United States.  Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT)…

When the People Fear Their Government, There is Tyranny. When the Government Fears the People, There is Liberty…

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled “Zero Accountability: The Consequences of Politically Driven Science,” during which the subcommittee heard witness testimony on the use of selective science by federal agencies and its impacts on the health, safety and livelihoods of Americans. Subcommittee Chairman Louie Gohmert (R-TX)…

Chairman Louie Gohmert Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing

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Chairman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Zero Accountability: The Consequences of Politically Driven Science." Remarks as prepared - This is the first meeting of the newly established subcommittee on oversight and investigations.  First, I’d like to thank…