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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 "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposals." Remarks as prepared - The Department of the Interior will generate $13.8 billion next…

Chairman John Fleming Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans Oversight Hearing

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Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Power Marketing Administrations and USGS Water Division in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.” Remarks as prepared - Today the Subcommittee on…

Chairman Doug Lamborn Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing

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Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Mission of the U.S. Geological Survey in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.” Remarks as prepared - We are here today to consider the President’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget and…

Obama Administration’s Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Will Marginalize Energy Development On Federal Lands

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Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Department of the Interior released a long-anticipated and highly controversial finalized rule on hydraulic fracturing and well construction on federal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement:  “I disagree with the underlying premise of this duplicative and nonsensical rule.  What this…

Chairman John Fleming Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans Joint Oversight Hearing

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Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal." Remarks as prepared - Good morning.…

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

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Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's joint oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal.” Remarks as prepared - Good morning. Today, the…

States Sidelined by Obama Administration on Stream Buffer Zone Rulemaking

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As it made its way this morning to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) for review, the new Stream Buffer Zone (SBZ) rulemaking came under full scrutiny at the Committee on Natural Resources’ hearing on "Effect of the President’s FY 2016 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit…

Chairman Doug Lamborn Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing

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Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Effect of the President's FY 2016 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit Reduction." Remarks as…

House and Senate Committee Leaders Request Fish and Wildlife Service to Delay Listing Determination on Northern Long-Eared Bat

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House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman James M. Inhofe (R-OK) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe, requesting that the FWS extend the comment period and delay the listing determination for the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) under the Endangered Species Act…

More “No” from the Obama Administration on Offshore Energy Production?

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On March 5, 2015, Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-6) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell about the Administration’s recently released draft five-year (2017-2022) leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that, despite a limited offering of one potential lease sale in the Atlantic, is the lowest number of lease…