House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled “A Pledge to America,” a new governing agenda built by listening to the American people that offers immediate solutions to create jobs, cut spending, reform Congress, and keep our nation secure.
“The principles outlined in ‘A Pledge to America’ draw a… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 6107, the American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Firm Power Customer Protection and Government Accountability Act of 2010.
The bill, sponsored by Ranking Committee Republican Doc Hastings (WA-04), would eliminate the taxpayer bailout provision included in the “stimulus bill” that gave… Read more »
Today, all 20 Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) highlighting the recent violence and increase of criminal activities on public lands near the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter cites many media accounts of violence, crime and other illegal activities and asks for a Full Committee hearing to examine potential causes and… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement on today’s report by Louisiana State University Endowed Chair of Banking and economist Dr. Joseph R. Mason on the economic impacts of President Obama’s proposed tax increases on oil and gas. The report concluded that the President’s proposed tax hikes will cost over 154,000 jobs by 2011,… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) consideration of a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to ban all lead ammunition:
“This potential ban on lead bullets is another massive power grab by the EPA and the latest example of the Obama Administration’s… Read more »
Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the crime, violence and environmental damage taking place on federal lands along the U.S. border. Environmental regulations, enforced by the Department of the Interior, are hindering U.S. Border Patrol’s efforts to effectively secure these areas. As a result, these public lands… Read more »
On Friday, the House of Representatives debated the CLEAR Act (HR 3534), which included taking a vote on Rep. Charlie Melancon’s (D-LA) amendment to supposedly end the deepwater drilling moratorium. As word gets out that this amendment won’t actually lift the Obama Administration’s job-killing moratorium, Rep. Melancon is scrambling to explain his actions.
Here are five facts about Rep.… Read more »
Just as predicted, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Democrats have decided to skip town without even voting on an oil spill response bill, leaving their House Democrat colleagues to defend their recent vote on the job-killing, new-$22-billion-energy-tax-imposing CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534) during the August recess. This is just another example of House Democrat leadership forcing… Read more »
Today during floor debate on the CLEAR Act, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) emphasized the lost jobs, increased spending and higher taxes that would result from passage of the bill. He also questioned why an “oil spill response bill” would include a $22 billion energy tax and $30 billion in spending if BP is 100% accountable for paying for the… Read more »
Today, during a Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee hearing on “Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects for Expanding Low Impact and Affordable Hydropower Generation in the West,” Republicans highlighted the necessity of protecting existing hydropower resources and making it an essential part of an all-of-the-above energy plan.
Hydropower is a clean, renewable, non-emitting… Read more »
