After House and Senate Committees approved two different versions of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 (Akaka bill) last December, House Democrats have now released another rewritten version of this bill. The House is expected to vote on the latest altered text next week.
Click here to read the rewrite of the Akaka bill.
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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding next week’s possible floor consideration of an unknown version of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009:
“Once again the Democrat majority is writing bills behind closed doors without any contribution or consideration from the minority. When the… Read more »
A recently obtained internal document from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows the Obama Administration is covertly considering designating up to 17 new National Monuments under the Antiquities Act. In addition, it shows that the Administration is also targeting thousands of acres of private land for potential acquisition by the federal government.
The proposed designations and… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the signing agreements related to Klamath water issues:
“As Ranking Republican of the House Natural Resources Committee, I will use all tools available to ensure that Congress vets this proposal in an open and transparent manner.
“I understand the need to resolve divisive… Read more »
Today, on the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Obama Administration’s $787 billion so-called “stimulus” bill, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement noting its failure to create jobs and the lethargic release of funds paid out by the U.S. Interior Department.
“The American people were promised job creation by the… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced new staff in the Committee communications office:
Jill Strait has been promoted to Communications Director for the House Natural Resources Committee, taking over for Emily Lawrimore, who accepted the Communications Director position with Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). Jill previously served as… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) study on the social and economic impacts of prohibiting American energy production on federal lands:
“Today’s report paints a startling picture of what the United States stands to lose if the Obama… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s January jobs report:
“Our economy is still losing jobs and more of the Administration’s job-killing policies will not get it back on track. Immediate steps can be taken today that would put thousands and eventually millions of people back to… Read more »
Last week during his State of the Union address, President Obama talked about “making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development.”
Turns out, this was another case of his rhetoric not matching reality.
In the Presidents’ budget proposal released yesterday, the Administration is anticipating that revenue from new Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statements regarding news reports that only three companies applied for the latest round of Research, Demonstration and Development (RD&D) oil shale leases:
“Last October when Secretary Salazar announced drastic… Read more »
