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Get the Facts on the President’s State of the Union Energy Claims

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President Obama: “You can see the results of last year’s investment in clean energy – in the North Carolina company that will create 1200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries; or in the California business that will put 1,000 people to work making solar panels.” While the government spends millions of dollars to create green jobs, they are promoting job-killing…

VIDEO RELEASE: Less Talk and More Action Needed from Administration to Create New Energy Jobs

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Last night during the State of the Union address, President Obama once again stressed the need for comprehensive energy legislation. Unfortunately, we’ve heard that line before…Despite all their talk, the Obama Administration has repeatedly taken steps to block American energy production and job creation. Republicans on the House Natural Resources released a new web video today…

Hastings Statement on the President’s State of the Union Address

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement tonight following President Obama’s State of the Union address: “For the past year, we have heard the President and his Administration talk about the need to create jobs, grow the economy and pursue comprehensive energy legislation. However, their actions tell an entirely different…

Republican Congressmen Blast Administration’s Misleading Announcement on Water Delivery to San Joaquin Valley Farmers

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Today, Republican Members from California and the House Natural Resources Committee criticized Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar for his misleading announcement yesterday that his Department is taking “additional steps” to provide relief to California’s San Joaquin Valley farmers who are suffering from a man-made regulatory drought. The Department of the Interior announced that it…

Hastings Statement on Passage of the Castle Nugent Historic Site Establishment Act

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement following passage of H.R. 3726, a bill to establish the Castle Nugent Historic Site on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands: “Today, the Democrat Majority tossed fiscal discipline out the window by passing a bill to spend $50 million on a new park in the Caribbean. To say that this Democrat…

Actions Speak Louder than Words at U.S. Interior Department

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.bullet { LIST-STYLE-IMAGE: url(/UploadedPhotos/HighResolution/24715874-45fd-4a8e-b9b6-0e12a18eff1b.jpg) } Exactly one year ago today, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered his first speech to Department employees, outlining his vision for the future of the agency. Unfortunately, Secretary Salazar’s rhetoric stands in stark contrast to…

Hastings to Introduce Cabin Fee Fairness Legislation

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) announced that he will introduce legislation to address volatile yearly fees for families who own cabins in our National Forests. The bill would establish a fair fee-setting system that would institute a tiered yearly fee structure based on current appraisals and tied to increases in inflation. The new…

In Case You Missed It - USA Today: Our view on alternative power: Cape Wind battles reflect lack of energy seriousness

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Our view on alternative power: Cape Wind battles reflect lack of energy seriousness Approve project. NIMBY politics only feeds fossil fuel dependence. USA Today Editorial January 11, 2010 The steady winds that blow along the nation's coastlines are an untapped energy resource that could reduce the need for coal, oil and natural gas. In fact, one group proposed placing enough windmills…

Hastings: President Pushes Just Green Jobs, but Americans Need ALL Energy Jobs

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In response to the Department of Labor’s report that 85,000 jobs were lost in December and the national employment rate remains at 10-percent, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today in advance of the President’s announcement of government funding to help create green jobs: “President Obama is responding to today’s…

Hastings Statement on Administration’s Decision to Force New Rules to Delay Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement today that the Department of Interior will implement numerous new hurdles to the leasing and development of new oil and gas on federal lands: “Evidently creating new energy jobs was not one of President Obama’s New Year’s resolutions. If it…