Today, after the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed that the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 5.5 percent from January to March, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement regarding how the Democrats’ National Energy Tax bill (H.R. 2454) will further decimate America’s economy:
“The news that America’s… Read more »
Ranking Member Hastings highlights the green tabs in the 1,000 page
cap-and-trade bill that mark all the provisions under the jurisdiction
of the House Natural Resources Committee.
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after joining seven other Committee Ranking Members in a press conference to oppose efforts… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA -04) released the following statement regarding the Potential Gas Committee (PGC) year-end 2008 biennial report: Potential Supply of Natural Gas in the United States. The assessment found that the United States has a total natural gas resource base of 1,836 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) and a total available future… Read more »
Today, Republicans at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on the Mountain Pine Beetle called for Congress to take immediate action to address the beetle epidemic that has left much of our Western forests dead and vulnerable to devastating forest fires.
“We have millions of acres of dead and dying timber in the West primarily because it wasn’t harvested and responsibly… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings delivered the following statement today during the Full Committee hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009.
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“Mr. Chairman, thank you for scheduling this hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 sponsored by our good friend from… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding his support for the American Energy Act. Hastings, a cosponsor of the legislation, said:
“American families across our country are struggling to pay their energy bills and find good jobs during a serious recession. However, instead of proposing a positive solution to… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings praised Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn for introducing The PIONEER Act (The Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next Generation of Environment, Energy, and Resource Security Act), H.R. 2540, to expand production of oil shale, one of our country’s most viable new energy sources. Ranking Member… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings issued the following statement regarding H.R. 31, the Lumbee Recognition Act:
“Until the Democrat Leadership arm-twisted enough of their members to change their votes, a majority of the House voted for my amendment to ensure the Secretary of the Interior verifies that members of the Lumbee tribe are the descendents of… Read more »
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Background:
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he expects President Obama will talk to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia about rising oil prices:
Q: Robert, oil prices hit $68 a barrel today -- very substantially up in recent weeks. When the President goes to Saudi Arabia, is [he] going to talk to King Abdullah about that? Is he… Read more »
Responding to a request from Natural Resource Committee Republicans, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing today on “The Future of the Forest Economy” - specifically the Quincy Library Group (QLG) plan.
Unfortunately, reckless lawsuits have stopped implementation of common sense plans like the QLG and have led to devastating job… Read more »
