Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement in advance of President Obama’s speech regarding his energy plan:
“Today, President Obama will deliver remarks regarding his ‘comprehensive energy plan.’ In light of the recent federal court ruling that vacated the existing five-year offshore drilling plan, it is more important… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) called upon Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to defend the Department of the Interior’s rule that protects Americans’ Second Amendment rights on public lands and wildlife refuges:
“This is a real test of the Administration’s commitment to honoring Americans’ Second Amendment rights and the clock is… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (CA-49) sent the attached letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to express their concerns about the Department of the Interior’s recent actions to limit the public comment process regarding offshore energy development on… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement about the Interior Department’s series of public meetings regarding energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The first of four meetings is being held today in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“These public meetings will provide the American people with the perfect… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior’s report regarding Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy resources:
“Since Secretary Salazar announced in February the unilateral extension of the OCS moratoria, the Department of the Interior has taken several steps to make it appear as… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement regarding the all-of-the above energy plan contained in the Republican budget alternative:
“It’s practically impossible for Americans to turn on their televisions without learning of another attempt by the federal government to tax massive amounts of their hard-earned money. Soon,… Read more »
Ranking Member Doc Hastings, along with Representatives Devin Nunes, Tom McClintock, Kevin McCarthy, Ken Calvert and George Radanovich, hold a press conference to highlight the man-made California drought and policies that provide water for fish (like the three-inch smelt shown above), but not… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act, H.R. 1404):
“I’m pleased that members from both sides of the aisle came together today to support a good piece of legislation that resolves some of the accounting… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today delivered remarks on the House floor urging Members to vote NO on the Previous Question on the Rule for the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act so that the House can vote to restore Americans’ Second Amendment rights on federal lands that were struck down last Thursday by Washington, D.C.-based federal judge).
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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today following passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act:
“After using every legislative trick in their procedural playbook, Democrat leaders finally managed today to pass a $10 billion, 1200-page bill without fair and open Congressional review. The appalling lack of… Read more »
