In today’s Washington Times, Stephen Dinan reports that the U.S. Forest Service will spend $2.8 million in forest-fire-fighting money in Washington D.C. – a city with no national forests. Click here to read the article: Forest Fire Funds Aid D.C. Festivals As the West continues to battle catastrophic wildfires that have taken lives, homes and businesses, it is outrageous that the Forest… Read more »

Welcome to our new Natural Resources Republican Blog. We look forward to staying in touch with you here through frequent updates about what is going on in Congress and our committee regarding America’s natural resources. The new site was created to provide you with helpful information in an easy to navigate design. Now you can: Read up on Issues in the Spotlight Learn about… Read more »

Ranking Republican Doc Hastings (R-WA) In August 2008, candidate Obama declared "we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas." Unfortunately, after inauguration, his administration took immediate action in February to prevent offshore drilling by delaying the Mineral Management… Read more »

Ranking Republican Doc Hastings (R-WA) On Monday, Democrat Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released an updated 1,200 page National Energy Tax bill. Unfortunately, the bill continues to contain a variety of measures that will devastate our economy and worsen the recession. In addition to… Read more »

Ranking Republican Doc Hastings (R-WA) Yesterday marked the 100th day since President Obama signed the $787 billion “stimulus” bill — but the Administration still hasn’t delivered transparency or proven how these taxpayer dollars will create new jobs. For example, the Department of Interior recently… Read more »