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 »
Regulators’ Report Warns Of Econ Harm From US Oil Ban
2/15/10, 6:30 PM
Wall Street Journal
Ian Talley
WASHINGTON --The U.S. economy could lose trillions of dollars in income and see oil imports increase if the Obama administration maintains a moratorium on domestic petroleum development in closed areas, a new report warns.
The study was co-commissioned by the National Association… 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 »
Tracking Your Taxes: Park Pork?
February 9, 2010, 12:05 PM ET
FOX News Live Shots Blog
William La Jeunesse
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If you are hoping to visit the newest crown jewel in America's park system chosen by Congress, throw away the car keys and open up your wallet. The 2,900 pristine acres of beachfront property were not cheap -- or even in the United States.
The… 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 »
Shhh: Public Comments Favor Drilling
February 4, 2010, 4:32 PM ET
Wall Street Journal: Washington Wire Blog
Stephen Power
An email last fall from a top Interior Department official indicates public comments ran two-to-one in favor of a Bush administration plan to expand offshore drilling.
The email from Liz Birnbaum, director of the Minerals Management Service which manages the… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor speech today highlighting discrepancies between the President’s rhetoric supporting offshore drilling and his budget that shows declining revenue from new offshore leases:
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“Last week, Americans were encouraged when President Obama mentioned offshore… Read more »
