It’s impossible to turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or go into a local business today without hearing about jobs and government spending – or perhaps a better description would be the lack of jobs and excessive government spending. These are undoubtedly two of the biggest issues currently facing our country and are the cause of worry, anger and frustration for millions of… Read more »

Joint Committee Should Look to Job-Creating American Energy, Not Tax Increases for Revenue FOX Nation September 6, 2011 By: Chairman Doc Hastings This fall, Washington D.C. will once again attempt to tackle our Nation’s $14 trillion debt that is threatening our economic competitiveness, costing jobs and putting our children’s future at risk. While the Budget Control Act passed by… Read more »

Energy in the West key to economic recovery The Denver Post August 5, 2011 By: Reps. Doug Lamborn and Scott Tipton As many Colorado families continue to lose jobs, homes, or even hope for a brighter future, they may not realize that one key to our nation's economic recovery lies right beneath them. Colorado and our Western neighbors are home to vast energy reserves that, if tapped… Read more »

Expedite oil reserve drilling: NPR-A progress requires more than lease sales Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 31, 2011 By Rep. Doc Hastings Last month, I had the opportunity to travel to Alaska to tour energy development projects with Gov. Sean Parnell and Rep. Don Young. We traveled to ConocoPhillips’ Alpine field, where we viewed the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Kaktovik on the… Read more »

America can do ‘big things’ in energy Tuesday, July 12, 2011 The Daily Caller Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings In President Obama’s latest State of the Union Address, he proclaimed that in America, “We do big things.” Yet nothing about this administration’s energy policy (or lack thereof) is “big.” Squandering 30 million barrels of strategic oil that is supposed to… Read more »

The importance of domestic minerals production June 8, 2011 Denver Post Rep. Doc Hastings and Rep. Doug Lamborn Have you ever stopped to think about what allows your cell phone battery to keep a charge or how a hybrid vehicle can combine a gasoline engine and battery power to yield 51 miles per gallon? These and countless other advanced technologies share a common ingredient that… Read more »

Hastings: Obama’s Stance Hurts American Energy May 4, 2011 Roll Call Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings With gasoline prices quickly surging to $4 per gallon and beyond, pinching the pockets of families and business across the country, it’s no surprise that gasoline has become a regular talking point in President Barack Obama’s stump speech. Yet instead of offering… Read more »

Getting the Gulf Coast back to work April 2, 2011 The Times-Picayune Op-Ed By Rep. Doc Hastings As gasoline prices continue to surge towards $4 a gallon and unemployment lingers near 9 percent, Americans are seeing the consequences of the Obama administration's policies that have prevented access to our own American energy sources. Despite President Obama's talk of increasing… Read more »

Regulations stifle drilling, push gas prices up at pump February 15, 2011 The Hill Rep. Doc Hastings, Chairman House Natural Resources Committee Americans across the country are facing rising gasoline prices that are squeezing families’ monthly budgets and businesses’ ability to prosper and create jobs. There’s a growing anxiety that, like the summer of 2008, prices will once again… Read more »

Egyptian political unrest highlights need for more American energy production Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings The Daily Caller February 8, 2011 1:56 PM Last week, the price of oil broke $100 a barrel for the first time since 2008, due in part to the political unrest in Egypt. As gasoline prices rise, Americans are reminded that the consequences of this unrest are… Read more »