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Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution directing certain committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations and their effect on jobs and economic growth. “Gasoline prices are rising and we have near…

Reid-Boxer Omnibus Filled with a Hundred Bills, Billions of Dollars in New Spending

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Barbara Boxer are moving forward with their plan to pass a massive land, wildlife and water omnibus package in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. This colossal bill will cost billions of dollars and include over a hundred measures that will create new spending programs, cost jobs, harm our economy, expand the power of the EPA,…

Hastings: ‘Reid-Boxer Omnibus needs to be blocked, shelved or defeated'

| Posted in Press Release

Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced intentions to pass a public lands and waterways omnibus bill crafted by himself and Senator Barbara Boxer during the final days of the lame-duck Democrat Congress:

Arizona Daily Star: Another Deadly Shooting on Federal Lands Along the Southern Border

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was shot and killed Tuesday night by bandits near Rio Rico, Arizona. Sources have confirmed that the shooting occurred on federal lands in the Coronado National Forest. This is the latest violent crime to occur on federal areas along the U.S. border where environmental policies, enforced by…

Hastings Blasts Lame Duck Democrats’ Attempt to Push Through Massive Omnibus Package

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement following reports of a potential omnibus lands, wildlife and waterways package being developed in the U.S. Senate: “Somewhere in the Senate, Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer are secretly constructing a Frankenstein omnibus of bills from three separate Committees.  Democrat leaders are…

What Americans Should Know on National Public Lands Day

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Tomorrow is National Public Lands Day—a day that should be celebrated with family trips to all of our public lands.  Unfortunately, safe family trips to some of our public lands on the southern and northern border are impossible. Most Americans don’t realize that many of our public lands along both the northern and southern U.S. borders are being destroyed due to environmental…

Ranking Member Hastings Statement on House Republicans “Pledge to America”

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled “A Pledge to America,” a new governing agenda built by listening to the American people that offers immediate solutions to create jobs, cut spending, reform Congress, and keep our nation secure. “The principles outlined in ‘A Pledge to America’ draw a…

Republicans Request Full Committee Hearing on Dangerous Federal Lands Near Southern Border

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Today, all 20 Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) highlighting the recent violence and increase of criminal activities on public lands near the U.S.-Mexico border.  The letter cites many media accounts of violence, crime and other illegal activities and asks for a Full Committee hearing to examine potential causes and…

VIDEO RELEASE: Dangers on the U.S. Border

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Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the crime, violence and environmental damage taking place on federal lands along the U.S. border.  Environmental regulations, enforced by the Department of the Interior, are hindering U.S. Border Patrol’s efforts to effectively secure these areas.  As a result, these public lands…

FOX 10 News: A Rancher’s Personal Battle

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A Rancher’s Personal Battle July 19, 2010 KSAZ Fox 10 News John Hook Click here to watch DOUGLAS, Ariz. - This Arizona rancher is on the front lines of the border battle, living not far from a nearly non-existent border fence east of Douglas in the southeastern part of the state. This Arizona rancher is on the front lines of the border battle, living not far from a nearly…