House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the December unemployment report:
“It is always encouraging to see more Americans back at work, but with unemployment at 9.4 percent much still needs to be done to help the millions of jobless individuals around the country. The new Republican majority… Read more »
Today House Republicans will make history by live streaming the opening session of the 112th Congress - including the swearing-in ceremony and remarks by Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) - on the Internet. The House will convene and the stream will go live at 12:00 p.m. ET.
House Republican leadership will broadcast the stream live on the Pledge to America Facebook page. The Natural… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) today named subcommittee chairmen for the 112th Congress. He also announced the establishment a new Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution delegates to Congress the power to regulate trade with Indian tribes, and in the House of Representatives the Natural… Read more »
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: Read more »
Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee for the 112th Congress.
“This is a very knowledgeable and talented team of Members, and includes 15 newly-elected Republicans,” said Chairman-elect Hastings. “Each of our Members will play key roles as the Natural Resources Committee begins its work in… Read more »
Committee on public lands is created, Dec. 17, 1805
December 17, 2010
Politico
Andrew Glass
On this day in 1805, the House created a Committee on Public Lands to help manage the vast, newly acquired territory of the Louisiana Purchase. The acquisition in 1803 from Napoleonic France covered all or part of 14 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces — nearly 830,000 square… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the decision to not consolidate energy jurisdiction into one Committee – from Energy and Commerce to Natural Resources:
“The transition from the minority to the majority offered a unique opportunity to consider bold proposals such as consolidating energy jurisdiction into one… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Republican Conference selected him to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee in the 112th Congress:
“I’m honored to have been selected as Chairman and will work hard with my Republican colleagues to serve the American people and address their top priorities. … Read more »
One energy panel better for nation
Rep. Doc Hastings
November 22, 2010
Change is never easy. This is especially true when it comes to the way Congress operates. I fully understood this reality when I proposed that House Republicans consider consolidating energy jurisdiction into a House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
This is a clear, common-sense reform that deserves… Read more »
Read the full Dear Colleague HERE.
CLEAR Act’s $22 Billion Energy Tax Kills American Jobs, Helps Foreign Oil, Costs Taxpayers Billions in Court Fees
The CLEAR Act imposes a new energy tax costing $22 billion over ten years – with the taxes eventually climbing to nearly $3 billion per year. Specifically, it creates a new $2 per barrel of oil and 20 cents per million BTU of natural gas… Read more »
