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Chairman Hastings: Transparency of Litigation Settlement Practices Necessary to Prevent Abuse

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2804, the Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act or 2014. “Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this measure, and particularly a portion sponsored by Representative Collins that will ensure transparency of federal…

Chairman Hastings Letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Regarding the SRS Program

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Dear Secretary Vilsack: On January 14, 2013, the Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") held an oversight hearing on the Obama Administration's decision to retroactively apply the FY 2013 sequester to FY 2012 payments made to states under the Secure Rural Schools ("SRS") program and the subsequent decision to demand repayment of a portion of those funds. At that hearing, the…

Video Release: Senate Must Act on Emergency California Drought Legislation

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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3964, the Sacramento - San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, with a bipartisan vote of 229-191. This legislation, sponsored by the entire Republican California delegation, addresses the emergency drought in California by helping to restore some water supplies. Farmers and communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley…

Chairman Hastings: House and Senate Should Work Together on Real Solutions for the American People

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today, pledging to continue to work with the Senate to find common ground and implement real solutions for the problems facing the American people: “Just this week, the House will have considered three measures from the Natural Resources Committee. Two of these were…

Chairman Hastings: The People of San Joaquin Valley Can’t Wait Any Longer For Congress to Act

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act. “Mr. Chairman, the House today is considering H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act. Like California, my Central Washington district is heavily…