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Chairman Hastings Joins Speaker Boehner in Announcing American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Bill

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after joining House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican Members at a press conference today to highlight the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act – a bill to be introduced in the coming weeks that would link new American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects: “For…

Committee Approves Amendment to Keep OSM and BLM Separate, Independent Agencies

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Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved an amendment by voice vote, to H.R. 3404, offered by Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06). The amendment was a rejection of the Obama Administration’s recently announced intentions to merge the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Specifically, the amendment keeps OSM and BLM…

Onerous Regulatory Actions Stifle Economic Viability, Jobs, Access to National Forests

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Today, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on, “Forest Service Regulatory Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation: Proposed Planning Rule, Special-use Permits, and Travel Management.” At the hearing, Members heard about the devastating impacts of the Forest Service’s regulatory actions affecting management, multiple-use and…

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Amodei

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02). He represents the third largest district based on land area in the…

Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Four Bills to Expand American Energy Production, Create New American Jobs

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On Friday, November 18, 2011, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing on four bills to expand American onshore and offshore energy production and create new American jobs. The hearing will include the American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to be introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and the Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to be…

Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to be Introduced

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Rep. Don Young (AK-at large) announced plans to introduce the Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for future energy production and job creation. The measure will be part of the energy and infrastructure jobs bill announced by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)…

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Thompson

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. Watch Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discuss his district, the 5th District of Pennsylvania, one of the most rural districts on the East Coast. His district encompasses 22% of the state’s…

Chairman Hastings Statement on October Jobs Report

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the October jobs report was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The job numbers released today are hardly encouraging to the thousands and thousands of people still struggling to find work. While President Obama has been campaigning around the country, pushing a new so-called…

Witnesses Testify on Importance of American Uranium Production

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Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on four bills including H.R. 3155, the “Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011.” Introduced by Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02), H.R. 3155 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from banning uranium mining on 1 million acres outside the borders of the Grand Canyon National…

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on President Obama’s Fort Monroe Monument Designation

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate part of Fort Monroe as a National Monument: “In contrast to prior uses of the Antiquities Act that were done unilaterally and in the dark of night, this national…