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A Postcard from All-of-the-Above American Energy to President Obama in Seoul, South Korea

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Click to enlarge Background: The Energy Information Administration reports that: “With limited domestic energy resources, South Korea is almost entirely dependent on imports to meet its energy consumption needs.” On November 11th, the White House announced that President Obama would hold a Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth on December 3rd. However, the Associated…

H.R. 2781 Blocks Timber Production, Costing Jobs

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This week, the House will consider H.R. 2781, a bill to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the Wild and Scenic River Systems. As with all wild and scenic rivers, this designation could prevent full recreation use and economic development on this land, as well as potentially impact neighboring private property. Such designations preclude the ability to make…

Another Postcard from U.S. Nuclear Energy

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Click to enlarge Background: On Thursday, November 12th, President Obama departed for a tour of Asia that includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. Press briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes; National Security Council Senior Director for East Asian Affairs, Jeffery Bader; and Deputy…

President Obama Travels the World but Leaves U.S. Energy Behind

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On Thursday, President Obama kicks off his tour of Asia, which includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. During his travel, we’ll send out postcards from U.S. Energy sources to President Obama to highlight specific examples of international energy development that should be included in his Administration’s energy strategy. As you can see in the map…

Hastings: “President Obama and Democrats in Congress have repeatedly slammed the door on a wide array of energy jobs”

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s report that the U.S. economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, raising the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent: “Unfortunately, it’s official. Over one in ten Americans are now looking for a job. Today’s report confirms once again that the Democrats’…

Hastings Responds to Vilsack Letter Regarding “Stimulus” Spending

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) responded to a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the Forest Service’s use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. In his response, Hastings requests specific information to his unanswered questions regarding the use of taxpayer dollars, the effectiveness of the ARRA and…

Democrats’ job-killing National Energy Tax bill could raise gasoline 77 cents—change we can’t afford

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Yesterday, Bill Klesse, President & CEO of Valero Energy Corp., testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the Democrats’ job-killing National Energy Tax legislation. He stated that the bill could add 77 cents to each gallon of gasoline. That’s about 30% above today’s prices! This increase will affect every American household across the country. When our…

69 Members Send Bipartisan Letter Urging the President’s Ocean Policy Task Force Not to Block Offshore Energy Development

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06) and 67 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to Nancy Sutley, Chairwoman of the President’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, expressing concerns that the Task Force’s Interim Report is not balanced and could be used to block offshore energy development and job…

Questions for the Pelosi Economic Forum

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This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will host an economic forum on job creation, featuring a panel of economic and financial experts. In advance of this forum, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement and questions: “Without a doubt, energy policy has a tremendous impact our economy. The U.S. energy…

Hastings & Lamborn Statements on Interior Department’s RD&D Oil Shale Lease Program

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statements today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement regarding a new round of Research, Demonstration and Development (RD&D) leases for oil shale: “While the Department claims the changes to the…