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New Study Shows Impact of Permitting Slowdown in the Gulf

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Quest Offshore Resources, Inc. has released a study highlighting the economic consequences of the slowdown of deepwater and shallow water permitting in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the study, the Administration’s de facto moratorium has cost Americans tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and billions of dollars of domestic economic activity. It has also dramatically decreased…

New Year, same tricks for Obama Administration's job destroying energy policies

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We’re not quite half way through the first month of 2012 and the Obama Administration is already up to their old tricks, playing fast and loose with the facts surrounding their job destroying energy policies. Today, the Department of the Interior sent around a misleading press release to fool the public into believing the Administration is increasing American oil and gas production…

Chairman Hastings Statement on November Jobs Report

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the November jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “At a time when the American people have suffered under at least a 9 percent unemployment rate for 33 months, any job creation is positive and a step in the right direction. While any job is a good job for Americans who…

Increased American Energy Production Will Create Millions of Jobs, Generate Billions of Revenue for Infrastructure Improvements

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on three energy bills that will be a part of Speaker Boehner’s American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to create new jobs, increase American energy production and fund our aging infrastructure: H.R. 3410, the Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3407, 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)…

House Committee on Natural Resources Final Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Co-Chairs Hensarling and Murray

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Dear Co-Chairs Hensarling and Murray: The Natural Resources Committee is committed to addressing our Nation's record debt and deficit levels and doing its part to contribute to the Joint Select Committee's efforts to cut at least $1.5 trillion in federal govemment spending from Fiscal Year 2012 to Fiscal Year 2021. Our growing debt stands in the way of long-term job creation and our…

Committee Passes Three Bills to Create Jobs and Increase American Energy Production

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The Full Natural Resources Committee today passed three bills—H.R. 2842, H.R. 2360 and H.R. 2752—to create jobs, produce more American made energy and advance House Republicans' all-of-the-above American Energy Initiative. “Republicans are committed to increasing the use of America’s abundant energy resources to create jobs and grow the economy. These three commonsense measures protect…

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in Roll Call: Don't Overlook Energy's Potential

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Hastings: Don’t Overlook Energy’s Potential By Rep. Doc Hastings Special to Roll Call Sept. 16, 2011, 10:12 a.m. Earlier this month, President Barack Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress about our country’s job crisis. House Republicans are ready and willing to work with the president on common-sense policies to jump-start our economy, and it’s encouraging to see the president…

Full Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on ANWR’s Potential to Raise Revenue, Create Jobs

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On Wednesday, September 21st, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction.” Last week, Chairman Doc Hastings announced plans to recommend increased offshore and onshore drilling – including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska - to the Joint Select Committee as a way to help reach their…