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Statement from Chairman Hastings on the President’s Address

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress: “While I believe there are areas where Congressional Republicans can work with the President to create new jobs, I was disappointed that the President missed this opportunity to address the need for increased American energy…

Chairman Hastings Offers 10 Ideas to Create New American Energy Jobs

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In advance of President Obama’s speech, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following opening statement at today’s Full Committee hearing, offering 10 specific ideas to create new American energy jobs: “Later this evening, President Obama will appear before a joint session of Congress to once again give a speech on jobs and our economy. With…

Chairman Hastings: American Energy Production Presents Best Opportunity to Raise Revenue, Create Jobs

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Speaking today at the Energy Jobs Summit hosted by The Hill and the American Petroleum Institute, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings stated that the Committee will actively promote new opportunities for both offshore and onshore drilling, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. Hastings recommended that the Joint Committee on Deficit…

Chairman Hastings' Remarks at The Hill/American Petroleum Institute Energy Jobs Summit

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It’s impossible to turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or go into a local business today without hearing about jobs and government spending – or perhaps a better description would be the lack of jobs and excessive government spending. These are undoubtedly two of the biggest issues currently facing our country and are the cause of worry, anger and frustration for millions of…

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed on FOX Nation: Joint Committee Should Look to Job-Creating American Energy, Not Tax Increases for Revenue

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Joint Committee Should Look to Job-Creating American Energy, Not Tax Increases for Revenue FOX Nation September 6, 2011 By: Chairman Doc Hastings This fall, Washington D.C. will once again attempt to tackle our Nation’s $14 trillion debt that is threatening our economic competitiveness, costing jobs and putting our children’s future at risk. While the Budget Control Act passed by…

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on August Job Numbers

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released the August jobs report. “There’s no question that the failed policies of the Obama Administration are slowing economic recovery and preventing Americans from getting back to work. Mounds of red tape, burdensome regulations, and threats of tax…

Full Committee Oversight Hearings to Examine Job Creation Opportunities From American Energy Production

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During September, the Natural Resources Committee will hold two Full Committee oversight hearings on harnessing American energy resources to create new American jobs. Both hearings will explore opportunities for job creation through new and expanded energy and mineral production and also review Obama Administration regulations and policies that have locked-up America’ s vast natural…

Delays By Obama Administration in Oil Shale Production Hinder Job Creation, Economic Growth

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight field hearing in Grand Junction, Colorado entitled “American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil Shale, the Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.” U.S. oil shale has the potential to create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, lower energy costs and strengthen our national security by reducing our…

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on July Jobs Numbers

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released their July jobs report, announcing unemployment is still above 9% nationwide. “The economy has shed nearly 2 million jobs since the Democrats’ failed ‘stimulus’ became law, yet President Obama’s only answer to job creation is more regulation, spending…

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Expedite oil reserve drilling: NPR-A progress requires more than lease sales

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Expedite oil reserve drilling: NPR-A progress requires more than lease sales Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 31, 2011 By Rep. Doc Hastings Last month, I had the opportunity to travel to Alaska to tour energy development projects with Gov. Sean Parnell and Rep. Don Young. We traveled to ConocoPhillips’ Alpine field, where we viewed the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Kaktovik on the…