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Video Release: Alaskans Discuss Job, Economic Benefits of ANWR Energy Production

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Members of the Alaska House of Representatives recently visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The House will consider the bill this week, which among other provisions, would open less than 3% of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the North Slope to responsible energy production. This small portion of ANWR was…

BUDGET WATCH: President's Budget Shows Declining Revenues from Offshore Drilling

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Facts are stubborn things and the facts in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget regarding future lease sales for offshore energy reflect this President’s true position on expanding offshore energy production. The five year offshore lease plan implemented under the previous Administration is soon to expire and be replaced by President Obama’s new draft five year plan that places a…

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

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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. Meet Committee Member Mike Coffman from Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District. American oil and natural gas production in Colorado directly employs 50,000 people and supports over…

Gov. Sean Parnell: What's the Hold-Up on Alaskan Oil?

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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Valdez, Alaska Finally, some welcome news from Washington: With a bipartisan voice, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 7, the American Energy Infrastructure & Jobs Act. This bill ties energy production to key projects that would generate well-paying jobs sorely needed for our…

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in The Hill: Actions louder than words when it comes to Obama's energy policies

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Actions louder than words when it comes to Obama’s energy policies By House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings The Hill February 8, 2012 Those who heard President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech might have been confused when he got to the energy portion of his remarks. Echoing phrases long used by Republicans, such as “all-of-the-above energy,” the president…

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Follow-up Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the 6-month Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Drilling Moratorium

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Dear Mr. Chairman, This letter responds to your letters dated January 25 and January 31, 2012, requesting additional information regarding the manner in which the scope of peer review was described in the Executive Summary of the Department of the Interior's (Department's) 2010 report entitled "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf" (ISM Report).…

Department of the Interior Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Director Christopher Mansour Follow-up Letter to Chairman Hastings Regarding Request for Specified Documents on the Rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule

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Dear Mr. Chairman, With this letter we are continuing our response to the Committee's general oversight inquiry into the Department of the Interior's ("Department' s") ongoing Stream Protection Rulemaking and to the specific requests made in the Committee's January 25, 2012, letter. This letter provides the Committee documents, information and offers of accommodation responsive to those…