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Chairman Hastings’ Statement on June Unemployment Numbers

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor. “As yet another disappointing jobs report showed unemployment rising to 9.2%, the American people are growing increasingly frustrated with the Obama Administration’s dismal effort to spur job creation. House…

Hastings Praises Subcommittee Passage of Interior Approps Bill

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee passed the FY 2012 spending bill: "This spending bill accomplishes the difficult goal of ending runaway government spending while still providing funding to both protect and harness our nation’s natural resources. By setting…

Chairman Hastings Applauds Alaska Gov. Parnell’s Plan to Increase Energy Production, Calls on Obama Administration to do the Same

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement praising Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan’s plan to offer additional state lands and offshore waters for oil and natural gas exploration: “I applaud Governor Parnell for his active leadership in increasing oil and natural production and setting…

New Study Shows Wide Ranging Affect of High Energy Costs

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The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) released a report today outlining the wide-ranging affect restricted energy development and high energy costs are having on several sectors of the U.S. Economy.  The report also cites energy proposals and policies that would result in more American energy production and increased job creation. Every industry, from agriculture to manufacturing to…

Chairman Hastings Discusses Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and American-made Energy on FOX Business

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On Friday, Chairman Doc Hastings spoke with Eric Bolling on FOX Business about President Obama's surprise decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In reaction to the President’s decision, Chairman Hastings said, “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is intended for situations when there’s a dramatic supply shut down, not to achieve…

Chairman Hastings: Americans Have Every Right to be Skeptical of Obama Administration’s Claims to Improve Energy Production

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency  to address air quality issued associated with onshore oil and natural gas development: “When a…

Obama Administration Taps SPR in Short-term Political Reaction, Ignores Job Creating Potential of New American Energy Production

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In a blatant admission that increasing the world oil supply will affect prices, the Obama Administration today released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). However, the SPR is not a political tool; it is intended for emergency situations when there is a dramatic shortfall in world oil supplies – which is not currently the case. The question must be…

Chairman Hastings: Obama Administration Needs to Permit Expanded American Drilling and Maintain Strategic Reserve for True Emergencies

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced a release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is intended for situations when there’s a dramatic supply shut down, not to achieve short-term political gain. However, this is a clear…

Here We Go Again: Obama Administration Blocks Access To American Energy, Sends Jobs Overseas, Increases Dependence on Foreign Energy

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a six month extension of a ban on uranium mining outside the borders of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. “Today’s announcement by the Obama Administration plunges America even deeper into the depths of dependence on…