House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee legislative hearing on two bills (H.R. 3742 and H.R. 3697) to address the Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court decision, which found that the Secretary of the Interior does not have the authority to acquire land in trust for tribes not under federal… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent the following letter to Committee Chairman Nick Rahall objecting to the Democrat Majority attaching reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to Speaker Pelosi’s 1,990-page government takeover of health care.
Text of the letter:
Dear Chairman Rahall:
I’ve read your press release on the fact… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings delivered the following statement today during the Full Committee hearing on the Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act, the Chinook Nation Restoration Act and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act:
“Mr. Chairman, the tribes that would be… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding Chairman Nick Rahall’s decision to postpone consideration of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, at today’s Committee markup:
“Mr. Chairman, I commend you for not calling up H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian recognition bill. I would… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings delivered the following statement today during the Full Committee hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009.
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“Mr. Chairman, thank you for scheduling this hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 sponsored by our good friend from… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings issued the following statement regarding H.R. 31, the Lumbee Recognition Act:
“Until the Democrat Leadership arm-twisted enough of their members to change their votes, a majority of the House voted for my amendment to ensure the Secretary of the Interior verifies that members of the Lumbee tribe are the descendents of… Read more »
