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VIDEO RELEASE: Natural Resources Republicans Fight for More American Jobs, More American Energy

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Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the Committee’s work during the first session of the 112th Congress to create jobs and expand access to our own energy and natural resources. Through 115 hearings, Republicans on the Committee conducted rigorous oversight of Obama Administration policies and regulations that will cost jobs and…

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Increased American Energy

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On the heels of President Obama’s own Jobs Council rebuking his Administration’s anti-energy policies, a new poll released this week illustrates overwhelming public support for increased U.S. oil and natural gas production. According to a Harris Interactive poll conducted last December, 70% percent of Americans support increased access to U.S. oil and natural gas. Below are a few other…

Hot Air Alert: White House Claims Support for U.S. Energy Production, Actions Tell an Entirely Different Story

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Today during the White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney attempted to defend the Obama Administration’s dismal energy record when asked about the President’s Jobs Council report that recommends increased energy production on federal lands as a way to create new American jobs: “The fact of the matter is, on oil and gas production, we have higher oil production in this…

President Obama's Jobs Council Echoes House Republicans' Call for Increased American Energy Production

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President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness released their “Road Map to Renewal” report on ideas for job creation. The report cited a number of “all-in” energy policy recommendations in order to create American jobs that bear a striking resemblance to the “all-of-the-above” American Energy Initiative promoted by House Republicans. Specific proposals from the Council include…

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…

Hastings: Obama Administration Once Again Blocks U.S. Energy Production, Costs American Jobs

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement to impose a 20-year ban on uranium mining on one million acres of federal land in Arizona: “The Obama Administration is putting politics above American jobs and American energy security by blocking mining on what is the…

Chairman Hastings Statement on December Jobs Report

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the December jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “It is good news that more jobs were added to the economy last month, however millions of Americans remain unemployed and there is still much more that needs to be done to revive our sluggish economy. House Republicans…

Hastings Calls on Administration to Move Forward with Other Delayed and Canceled Offshore Lease Sales

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Today the Obama Administration’s Interior Department conducted the first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the tragic explosion and oil spill that occurred nearly 20 months ago. With just 17 days left this year, the Administration narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale.

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

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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 Freshman Committee Member Jeff Landry from Louisiana’s Third Congressional District. Rep. Landry’s constituents understand that drilling equals jobs. Since 1947, Louisiana has…