The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources today held a field hearing in Charleston, West Virginia on the Obama Administration’s Office of Surface Mining, Enforcement and Regulation’s (OSM) onerous and job threatening rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone Rule. Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) was joined by Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) and Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (WV-02) at the… Read more »

House Natural Resource Committee Chairman Doc Hastings announced that tomorrow’s Full Committee oversight hearing on the final report of the BOEMRE/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) will be postponed until October 6, 2011 due to the Obama Administration’s last-minute refusal to allow investigation team members to testify. “It took far too long for the final report to be… Read more »

Today, during a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction,” Members of the Committee will hear testimony from a number of local Alaskans who would be directly impacted by increased American energy production, job creation and economic growth with the opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Below are excerpts from their testimony as they… Read more »

Hastings: Don’t Overlook Energy’s Potential By Rep. Doc Hastings Special to Roll Call Sept. 16, 2011, 10:12 a.m. Earlier this month, President Barack Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress about our country’s job crisis. House Republicans are ready and willing to work with the president on common-sense policies to jump-start our economy, and it’s encouraging to see the president… Read more »

On Wednesday, September 21st, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction.” Last week, Chairman Doc Hastings announced plans to recommend increased offshore and onshore drilling – including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska - to the Joint Select Committee as a way to help reach their… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »