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Water and Power Subcommittee to hold Fresno Field Hearing on the Man-Made Drought in California

| Posted in Committee Action

On Monday, April 11, 2011 the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold a field hearing in Fresno, California on “Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought: Time for Congress to Listen and Act.” The hearing will examine federal government policies that have created and contributed to California’s man-made drought and the actions needed to supply the…

Chairman McClintock: We must restore abundance as the cornerstone of our federal water and power policies

| Posted in Press Release

The Subcommittee on Water and Power, held an oversight hearing today to examine the FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock also focused on Reclamation’s wasteful spending and a divergence from its original mission of providing water and power abundance that has resulted in lost jobs and economic hardships for…

Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production

| Posted in Floor Statements

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution directing certain committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations and their effect on jobs and economic growth. “Gasoline prices are rising and we have near…

Chairman Doc Hastings' Interview with the Tribal Business Journal

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Read this recent interview in The Tribal Business Journal where Chairman Doc Hastings answers questions on the establishment of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs and other important Indian and Native issues. The interview below is an excerpt from the Tribal Business Journal February 2011 issue: Q: In General. First,…

Chairman Hastings Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Assignments

| Posted in Press Release

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the subcommittee assignments for the Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee for the 112th Congress. “The Natural Resources Committee has broad jurisdiction that allows our Members to use their individual talents and expertise to work on policies and issues that will help create jobs, grow the…

Hastings Announces Natural Resources Subcommittee Chairs

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) today named subcommittee chairmen for the 112th Congress. He also announced the establishment a new Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution delegates to Congress the power to regulate trade with Indian tribes, and in the House of Representatives the Natural…

Hastings Selected as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Republican Conference selected him to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee in the 112th Congress: “I’m honored to have been selected as Chairman and will work hard with my Republican colleagues to serve the American people and address their top priorities. …

Hastings Blasts Lame Duck Democrats’ Attempt to Push Through Massive Omnibus Package

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement following reports of a potential omnibus lands, wildlife and waterways package being developed in the U.S. Senate: “Somewhere in the Senate, Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer are secretly constructing a Frankenstein omnibus of bills from three separate Committees.  Democrat leaders are…

Hastings Floor Statement on the Claims Resolution Act of 2010

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today regarding the Senate Amendments to HR 4783, Claims Resolution Act of 2010: “The process by which Congress conducts the American people’s business matters. For a long time, Beltway insiders claimed that Americans don’t care about process. It was a self-comforting…