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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) before the Rules Committee regarding his amendment to improve the Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement: “My amendment will improve the Cobell Settlement authorized in section 607 of H.R. 4213, for the benefit of the individual Indians affected by the… Read more »

Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. May 24, 2010 Amendment to Tax Extenders Bill Aims to Improve Cobell Indian Settlement Agreement Reflects five improvements sought by Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR and WA) Dear Colleague:                 Today I filed an amendment with the Rules… Read more »

While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on federal land. In most places, it is delineated by no more than a ditch or clear-cut through a forest and touches 13 states… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) will introduce an amendment today to fix and improve the proposed Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement included in the Democrats’ tax extender package (H.R. 4213). Hastings’ amendment will include five improvements to benefit individual Indians affected by the proposed settlement. The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04)  released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) biological opinion (BiOp) filed in federal court today: “Dam removal extremist groups are dead wrong to label this Obama proposal as the same Bush BiOp from 2008.  The undeniable facts are that President… Read more »

Yesterday, President Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderón to discuss a variety of issues including border security and protecting public lands along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to a joint statement: “The Presidents underscored their commitment to manage the region in a way that enhances security and protects these areas for wildlife preservation, ecosystem restoration,… Read more »

A National Journal Congressional Connection/Society for Human Resource Management Poll released today reveals telling results about what the public believes Congress’ priorities should be over the coming months. Jobs and energy topped the priority list for the one thousand people surveyed—81% want Congress to address the job situation and 67% believe Congress should attend to the nation’s energy needs. Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s most recent proposal to divide the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into three separate agencies: “I’m ready to work with the Administration to fully investigate the Gulf spill and to make the changes necessary to ensure safe,… Read more »

Be sure to vote for one of the 5 new YouCut programs this week.  After voting, you can also share other spending cut ideas you have.  What program would YouCut this week?  One of the 5 options is to suspend federal land purchases, saving $2.66 billion over 10 years. Cast your vote here.  Over 280,000 votes were cast last week! YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat… Read more »