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Mr. President, Where are the Jobs??

| Posted in Resourceful Information
Tags: Energy, Oversight: Obama's Offshore Moratorium, Endangered Species, American Energy Roadblocks by the Obama Administration, Job Creation, National Ocean Policy, Fisheries, Oceans, Offshore Drilling, American Energy Initiative, Oversight: Stream Buffer Zone Rule, Hydraulic Fracturing

As many media outlets have pointed out, the one issue most notably absent from President Obama’s inaugural address this week was jobs. With unemployment at 7.8 percent and the economy and jobs still topping the list of Americans’ greatest concerns, it’s baffling why the President chose not to mention this in his first speech of his second term.   Even more baffling, is why the Obama…

Chairman Hastings Announces Republican Subcommittee Assignments

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Federal Lands, Oversight and Investigations, Indian and Insular Affairs, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Full Committee

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 113th Congress. “The Natural Resources Committee, along with its five Subcommittees, is ready to get to work this Congress with a continued focus on job creation. Through oversight and legislative proposals,…

Hastings Statement on EPA’s New Regulations on Navajo Generating Station that Could Cost Jobs, Increase Water and Power Rates

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Energy, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Job Creation, Insular Affairs, American Energy Initiative

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the announcement by the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to call for imposing new, onerous regulations on Arizona’s coal-fired Navajo Generating Station, which employs hundreds of Navajo and Hopi tribal members, and provides affordable electricity and water to…

Wildfire prevention is 1st priority in new Congress

| Posted in Blog
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Wildfires, Forests

Wildfire prevention is 1st priority in new Congress Glenwood Springs Post Independent Rep. Scott Tipton January 14, 2013 As we begin the 113th Congress, I'm incredibly honored to have earned the trust of the people of the 3rd Congressional District and to serve as their representative for a second term. During my first term, I focused on advancing the issues that most directly…