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Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in Politico: Barack Obama's campaign against coal

| Posted in Op-Eds and Speeches
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Full Committee, Job Creation, Oversight, Minerals, Oversight: Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Barack Obama’s campaign against coal By: Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings Politico Wednesday, September 12, 2012 During President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, he declared one of his energy goals was to “bankrupt” the coal industry by making electricity prices “skyrocket.” That policy statement kick-started the president’s continuing war on coal miners,…

Local Stakeholders Deeply Concerned Chu Memo Could Raise Prices on American Families, Small Businesses and Family Farms

| Posted in Press Release

The House Natural Resources Committee today held an oversight hearing which examined bipartisan concerns that Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), including the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), could significantly increase electricity rates on 40 million Americans. Through the Chu memo, the Obama Administration seems determined to…

House Passes Bipartisan Cabin Fee Fairness Legislation

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Full Committee, Forests

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2011, by voice vote. Sponsored by Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), the bill modifies the current cabin fee formula to make it more predictable and affordable for families who own cabins in our National Forests. Recently, cabin owners have been faced with arbitrary, skyrocketing fees as a result of a faulty appraisal…

After Four Years of President Obama, Gasoline Prices Still Rising While Economy Continues to Sputter

| Posted in Resourceful Information
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Full Committee, Offshore Drilling, Gasoline Prices, American Energy Initiative

For the third time during the Obama Administration, gasoline prices are closing in on a national average of $4.00 per gallon, although many across the country are already paying much more. Since President Obama took office, gasoline prices have more than doubled from $1.84 per gallon to a painful $3.90 per gallon as of September 10, 2012. Source: Energy Information Administration With…

Chairman Hastings' Statement on August Jobs Report

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Full Committee, Job Creation

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics August jobs report that unemployment continued to stay above 8 percent: “While any job growth is positive, there is no doubt that the majority of Americans are not better off today than they were four years ago. Under President Obama’s failed leadership…