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Chairman Hastings Letter to Committee Members on Camera Installation in 1334 Longworth Committee Hearing Room

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TO: Members, Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Doc Hastings, Chairman RE: Camera Installation in 1334 Hearing Room After many months of planning, camera installation for the Committee's 1334 Hearing Room has begun today, November 30th. This is the culmination of an effort undertaken at the outset of this Congress to ensure that everyone of our Committee and Subcommittee hearings is…

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Wittman

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Rep. Rob Wittman from Virginia’s First Congressional District. The Commonwealth of Virginia has the opportunity to develop…

Full Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Act Litigation

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On Tuesday, December 6th the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “The Endangered Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery Efforts.” “This hearing is the first of many that the Natural Resources Committee will hold to examine both the strengths and weaknesses of the Endangered Species Act. It has been over two decades…

Subcommittee Hears Testimony from Subcontractors Who Worked on Obama Administration Job Destroying Coal Regulations

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06), to prevent the Obama Administration from enacting job-killing coal mining regulations. The bill prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from approving any new rules…

Washington Examiner: Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs

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Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs By Joel Gehrke Washington Examiner November 18, 2011 President Obama's United States Department of Agriculture has delayed shale gas drilling in Ohio for up to six months by cancelling a mineral lease auction for Wayne National Forest (WNF). The move was taken in deference to environmentalists, on the pretext of studying the effects…