Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1231, the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act, with a bipartisan vote of 243-179. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1231 will lift the Obama Administration’s effective ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the areas in the Outer Continental Shelf with the most oil and natural gas to be… Read more »
Today, as part of the American Energy Initiative, the House of Representatives is poised to pass H.R. 1231, the third in a trio of bipartisan bills passed by the House and introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to increase American offshore energy production, create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign energy. H.R. 1230 passed the House on May 5, 2011 and… Read more »
Alaskan Congressman Don Young delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1231, the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act:
“Madame Chairman, Americans suffering from $4 gasoline must feel like their experiencing a sense of déjà vu. It was just three short years ago in 2008 when gasoline prices reached a record high of… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act, with a bipartisan vote of 263 to 163. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1229 will end the Obama Administration’s de facto drilling moratorium in a safe, responsible, transparent manner – putting thousands of Americans back to work and increasing American energy… Read more »
Energy in America: House to Vote on Lifting Offshore Oil Moratorium
By William Lajeunesse
Published May 11, 2011 | FoxNews.com
With almost 98 percent of America's offshore oil off-limits to drilling, and sustained gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, congressional Republicans say only one thing is keeping America from tapping into its offshore resources -- President Obama.
On Wednesday,… Read more »
House Natural Resources Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act:
“Mr. Speaker, families and businesses across the country are struggling with skyrocketing gasoline prices that in many places have already surpassed $4 per… Read more »
Today, President Obama gave a speech at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas touting the Administration’s improvements in border security and commitment to immigration reform. However, during the speech Obama failed to mention the continued security and safety issues on federal lands along the U.S. border. Despite the President’s claims of increased security, environmental restrictions on… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, with a bipartisan vote of 266 to 149. Introduced by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, H.R. 1230 requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Virginia that have been delayed or cancelled by the Obama… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act. This bill will create thousands of jobs, generate millions in revenue and lower gasoline prices by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to move forward with offshore lease sales… Read more »
With the national average price of gasoline approaching $4 a gallon, Americans continue to experience the negative impacts of our dependence on foreign sources of oil. They are also becoming more engaged in the effort to increase domestic energy production. Over the past several weeks, more than 18,000 Americans from 49 states have contacted Congress in support of Chairman Hastings’… Read more »
