Dear Messrs. Hayes and Perrelli: We request information and cooperation regarding the fees, expenses, and incentive payments sought by the Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel pursuant to the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, which authorized the Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Agreement. Read the entire letter HERE. Read more »

Dear Messrs. Gingold and Harper: We request information regarding the fees, expenses, and incentive payments sought by the Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel pursuant to the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, which authorized the Cobell v. Salazar Settlement Agreement. Your response on behalf of the Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel is important for the Committee on Natural Resources… Read more »

The White House won’t let facts stand in the way when it comes to American energy production as they continue to piggyback on predecessors’ pro-energy policies. Yesterday, the White House turned their SPIN machine to HIGH in their second attempt in as many days (see White House blog) to deflect mounting public anger over high gasoline prices. Today, the Administration is spinning numbers… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after President Obama’s press conference on rising gasoline prices: “Near $4 gasoline is hurting American families and small businesses, increasing the costs of everything from fuel to groceries, and threatening job creation and economic recovery. Despite President Obama’s talk of increasing… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the newly-established Office of Oversight and Investigations. The Office of Oversight and Investigations will be comprised of multiple staff with varied and relevant experience as attorneys, investigators and subject matter experts on issues under the Committee’s broad jurisdiction. The first hire for the… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal where he discussed a variety of topics including rising gasoline prices, job creation and the need for increased American energy production. Highlights: Creating American Jobs “Energy producing jobs are good jobs…When we’re looking at trying to get our economy to rebound, we… Read more »

As the cost of gasoline and energy continues to surge at an alarming rate, a study released today confirms what Natural Resources Republicans have been saying since day one: the Obama Administration is going out of its way to block and delay American energy production. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce study, there are hundreds of American energy projects that have been delayed or… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after participating in a press conference with House Speaker John Boehner and other Members of Republican leadership to announce the American Energy Initiative – an ongoing effort to stop Washington policies that are driving up gasoline prices and expand American energy production to help… Read more »

This week, under mounting public pressure as gasoline prices near the $4 mark, the White House published a blog post touting increased domestic oil production. The Administration was in full SPIN mode, taking credit for actions that were put in place before they took office and ducking forecasts of declining U.S. oil production caused by their own actions that have blocked American energy… Read more »

Today, the Department of Energy’s independent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their latest Short Term Energy Outlook for projected crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and net U.S. imports (see charts below). Despite the misleading comments made by Interior Secretary Salazar last week, GOM crude oil production has continued to significantly decline since… Read more »