Today at an oversight hearing on Water Management and Climate Variability, House Water and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom McClintock (CA-04) urged Democrats to help provide relief to San Joaquin Valley famers and families who are suffering from a devastating man-made drought.
McClintock recently sent a letter to the Democrat majority requesting a field hearing on the water… Read more »
“Washington Rep. Doc Hastings, the ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, said it is important that the task force recognize multiple uses of the nation's oceans, from fishing to energy development to recreation.
‘We can protect our oceans without inflicting more economic damage in the middle of a serious recession. Members from both sides of the aisle will… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06) and 67 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to Nancy Sutley, Chairwoman of the President’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, expressing concerns that the Task Force’s Interim Report is not balanced and could be used to block offshore energy development and job… Read more »
Tomorrow, President Obama will speak at the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Florida.
While the President regularly says he supports “comprehensive” energy development, the Florida branch of the Solar Energy Industries Association actually recently announced support for a concrete, common-sense way to develop a wide range of American energy resources.
As the New York Times… Read more »
This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will host an economic forum on job creation, featuring a panel of economic and financial experts. In advance of this forum, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement and questions:
“Without a doubt, energy policy has a tremendous impact our economy. The U.S. energy… Read more »
