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Ranking Member Hastings’ Statement on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act

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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings delivered the following statement today during the Full Committee hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009. Click here to watch “Mr. Chairman, thank you for scheduling this hearing on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 sponsored by our good friend from…

Hastings Praises American Energy Act

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding his support for the American Energy Act. Hastings, a cosponsor of the legislation, said: “American families across our country are struggling to pay their energy bills and find good jobs during a serious recession. However, instead of proposing a positive solution to…

Republicans Introduce Oil Shale Legislation to Create American Jobs and American-Made Energy

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings praised Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn for introducing The PIONEER Act (The Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next Generation of Environment, Energy, and Resource Security Act), H.R. 2540, to expand production of oil shale, one of our country’s most viable new energy sources. Ranking Member…

Hot Air Alert: When Democrat Rhetoric and Reality Collide on Domestic Energy Production

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Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “Expressed ‘strong support’ for a major oil and gas title from House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), but both acknowledged it may move separately rather than as part of the Democratic energy and climate bill.” She also said: "We need to increase domestic production in a manner that he suggests in the…

Democrat Leaders Twist Arms to Defeat Republican Motion on H.R. 31, The Lumbee Recognition Act

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings issued the following statement regarding H.R. 31, the Lumbee Recognition Act: “Until the Democrat Leadership arm-twisted enough of their members to change their votes, a majority of the House voted for my amendment to ensure the Secretary of the Interior verifies that members of the Lumbee tribe are the descendents of…

A Postcard from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

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Click to enlarge Background: Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he expects President Obama will talk to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia about rising oil prices: Q: Robert, oil prices hit $68 a barrel today -- very substantially up in recent weeks. When the President goes to Saudi Arabia, is [he] going to talk to King Abdullah about that? Is he…

100 DAYS OF SPENDING LATER, STILL NO TRANSPARENCY OR SPECIFIC PROOF OF JOB CREATION

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As the Administration celebrates the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings sent the attached letter to Dr. Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), to request that the Department of the Interior provide greater transparency regarding FWS stimulus projects. In his letter,…