Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to ensure that the Bureau of Reclamation has the necessary resources to begin the installation of six new hydropower facilities in the West. The amendment was passed as part of the 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Act.
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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings and Republican Leader John Boehner reacted to the Democratic response to the California water crisis.
“Today, Congress missed an historic opportunity to solve the water crisis in California. We could have begun to bring 40,000 people back to work with just one vote, but the Democratic leadership wouldn’t even let us… Read more »
Tomorrow, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin as part of the Administration’s rural America listening tour. Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Group Frank Lucas (R-OK), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Doc Hastings (R-WA), released the following statement regarding tomorrow’s event:
“Unemployment in Wisconsin has… Read more »
Today, Frank Lucas (R-OK), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Doc Hastings (R-WA), Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Group, released the following statement regarding Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s massive health care bill. The Pelosi health care plan includes employer mandates on small businesses, penalizes them with increased payroll taxes, and additional income surtax on businesses. Many small… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings delivered the following statement today during the Full Committee hearing on the Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act, the Chinook Nation Restoration Act and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act:
“Mr. Chairman, the tribes that would be… Read more »
Today, House Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-5) introduced a pair of mining bills to promote the responsible development of U.S. hardrock minerals, protect and create American jobs and improve our environment.
The Locatable Mineral Royalty and Reclamation Act will update the 1872 Mining Law by establishing a fair and reasonable royalty rate, establish a… Read more »
Obama Blocks New Energy Exploration
By Rep. Doc Hastings
Townhall
July 14, 2009
With 9.5 percent of Americans out of work and rumors of yet another costly stimulus, President Obama and White House officials regularly say that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to getting our economy back on track.
But after six months in office, President Obama should revise his statement to… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after joining former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, president of the Institute of Energy Research Tom Pyle, and other Members of Congress in a press conference to highlight the one-year anniversary of President Bush lifting the presidential moratorium on offshore drilling… Read more »
On October 16, 2007, candidate Obama said:
“It's time that we had a president who understood that when we strengthen our rural communities, we lift up our entire nation So, after I am elected president, I'll ask Democratic and Republican leaders to join me in a summit here in Iowa to discuss these issues. And we'll come together in a bipartisan way to take action on a rural agenda… Read more »
