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Hastings: House Committees Deserve Full Review of Waxman-Markey’s National Energy Tax Legislation

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Ranking Member Hastings highlights the green tabs in the 1,000 page cap-and-trade bill that mark all the provisions under the jurisdiction of the House Natural Resources Committee. Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after joining seven other Committee Ranking Members in a press conference to oppose efforts…

Democrat “Energy” Proposal Will Increase Job Losses, Energy Prices, and Dependence on Foreign Imports

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Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy released a report entitled “Taxing Our Way to Energy Insecurity Again,” which examines the impact of proposals included in the Administration’s budget and the Democrat Natural Resources Committee draft “energy” legislation that would levy billions of dollars in new taxes and fees on the oil and gas industry. This…

Hot Air Alert: When Democrat Rhetoric and Reality Collide on the Definition of "All-of-the-Above"

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Today, E&E News reported that: “The American public is eager for dramatic change in U.S. energy policy, but Democratic efforts to sell their agenda on energy and climate change aren't reaching voters, a prominent Democratic Party polling firm is warning. “The strategy memo from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and the think tank Third Way also warns that while few voters expect a…

Hastings Highlights Report Stating U.S. Possesses Enough Natural Gas for the Next 100 Years

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA -04) released the following statement regarding the Potential Gas Committee (PGC) year-end 2008 biennial report: Potential Supply of Natural Gas in the United States. The assessment found that the United States has a total natural gas resource base of 1,836 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) and a total available future…

Politico: Rural Dems have Beef with Obama

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Rural Dems have Beef with Obama Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Martin Politico June 17, 2009 Angered by White House decisions on everything from greenhouse gases to car dealerships, congressional Democrats from rural districts are threatening to revolt against parts of President Barack Obama’s ambitious first-year agenda. “They don’t get rural America,” said Rep. Dennis Cardoza, a…

ICYMI: House turns to wild horse conservation bill as GOP protests price tag

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Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. Dear Colleague, I would like to draw your attention to an article in today’s Energy & Environment Daily regarding Wild Horses and Burros.   Doc Hastings Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources "There are serious issues facing our country right now and it's absurd that Democratic leaders believe that spending $700 million to pamper…

Republicans Call for Decisive Action to Address the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic

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Today, Republicans at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on the Mountain Pine Beetle called for Congress to take immediate action to address the beetle epidemic that has left much of our Western forests dead and vulnerable to devastating forest fires. “We have millions of acres of dead and dying timber in the West primarily because it wasn’t harvested and responsibly…

Bark Beetle Infestation Creates Massive Forest Fire Threat in the West

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On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the House Natural Resources Subcommittees on Water and Power and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a hearing on The Mountain Pine Beetle: Strategies for Saving the West. As Mountain Pine Beetles continue to increase the threat of forest fires throughout the West, Republicans believe Congress has a responsibility to take substantive action to…

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…