Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Bureau of Reclamation Stimulus Funding Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and other House Republicans issued the following statements after delivering the attached letter to Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar regarding their support for the upcoming Central Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 208 to occur as scheduled on March 18, 2009. “When many Americans are worried about rising unemployment rates… Read more »

Letter to Secretary Salazar on the Upcoming Central Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale Read more »

Dems' Climate Change Power Grab Hidden in Spending Bill Rep. Doc Hastings Human Events March 4, 2009 Using a massive $410 billion spending bill as a cloak, Democrat leaders in Congress have been caught attempting to create almost limitless new federal powers to regulate climate change without any public notice, public comment, or public debate. The provision slipped into this bill… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement regarding the Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service about a project’s potential impact on endangered plants and wildlife: “Our country is in the midst of a terrible economic recession and… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement today regarding the Administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal: “Under this budget proposal, Americans will be paying more to fill up their gas tanks, families will be paying more to heat their homes, businesses will be paying more to keep the lights on and farmers will be paying more to… Read more »

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing today on H.R. 699, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009. While updates do need to be made to the Mining Law, the royalty structure in H.R. 699 could seriously impede domestic mineral production and harm our nation’s economy. “We must be honest that the jobs of American workers are at risk… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Address to the Joint Session of Congress: “I share President Obama’s belief that our nation will overcome today’s challenges, and come out of this recession with a stronger economy and a brighter future. President Obama noted that we import more oil than ever… Read more »

At the House Natural Resources Committee’s third oversight hearing on development of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Ranking Member Doc Hastings criticized the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to “delay” OCS leasing, noting that it’s really a continuation of the moratorium. “Although Congress acted last year to lift the moratoria on OCS development, it will require action by… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement today regarding plans by the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to cancel a proposed plan for expanded oil shale RD&D leases: “This is the third announcement this month from the Department of Interior regarding delays in American energy development.  From withdrawing land leases in… Read more »