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House Approves Bill to Lower Gasoline Prices and Create over One Million New American Jobs

| Posted in Press Release

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act, with a bipartisan vote of 229-185. This legislation would help ease the pain at the pump for American families and businesses by expanding production of American energy resources. “Right now, American families and small businesses are feeling the squeeze of high gasoline…

Hastings: Four-Dollar Gasoline Doesn’t Have to be Our Reality

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statement today in support of H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act. Mr. Chairman – Americans are all too familiar with the economic hardships caused by four-dollar gasoline prices. I routinely hear from families in my Central Washington district whose…

GOP lawmakers, witnesses blast FWS ivory ban proposal at House hearing

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With stuffed elephants donated by conservation groups lining lawmakers' desks, everyone at a House Natural Resources subpanel hearing yesterday agreed that African elephants could be driven to extinction within a decade if something is not done about poaching driven by demand for ivory. "The plight of the elephants demands our undivided attention," said Ian Somerhalder, "Vampire Diaries"…

Witnesses Stress the Important Role of Education in America’s Energy Renaissance

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing entitled “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Education.” This hearing examined the new job opportunities that the American energy boom has created and how America’s educational institutions are creating a skilled and educated workforce that’s crucial to the continued growth of…