Below is a wrap-up of press releases distributed by Natural Resources Committee Republicans during the markup of the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), which passed out of Committee 21-27. Click here to see the roll call vote for final passage.

Wrap-up of CLEAR Act Releases

• Hastings Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup on the CLEAR Act

• Natural Resources Committee Unanimously Approves Creation of Non-Partisan, National Oil Spill Commission

• Amendment Defeated to Remove Provisions Unrelated to Oil Spill from the CLEAR Act

• Democrats Block Republican Amendment to Ensure Press Has Free, Open Access to Cover Gulf Coast Oil Spill Cleanup

• Choo! Choo! All Aboard the Democrats’ Christmas Tree Express

• Committee Approves Hastings’ Amendment to Require Prompt Response from Fed Government on States Permit Requests to Respond to Oil Spill

• Republican Amendment Defeated to Repeal and Prohibit Implementation of Deepwater Drilling Moratorium

• Democrats Vote to Use Oil Spill as Excuse for over $40 Billion in Higher Spending

• Democrats Vote to Kill Jobs, Boost Gas Prices and Increase U.S. Dependency on Dangerous Foreign Oil

• Instead of Focusing on Oil Spill, Democrats Vote to Pass Onshore Energy Provisions That Won’t Help the Gulf Coast or Make Offshore Drilling Safer

• Democrats Vote Down Amendment Prohibiting Government Offshore Rig Inspectors from Striking