Chairman Hastings Seeks Public Input on Draft Plan to Strengthen and Improve our Nation’s Fisheries
Press Release Dec 19, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today unveiled a draft proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which was last authorized by Congress in 2006 through fiscal year 2013. The draft proposal, H.R. ____ Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increas...
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Hastings Statement on Final Recommendation on the Columbia River Treaty
Press Release Dec 13, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the U.S. Entity’s final recommendation to the U.S. State Department regarding modifications to the Columbia River Treaty: “While I continue to have concerns about aspects of the recommendation related to ecosystem issues...
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Chairman Hastings Looks Ahead to 2014
Press Release Dec 12, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement at today’s Full Committee hearing previewing several activities and focuses for next year: “Before proceeding with today’s hearing, there are several general announcements that I would like to make regarding Committee busi...
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NEW Study Shows Job & Economic Surge from Increased Offshore Energy Production
Blog Dec 5, 2013
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A new study released today shows that increasing America’s offshore energy production in the mid and south Atlantic will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and drastically grow America’s economy. “Today’s study further confirms that increased offshore energy production will create American jobs, spur economic gr...
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Hastings, Lamborn Seek Input on Ways to Secure America’s Domestic Helium Supply
Press Release Dec 5, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) sent a letter today to businesses, manufacturers, energy producers, and researchers seeking input on ways to expand America’s domestic helium production on federal land. Earlier th...
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Chairmen Hastings and Lamborn Letter Seeking Input on Ways to Secure America’s Domestic Helium Supply
Letters Dec 5, 2013
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Dear Interested Helium Party, As you know, Congress has passed, and the President has signed H.R. 527, "The Helium Stewardship Act" (P.L. 113-40). This bi-partisan law will reform and close operations at Federal Helium Reserve over the remainder of this next decade. While this action was necessary to preserve the suppl...
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Chairman Hastings Welcomes Rep. McAllister to the Committee on Natural Resources
Press Release Dec 4, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced that newly-elected Representative Vance McAllister (LA-05) will join the Natural Resources Committee. In addition, Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02) and Rep. Chris Stewart (UT-02) will both be departing the Natural Resources Committee to join the Ho...
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Chairman Hastings Speaks at the 49th Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Blog Dec 3, 2013
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House Approves Bipartisan Bill to STOP Duplicative Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
Press Release Nov 20, 2013
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Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act¸ with a bipartisan vote of 235-187. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), would protect American jobs and American energy production by limiti...
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Chairman Hastings: Duplicative Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations are Unnecessary, Will Cost American Jobs
Floor Statements Nov 20, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act: “Mr. Chairman, the Obama Administration is once again attempting to block new American energy production – ke...
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House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Create Jobs & Advance Onshore American Energy Production
Press Release Nov 20, 2013
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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands and Energy Security Act of 2013, with a bipartisan vote of 228-192. This package of bills would protect and expand onshore American energy production and create new American jobs by streamlining government red-tape and regulations. Also, this legis...
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Hydraulic Fracturing: The Key to American Energy, Jobs
Blog Nov 20, 2013
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Shale oil and natural gas activity contributed over 1.7 million jobs in 2012 and will increase by over 45% to almost 2.5 million jobs in 2015. 500,000 non-oil and natural gas manufacturing jobs are supported by shale oil and natural gas. The Obama Administration's proposed federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing w...
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Business Groups, American Energy Producers & States Call for Passage of House Hydraulic Fracturing Legislation
Resourceful Information Nov 20, 2013
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Today, the House of Representatives will consider of H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote Energy Security Act. Over 27 groups from across the country are calling for passage of this bipartisan legislation that protects American jobs and prohibits the Interior Department from enforcing federal hydraulic f...
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Chairman Hastings’ Statement at Conference Committee Meeting on WRRDA
Op-Eds and Speeches Nov 20, 2013
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement today at the Conference Committee meeting on the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA): “Thank you Madam Chairman. I’m pleased to be here as we open this conference committee on this important legislatio...
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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled "How Western Drought Affects Every American." "It's clear that the severe drought has......
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