On June 22, 2009, House Democrat Leaders released an updated 1,200 page Waxman-Markey “Cap and Tax” bill (H.R. 2454) that is expected to come to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as early as Friday, June 26th.
In addition to forcing a massive new National Energy Tax upon the American people, buried in this legislation are provisions that impose even more economic punishment… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
In advance of President Obama’s 100th day in office, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement and timeline regarding the new Administration’s actions on issues related to the Committee:
“If past is prologue, President Obama’s first 100 days in office do not bode well for the future of American energy production, public use of public… Read more »
“This is still a pretty decent drought but nothing unusual…We were prepared, as usual, for the drought, but they have taken all the tools away from us." -- Mr. Tim Quinn, Executive Director, Association of California Water Agencies, Forbes, March 17, 2009
On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on what federal and California state agencies are doing to… Read more »
On Thursday, March 19th, the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Restoring the Federal Public Lands Workforce” to examine “issues related to the morale and effectiveness” of federal employees.
While most Americans would hope that federal employees are happy in their jobs, it’s hard to understand why Democrats… Read more »
On Tuesday, March 17th, the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Leasing and Development of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.” Subcommittee Members are expected to discuss a provision in President Obama’s budget to charge a new fee for non-producing leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
In advance of this hearing, Americans deserve to know… Read more »
