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Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Amodei

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02). He represents the third largest district based on land area in the…

Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Four Bills to Expand American Energy Production, Create New American Jobs

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On Friday, November 18, 2011, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing on four bills to expand American onshore and offshore energy production and create new American jobs. The hearing will include the American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to be introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and the Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to be…

Chairman Hastings Statement on October Jobs Report

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the October jobs report was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The job numbers released today are hardly encouraging to the thousands and thousands of people still struggling to find work. While President Obama has been campaigning around the country, pushing a new so-called…

Witnesses Testify on Importance of American Uranium Production

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Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on four bills including H.R. 3155, the “Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011.” Introduced by Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02), H.R. 3155 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from banning uranium mining on 1 million acres outside the borders of the Grand Canyon National…

House Passes Bill to Create American Jobs and Expand American Copper Production

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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, with a bipartisan vote of 235-186. Sponsored by Natural Resources Committee Member Paul Gosar (AZ-01), H.R. 1904 authorizes a fair value land exchange that will unlock the third largest undeveloped copper resource in the world. The bill will create thousands of jobs, generate…

Chairman Hastings: Passage of H.R. 1904 Will Expand U.S. Minerals Production to Create Jobs, Strengthen Economy

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement (as prepared for delivery) on the House floor in support of H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011. This bill will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in revenue and strengthen our national security by developing our own U.S. copper resources. “Our…

Organizations Support H.R. 1904, The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011

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Numerous groups across the country are calling for passage of H.R. 1904, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, Republican legislation that will create thousands of good-paying jobs, strengthen our national security and provide billions of dollars in revenue to the federal government. The bill exchanges lands between Resolution Copper, the federal government, the state of…

Energy and Minerals Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Obama Administration’s Proposed Rule to Block Coal Mining, Destroy Jobs

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On Friday, November 4th, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hearing on “Jobs at Risk: Waste and Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in Rewriting the Stream Buffer Zone Rule.” The Subcommittee previously held an oversight hearing on the issue in Charleston, WV, where Committee members heard from locals whose jobs and livelihoods are being threatened due to…

H.R. 1904 Creates New American Jobs, Strengthens National Security

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Tomorrow, the House will vote on H.R. 1904, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, which authorizes a fair value land exchange that would open up the third largest undeveloped copper resource in the world. The bill will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in revenue and strengthen our national security by developing our own U.S. copper resources. This bill…