Hastings to Lead the Way on Gas-Price Debate
by Amy Harder
National Journal
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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Hastings: Likely to push for more drilling.
The higher oil prices get, the more prominent Rep. Doc Hastings becomes.
The Republican chairs the House Natural Resources Committee and represents a conservative district in eastern Washington state. From that… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the February unemployment report:
“While today’s employment numbers are a positive development, millions of Americans are still looking for work and rapidly rising gasoline prices are threatening our economic recovery. Skyrocketing gasoline prices are… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Interior Department announced the approval of Noble Energy’s deepwater drilling permit:
“Over four months after the deepwater drilling moratorium was officially lifted in the Gulf of Mexico, the Administration is finally issuing the first permit. While this is good news, today’s… Read more »
Dear Gulf State Committee Member,
In discussing the work of the Natural Resources Committee, we've heard directly from you, and other Members of Congress from the Gulf region, who are concerned over the Obama Administration's refusal to issue new shallow and deep water drilling permits in a timely, efficient manner. Indeed, the Department of the Interior has even been held in contempt by… Read more »
Today, the Obama Administration’s de facto drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico was once again struck down in Federal Court. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman granted a preliminary injunction requiring that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) act within 30 days on five pending permit applications from Ensco.
“The court has now clearly found… Read more »
Regulations stifle drilling, push gas prices up at pump
February 15, 2011
The Hill
Rep. Doc Hastings, Chairman House Natural Resources Committee
Americans across the country are facing rising gasoline prices that are squeezing families’ monthly budgets and businesses’ ability to prosper and create jobs. There’s a growing anxiety that, like the summer of 2008, prices will once again… Read more »
Egyptian political unrest highlights need for more American energy production
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings
The Daily Caller
February 8, 2011 1:56 PM
Last week, the price of oil broke $100 a barrel for the first time since 2008, due in part to the political unrest in Egypt. As gasoline prices rise, Americans are reminded that the consequences of this unrest are… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s announcement of new offshore wind projects in the mid-Atlantic:
“Offshore wind is an important part of a robust all-of-the-above energy plan. However, it’s unwise for the Obama Administration to exclusively focus… Read more »
Read this recent interview in The Tribal Business Journal where Chairman Doc Hastings answers questions on the establishment of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs and other important Indian and Native issues. The interview below is an excerpt from the Tribal Business Journal February 2011 issue:
Q:
In General. First,… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the President’s State of the Union address:
“The President spoke at length tonight on the need to increase our economic competiveness and create new jobs. However, it’s the spending and job-destroying policies of his Administration that are jeopardizing our economic future.
“Today,… Read more »
