Will The Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy on Energy Policy Extend to OCS Drilling?
By Rep. Doc Hastings
Clean Skies
September 21, 2009
On issue after issue, the Obama Administration has quickly earned a reputation of saying one thing, but doing another. Some of the most glaring examples of the Administration’s hypocrisy can be found in the development of its so-called “comprehensive”… Read more »
Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) will release a report on the numbers of jobs saved or created due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In advance of this report, below is a list of jobs that the Obama Administration could save or create – without having to spend $787 billion - by simply supporting commonsense all-of-the-above energy… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s unemployment report that the U.S. economy lost nearly 216,000 jobs in August, raising the unemployment rate to 9.7 percent:
“With each passing month, it’s becoming increasingly evident that the tax and spend policies of the Obama Administration… Read more »
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Background:
On August 6, 2009, ten Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama regarding their concerns about the job-killing National Energy Tax bill. They said:
“We must not engage in a self-defeating effort that displaces greenhouse gas emissions rather than reducing them and displaces U.S. jobs rather than bolstering them.”
As the… Read more »
On February 10, 2009, the Department of the Interior announced a six-month delay for the 2010-2015 offshore drilling plan on America’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and extended the public comment period through September 21, 2009. Today, 98 House Republicans sent a letter (click here to view) to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to officially encourage the Department to end the delay… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to ensure that the Bureau of Reclamation has the necessary resources to begin the installation of six new hydropower facilities in the West. The amendment was passed as part of the 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Act.
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Today, House Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-5) introduced a pair of mining bills to promote the responsible development of U.S. hardrock minerals, protect and create American jobs and improve our environment.
The Locatable Mineral Royalty and Reclamation Act will update the 1872 Mining Law by establishing a fair and reasonable royalty rate, establish a… Read more »
Obama Blocks New Energy Exploration
By Rep. Doc Hastings
Townhall
July 14, 2009
With 9.5 percent of Americans out of work and rumors of yet another costly stimulus, President Obama and White House officials regularly say that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to getting our economy back on track.
But after six months in office, President Obama should revise his statement to… Read more »
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Background:
President Barack Obama arrived in L’Aquila, Italy today to participate in the Annual G8 Summit to meet with leaders from Canada, the Russian Federation, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Climate change is expected to be one of the top issues discussed and could result in a global goal of “cutting greenhouse gas emissions by… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s June unemployment report that the U.S. economy lost nearly 467,000 jobs in June, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5 percent:
“When President Obama spoke to Congress on February 24th, he said ‘the recovery plan and the financial stability… Read more »
