House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s January jobs report:

“Our economy is still losing jobs and more of the Administration’s job-killing policies will not get it back on track. Immediate steps can be taken today that would put thousands and eventually millions of people back to work in our nation’s energy and manufacturing sectors. This Administration could move forward now with a new offshore lease plan, issue permits for Cape Wind, and issue solar permits on federal land. These are just a few of the dozen ideas that we’ve offered and are included in the Republican American Energy Act. The President has a choice, he can either put Americans back to work by adopting an all-of-the-above energy plan or he can watch good American energy jobs shipped overseas.”

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