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USA Today: Interior inspector defends impartiality in report probe
In Case You Missed It May 23, 2012
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Interior inspector defends impartiality in report probe By: Gregory Korte USA Today May 23, 2012 When questions came up about how the White House edited an Interior Department report to justify a moratorium on offshore drilling, acting Inspector General Mary Kendall investigated and reported back to Congress only that...
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Chairman Hastings' Statement at Conference Committee Meeting on Highway Bill
Op-Eds and Speeches May 8, 2012
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement today at the Conference Committee meeting on the Highway bill: “The federal government’s slow, cumbersome bureaucracy is consistently getting in the way of job creation and economic growth. Nowhere is this more ev...
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BOEMRE/Coast Guard JIT Report Hearing Confirmed for October 13th
Press Release Oct 4, 2011
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House Natural Resource Committee Chairman Doc Hastings announced today that Thursday’s Full Committee oversight hearing on the final report of the BOEMRE/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been rescheduled and confirmed for Thursday, October 13th: “After the Interior Department and the Coast Guard with...
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Hearing Postponed on BOEMRE/Coast Guard Spill Report
Press Release Sep 22, 2011
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House Natural Resource Committee Chairman Doc Hastings announced that tomorrow’s Full Committee oversight hearing on the final report of the BOEMRE/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) will be postponed until October 6, 2011 due to the Obama Administration’s last-minute refusal to allow investigation team me...
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Greenwire: U.S. losing $4.7M a day from permitting lag, group says
In Case You Missed It Apr 27, 2011
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U.S. losing $4.7M a day from permitting lag, group says April 27, 2011 Greenwire By Phil Taylor Research by a Dallas-based research group found that declining oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and a lull in new drilling permits is costing the United States $4.7 million a day in mineral revenues. The briefing...
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Hastings Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil Spill
Press Release Apr 20, 2011
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill: “This is a time to remember the eleven men who tragically lost their lives and the families who lost their loved ones. This week, the ...
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CNN Poll: 69% of Americans Support Increased Offshore Drilling
Blog Apr 19, 2011
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According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released today, support for increased offshore drilling is on the rise. Here are some key findings from the poll: 69 percent of Americans favor increased offshore drilling That 69 percent is up 20 points from last June, while the oil spill was still in progress...
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Chairman Hastings: With American Energy Comes American Jobs
Press Release Apr 6, 2011
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Energy and Minerals Subcommittee legislative hearing on H.R. 1229 the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act, H.R. 1230 the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, and H.R. 1231 the Reversing President ...
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National Journal: Obama’s Fuzzy Oil Production Math
In Case You Missed It Mar 17, 2011
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Obama’s Fuzzy Oil Production Math Bush administration actions have led to gains in supply By: Amy Harder National Journal Thursday, March 17, 2011 | 1:57 p.m. He doesn’t want to admit it, but President Obama is taking credit for something George W. Bush did. The White House is touting federal data that shows domestic ...
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Actual Gulf of Mexico Production Doesn’t Match Secretary Salazar’s Rosy Outlook
Press Release Mar 3, 2011
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At today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the Department of the Interior’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget proposal, Rep. John Fleming asked Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about the Department’s refusal to issue new offshore drilling permits. Secretary Salazar responded, “When you look at the production within th...
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Hastings Statement on Approval of First Deepwater Drilling Permit
Press Release Feb 28, 2011
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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 ...
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Wall Street Journal Editorial: An Illegal Drilling Ban
In Case You Missed It Feb 24, 2011
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An Illegal Drilling Ban Does Ken Salazar think he's above the law? February 24, 2011 Wall Street Journal Editorial Remember the BP oil spill and its aftermath? Folks remember it on the Gulf Coast, where late last week a federal judge ruled that the Obama Administration is imposing a de facto ban on deep water drilling...
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