Washington State Republican Hastings to Retire from U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Doc Hastings, a Republican from Washington state, said on Thursday that he would not run for re-election in November.
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House Committee: Obama Selectively Closed Most Popular Tourist Memorials
According to the House Committee on Natural Resources, the Obama administration has taken the unusual step of shutting down only the most popular tourist memorials in the nation’s capital, including the World War II Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr.
Sequester: Obama Designates Five New National Monuments; Signing Ceremony Closed To Press
Despite continued protestations of doom over the sequestration cuts that have paralyzed all of Washington in the grips of terror over the past 25 days, President Obama somehow found it possible to commit the federal government to acquiring five new national monuments today. He
GOP wants answers on 2010 drilling ban
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) —The U.S. Interior Department isn’t serious about addressing concerns regarding the 2010 oil drilling moratorium, a House of Representatives leader said. The U.S. government banned offshore oil and natural gas drilling following the 2010 oil spill
President's Budget Projects 72% Drop in Off-shore Drilling Lease Revenue
With gasoline prices at historic highs, and threatening to go even higher, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who recently revealed he does not even own an automobile, was reported as saying back in September of 2008 (prior to the
Lameduck Lunacy: Pigford Passes Without Amendments Allowed in House
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA-R) reveals that the bill that the House passed today (HR 4783) was originally set-up for income tax benefits for donations for Haiti relief. The Senate then added billions of dollars to it, including funding for the