Congressman Doc Hastings

Serving Central Washington

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  • Hastings Urges Obama Administration to Halt Proposed Endangered Species Listing
    May 15, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Dan Ashe expressing concern over the USFWS hastily listing the White Bluffs Bladderpod under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and seeking to finalize a critical habitat designation next week. In t... More
  • Government Report Confirms Flawed ESA Science; Specific Answers Needed for Farmers, Forest Managers
    Apr 30, 2013  - Following today’s release of the National Research Council’s (NRC) risk assessments report on pesticides, two key Members of Congress called on four federal agencies to start over and conduct a more thorough study that more directly answers serious questions relating to Endangered Species Act biolog... More
  • Hastings’ Statement on Senators’ Discussion Draft of Nuclear Waste Legislation
    Apr 26, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the bipartisan group of U.S. Senators’ draft legislative proposal for comprehensive nuclear storage that was unveiled yesterday: “Yucca Mountain is the national repository under the law. Legislative efforts like this that circumvent Yucca ... More
  • Natural Resources Committee Approves Three Bipartisan Hastings’ Bills to Improve Public Access in Central Washington
    Apr 24, 2013  - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed three pieces of legislation authored by Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) that would advance public access and fishing opportunities in Central Washington. The three bipartisan bills, pertaining to Rattlesnake Mountain, Stehekin Road, and North C... More
  • Hastings’ Statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Listing Two Hanford Reach Plants as Endangered
    Apr 23, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) announcement of final listing for the Umtanum Desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod as protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Yesterday’s announcement from... More
  • Hastings Announces 2013 Nuclear Cleanup Caucus Site Briefings
    Apr 18, 2013  - Please Note: The briefing schedule below is subject to change. View the the most up-to-date schedule at http://hastings.house.gov/CleanupCaucus Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Chairman of the bipartisan House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, announced the schedule today for the 19th annual briefing series ... More
  • Statement from Congressman Doc Hastings on the Administration’s FY2014 Budget Request for Hanford
    Apr 10, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for Hanford: “The budget request released today for cleanup is unusually short on details. This lack of information coupled with the continued uncertainty surr... More
  • Hastings: President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Offers More of the Same
    Apr 10, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today on President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal: “65 days after it was due by law, and after both bodies of Congress passed their own plans, President Obama has finally released his budget proposal for the country. Not sur... More
  • Hastings Announces Kickoff to 2013 Nuclear Cleanup Caucus Briefings
    Apr 8, 2013  - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Chairman of the bipartisan House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, today announced the first briefing on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) nuclear cleanup program for 2013. “These briefings provide valuable insight and help educate my colleagues in Congress and their staff abo... More
  • Hastings Reintroduces Legislation to Address Salmon-Threatening Sea Lions
    Mar 21, 2013  - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting endangered Columbia River salmon and other fish species from predation by California and Steller sea lions. H.R. 1308, the "Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Preventi... More