Congressman Doc Hastings

Serving Central Washington

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Weekly Message from Doc

  • Bipartisan Farm Bill Moves Forward
    May 17, 2013  - Just before midnight on May 15th, after hours of debate, the House Committee on Agriculture passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill for another five years. While it’s far from perfect, this bill includes a number of reforms that reduce federal spending and eliminate duplicative pr... More
  • Preserving Social Security for Future Generations
    May 10, 2013  - As a parent and grandparent, I want to ensure Social Security is protected for today’s seniors and for generations to come. Social Security Administration facts show our nation is changing. 160 workers were paying into Social Security for every retiree receiving benefits in 1935. Today, there are 2.... More
  • Thank A Teacher During Teacher Appreciation Week
    May 3, 2013  - Somewhere along the way, most of us have had a teacher who influenced our lives in a big way. Perhaps a teacher encouraged us to pursue a particular interest or skill, challenged us to push the limits and achieve more, or saw something in us that we were unable to see on our own. During the first fu... More
  • Congressional Mailbag
    Apr 26, 2013  - Each month I receive thousands of e-mails, phone calls, letters, tweets, and Facebook messages on a variety of topics. I wanted to share a few questions that I’ve recently received. Is Congress working to end the sequester? President Obama has proposed more tax increases on hardworking Americans to ... More
  • Obama Administration Tactics Violate Due Process
    Apr 19, 2013  - Last summer, news reports broke that the U.S. Department of Labor was effectively holding hostage the crops of blueberry farmers in Oregon until they signed documents agreeing to alleged violations to federal labor laws. Since then, similar cases have popped up on the West side of our own State of W... More
  • Advancing Local Issues Important to Central Washington
    Apr 12, 2013  - As Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, I have the privilege to advocate for several local initiatives and bills that are important to Central Washington. I am working to advance several proposals that allow for greater access to public lands, protect family-owned cabins in our Nati... More
  • Tax Season Tips for Central Washington
    Apr 5, 2013  - It’s tax season again and every April I’m reminded just how complicated our nation’s tax code is. This year, Americans will hand over more of their hard-earned tax dollars to the federal government than any other year in our history. Yet, Democrats in Congress still believe we aren’t paying enough a... More
  • America Deserves a Balanced Budget
    Mar 29, 2013  - Families all across America know that sometimes difficult decisions must be made in order to balance their budgets – and so should Congress and the President. I believe that drafting a responsible budget for the country is one of the most inherent duties of Congress. The basic principle behind balan... More
  • Obamacare: Three Years Later
    Mar 22, 2013  - This month marks the three year anniversary since Obamacare became law. Currently states and federal agencies are working around the clock to write and implement tens of thousands of pages of new regulations by the law’s effective date of January 1, 2014 – just a short nine months away. During the l... More
  • Investing in SKILLS will Help Americans Get Better Jobs
    Mar 15, 2013  - This week, the House of Representatives passed, with bipartisan support, the “Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act.” The SKILLS Act will reform our country’s broken workforce training system and help get Americans back to work. Many Central Washington workforce-training... More