Congressman Doc Hastings

Serving Central Washington

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Weekly Message from Doc

  • Decision on Yucca Mountain Should Not Be Held Hostage by Politics
    Nov 26, 2010  - More than twenty years ago, Congress designated a remote location in Nevada, Yucca Mountain, as the location for the safe and secure storage of our nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high level nuclear defense wastes.  These wastes were created by our nation’s World War II and Cold War era nuclear weap... More
  • Time to Give Thanks
    Nov 19, 2010  - Thanksgiving is a time for families across Central Washington to give thanks for the blessings in our lives and to celebrate with friends and loved ones.  While our daily schedules may seem overwhelming and that it might seem that there is often not enough time to spend with our children, friends an... More
  • Year-End Tax Hikes Will Affect All Americans if Congress Does Not Act
    Nov 12, 2010  - Families and small businesses throughout Central Washington know that our economy is still struggling.  Not enough jobs are being created, not enough people are back to work, and families are still sitting around their kitchen tables trying to find ways to trim their household budgets.  At times lik... More
  • 18 Months…and Still Waiting
    Oct 8, 2010  - Starting in March 2009, Mexico began imposing 20 percent tariffs on 90 American products including potatoes, pears, cherries, and apricots – costing American farmers millions and putting jobs here in Central Washington at risk. These tariffs are in retaliation for the United States failing to meet i... More
  • New EPA Regulations Threaten Jobs in Rural America
    Oct 1, 2010  - In addition to my position as the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee, I also serve as co-chair of the Rural American Solutions Group.  This group was formed to address the unique challenges facing farmers, ranchers and small businesses throughout rural America. Recently, we... More
  • Listening to the American People
    Sep 24, 2010  - Through town halls, phone calls, meetings, letters and internet tools like America Speaking Out, I have been engaged in a listening tour with Central Washington residents.  My Republican colleagues have been doing the same in communities they represent in an unprecedented effort to gain insight and ... More
  • Trillion Dollar Stimulus is Failing
    Sep 17, 2010  - With near double-digit unemployment, record deficits, and new stimulus spending bills and bailouts schemes, Americans have good cause to be concerned about our economy.  Especially for those families and small business owners still struggling to keep their home, prevent further layoffs, or just make... More
  • New Health Law Means One in Five Seniors Could Be Forced to Change Plans
    Sep 10, 2010  - Throughout their working lives, American seniors paid into Medicare with the expectation that when they retired, they would have access to affordable quality health care.  That is why I have been a strong supporter of Medicare, and supported a plan to help seniors with prescription drug costs for th... More
  • Keeping Tax Rates Low Will Help Revive Economy
    Sep 3, 2010  - As I traveled throughout Central Washington this past month, I met with small business owners, farmers and others who play role in our local economy.  These men and women are faced each day with the tough decisions about when to hire new employees, whether or not to expand business operations, how t... More
  • Time to Protect WA Agriculture Economy from Job-Killing Tariffs
    Aug 26, 2010  - Central Washington is one of the most agriculturally diverse regions of our nation.  Whether it is apples, cherries, potatoes, mint, dairy or pears – local farmers and ranchers produce the food that feeds the world.  Their hard work creates new jobs and forms the foundation of our entire state’s eco... More