Honorable Doc Hastings
United States Representative, Washington, Republican
Representative Hastings, of the Fourth District of Washington, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987. He chairs the Committee on Natural Resources. The following is from the September 20, 2012, House floor debate on H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. In his 2008 campaign, President Obama plainly declared the policies he supports would bankrupt American coal production. Since taking office, the Obama Administration has waged a multi-front war on coal, on coal jobs, on the small businesses in the mining supply…
