This week Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Doc Hastings, Obama budget, Photo by Dave HarbourNatural Resources Committee, Doc Hastings (NGP Photo), provided a comment on President Obama's proposed budget:

“The President’s budget once again taxes too much and spends too much, while not doing enough to create jobs and grow our economy.  The budget also fundamentally fails to recognize that responsibly harnessing and maintaining our natural resources can actually save taxpayer dollars and bring in new funds to the federal treasury. 

“Instead of imposing new taxes and fees on American energy, let’s open new areas to safe and responsible production and raise new revenues.  Instead of having to spend millions on wildfire suppression, let’s better manage our national forests so we can help prevent wildfires.  Instead of the federal government buying even more land it can’t afford, let’s properly maintain and manage the land we already own.