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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February
18, 2010
U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Doc
Hastings ranking member
Hastings: Hard Questions Need to be Answered on $1 Billion
Klamath Plan
Objects to American Taxpayers Subsidizing Private Dam Removal
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings
(WA-04) issued the following statement today regarding the
signing agreements related to Klamath water issues:
“As Ranking
Republican of the House Natural Resources Committee, I will
use all tools available to
ensure that Congress vets this
proposal in an open and transparent manner.
“I understand the
need to resolve divisive issues in the Klamath basin,
yet numerous questions remain about this plan, including why
federal taxpayers should be spending one dime to tear out dams
owned by a private corporation.
“These are
complicated agreements that will result in the loss of clean,
renewable hydropower and potentially cost American taxpayers
up to $1 billion. Congress has a responsibility to ensure that
these agreements will be both cost-effective and beneficial to
American taxpayers.
“Once
the celebration at this grand signing ceremony is done, then
all the parties need to be prepared to fully answer all of the
hard questions so the American people can understand exactly
what they’re being asked to pay for at a time of soaring
budget deficits and near 10 percent unemployment.”
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