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 The setting sun illuminates the Western desert.  The Grand Canyon is
one of America's most treasured and
unrivaled natural majesties.
 America's 13,000 miles of coastline and 3.4 million square nautical miles of ocean grace our nation with majestic views, beautiful beaches and unique fish and plant species.  The powerful Rio Grande is protected as a Wild and Scenic River as it flows below Big Bend National Park.  American bison, long a symbol of our national heritage, graze freely in Yellowstone National Park.  California's majestic redwood trees reveal the unique beauty of our National Forests.  El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico showcases the exquisite beauty of a tropical rainforest.  Wild horses, an icon of the American West, roam America's valleys and plains.
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Rahall Calls Oversight Hearing on IG Reports of Illicit, Unethical Behavior at Interior Department |
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a full Committee oversight hearing on "Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations on Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Collections."
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Rahall Statement on IG Reports of Unethical, Illicit Behavior at Interior Department |
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) released the following statement regarding three reports released today by the Interior Department's Inspector General (IG) concerning multiple allegations of unethical and illicit behavior against more than a dozen current and former employees of the Minerals Management Service Royalty in Kind (RIK) program:
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GAO Calls on Agencies to Step up Role in Immigration Federalization Process |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report made public today underscores the important role federal agencies - particularly the Department of Homeland Security, along with the Departments of Labor and the Interior - must play in providing for the successful transition of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to federal immigration policy.
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Rahall Statement on DRILL Act |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) led debate on the House floor this afternoon on the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act (H.R. 6515). Below are the Chairman's remarks:
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Rahall Calls on President to Release Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) Thursday urged the President to use his authority to immediately draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help expand supplies in the market and reduce record-high gas prices. Rahall's statement follows:
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