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NREPA Would Make the “THE EARTH MOVE” Out from Under Americans’ Feet Into the Hands of the Federal Government
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2009 - Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a hearing regarding the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA, H.R. 980) which would lock up American land, specifically moving approximately 24 million acres of lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and Utah from public access lands to off-limits wilderness areas.
Justice
Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Dishonest Dealings with the Federal Government
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former senior executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, pleaded guilty for his role in BMS’s dishonest dealings with the federal government relating to a patent deal involving the popular blood-thinning drug Plavix, the Department of Justice announced today. This ...
Homeland
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FAULTED FOR COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILTY EFFORTS
News Release: According to a report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), top government agencies responsible for developing a nationwide federal wireless communications service for use by first responders are no longer coordinating with each other. The report, requested by Senate Homeland Security...
Justice
Federal Government Announces Settlement with Coal-fired Power Plant
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 First Settlement in Western U.S. Requiring State-of-the-Art Nitrogen Oxide Retrofit WASHINGTON—As part of the fifteenth settlement secured by the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency ...
Commerce
Senators seek federal tax relief for disaster victims in the Midwest
News Release: WASHINGTON --- A comprehensive plan to provide $3.96 billion in federal taxrelief to flood, tornado and severe storm victims in the Midwest was introduced today bySenators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin of Iowa, Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill ofMissouri, Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Dick Durbin and BarackObama of Illinois, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback of Kansas, and Evan Bayh andRichard Lugar of Indiana.
Justice
Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Vice President Indicted for Lying to the Federal Government about Popular Blood-Thinning Drug
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that the former senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, was indicted for his role in lying to the federal government ...
Commerce
Grassley, Baucus seek details of executive compensation, SEC knowledge of Bear Stearns collapse
News Release: Dear Messrs. Schwartz and Dimon: We would like assistance from you in providing information to us and our staff regardingthe compensation and severance arrangements provided to top management personnel at BearStearns and JPMorgan Chase prior to and as a result of the merger agreement. Various forms...
Justice
Federal Government Announces Settlement With Texas Oil Company Over Oil Spills in Coastal Louisiana
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Company Will Take Steps to Prevent Future Spills and Pay $504,000 Civil Penalty WASHINGTON The Meridian Resource & Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC (Meridian) will pay a $504,000 ...
Labor
Sen. Roberts and Sen. Kennedy Introduce Legislation To Create More Jobs for People with Severe Disabilities
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Approaching the Anniversary of the Americans withDisabilities Act, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) todayintroduced legislation aimed at reducing the high unemployment rate for people with severedisabilities.
Justice
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pleads Guilty to Lying to the Federal Government About Deal Involving Blood-Thinning Drug
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $1 Million Criminal Fine; Illegal Actions Threatened to Delay Generic Competition for Drug WASHINGTON The Department of Justice announced today that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ...
Justice
Federal Government, State of Hawaii, and City and County Of Honolulu Agreement Will Address Vulnerabilities That Led to Waikiki Sewage Spill
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Hawaii Attorney Generals Office, and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) have reached an interim agreement with the ...
Energy
Domenici: Federal Government Should Lead the Way on Efficiency
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said that as lawmakers seek to address our energy challenges, the federal government should set a good example by making its own facilities as efficient as possible.
Justice
Nevada Department of Environmental Protection and Federal Government Reach $90 Million Joint Settlement with Nevada Power
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Settlement Remedies Five Years of State and Federal Air Quality Violations WASHINGTON Nevada Power Company has agreed to a joint settlement today with the federal government and the state of Nevada that ...
Homeland
Lieberman Faults Federal Government for Lingering Emergency Management Problems
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Monday said that much remains to be done to restore a sense of normalcy for the victims of last year’s Hurricane Katrina. In a speech before a group of Connecticut first responders who answered the call of duty...
Justice
Federal Government Reaches Settlement with Pipeline Companies Regarding Crude Oil Spills
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Pipeline Companies to Pay $2.87 Million Civil Penalty for Oil Spills in Kentucky and Louisiana WASHINGTON The federal government today reached a settlement with Mid-Valley Pipeline Company (Mid-Valley) ...
Commerce
Grassley Scores Major Victory for Families with Disabled Children
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley said the five-year budget plan making its waythrough Congress includes the bipartisan proposal he’s championed with Sen. Ted Kennedy tohelp children with disabilities and their families.
Labor
KENNEDY AND ENZI OFFER RELIEF FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IMPACTED BY KATRINA AND A CUT ON THE FEES FOR STUDENT LOANS FOR ALL STUDENTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS STILL NOT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO KATRINA SCHOOLS
News Release: Washington, DC: Today Senators Kennedy and Enzi offered an amendment to the reconciliation bill that provides one-time, temporary impact aid to local school districts and private schools impacted by Katrina. The measure also cuts fees on student loans so that college is more affordable for all Americans. The amendment takes advantage of extra savings created by the underlying bill through cuts to banks subsidies in the student loan program.
Justice
Medicare Contractor to Pay U.S. $6 Million For Overcharging Federal Government
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - AdminaStar Federal, Inc. will pay the United States $6 million to resolve allegations that the company interfered with Medicare evaluations and overcharged the federal healthcare program, ...
Commerce
Baucus Highlights Need for Health Care Reform
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, U.S. Senator Max Baucus delivered a speech to the Society ofThoracic Surgeons and will be participating in a Health Care Summit with CEOs and otherpolicymakers to discuss the rising cost of health care.
Commerce
Senate Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Max Baucus regarding Health Care and Competitiveness
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus delivered the following statement to theSenate during today’s session regarding the U.S. healthcare system and its effect oncompetitiveness. As ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Baucus has been aleader on a number of issues related to keeping America...
Commerce
Baucus Fights to Keep Taxpayer Assistance Centers Open
News Release: Dear Chairman Bond and Ranking Member Murray...
Commerce
Finance Committee Senators Seek to Repeal Alternative Minimum Tax
News Release: Washington, DC - A bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senate Finance Committee members,including Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Max Baucus (DMont.),Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz), today introduced legislation to repealthe Federal individual alternative minimum tax (AMT). The AMT...
Commerce
Chairman Grassley asks the Justice Department to provide more information to Congress about its work to recover federal tax dollars lost to fraud with the False Claims Act
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley wants the Department of Justice to start reporting to Congress about settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the United States.
Commerce
Grassley: Federal Government is Too Slow to Cut Wasteful Employee Moves
News Release: Dear Director Bolton and Administrator Perry...
Commerce
Grassley to Doctors: False Claims Act Doesn’t Allow Prosecution for “Honest Mistakes”
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment in response to an American Medical Association editorial opining that doctors are vulnerable to prosecution for honest mistakes under the False Claims Act. The AMA issued its editorial after the Government Accountability...