News published on Federal Newswire in October 2000

News from October 2000


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


SEN. BOXER HOLDS UP HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE
 
 OBJECTS TO ROYALTY-IN-KIND PROVISION

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Chairman Frank H. Murkowski today responded to the objection Sen. Barbara Boxer D-CA, lodged against H.R. 2884, the re-authorization for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast home heating oil reserve. Murkowski addressed four of her comments. First, “The Senator claimed ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Chairman Frank H. Murkowski today chastised the Administration for its lack of business sense in not assuring that heating fuel distilled from Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil remain in this country. “It is inconceivable to me that the Department of Energy did not have the good sense ...


Mites--New Technology Aids Identification

News Release: Unlike conventional microscopes, LT-SEM images of a specimen are formed and magnified by electrons passing through a magnetic field that functions as a lens. The images can be displayed, and thus recorded, on a cathode ray tube similar to a TV screen.


Roth, Moynihan Request Comments on Revised Tax Shelter Discussion Draft

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE) and Ranking Member Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) today released a revised bipartisan staff proposal on tax shelters.


Roth, Moynihan Introduce Bipartisan Medicare Medicaid and SCHIP Improvements Act of 2000

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, and Ranking Member Daniel Patrick Moynihan today introduced S. 3165, the "Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Improvements Act of 2000." Finance Committee cosponsors include: Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK), Senator...


Roth Says Administration Now Sanctioning Abuse of Medicaid Program with Proposed Regulation

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Clinton Administration this morning issued a proposed regulation to address a growing Medicaid spending scandal. Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE), who has been calling for action to end the exploitation of Medicaid for months, today said the Administration's proposal is inadequate, and will likely create a worse situation. Roth released the following statement today...


Wilhelm IV and Tsunami Beg Congress to Rescue their Friends Abroad

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee William V. Roth, Jr's (R-DE) beloved St. Bernards, Wilhelm IV and Tsunami, today urged Congress to pass H.R. 4868, the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000, which contains provisions to ban the importation of products made with dog and cat fur.


Roth Proposes $26 Billion Medicare Spending Package to House

News Release: Dear Messrs Chairmen: The House and Senate Republican leadership has asked us to come together around a package of $26 billion in spending adjustments for the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The bipartisan package prepared in the Senate Finance Committee is...


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.