News published on Federal Newswire in February 2003

News from February 2003


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Resolution on Better Market Access for U.S. Farmers

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Sen. Kent Conrad, and a bipartisan group of committee members today offered an amendment to the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003. The amendment, a sense of the Senate resolution on World Trade Organization agriculture...


News Release: The Subcommittee on National Parks has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, March 4 at 2:30 pm in room SD-366 to receive testimony on four bills. The four bills are: S. 164 a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of César Estrada ...


It's Hip to Get Enough Vitamin K

News Release: Low dietary vitamin K intake has been associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in men and women. But until recently, little has been known about the association between dietary vitamin K intake and bone mineral density (BMD).


Grassley on the Latest European Union Sanctions Threat

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the European Union’s latest threat of sanctions against U.S. products over a tax dispute.


Baucus Statement Regarding the Miscellaneous Trade and Tariffs Markup

News Release: Our business today is held over from the 107th Congress, and it’s important that we complete work on this bill so that we can move on to new issues and new legislation.


DOMENICI BLAMES INSUFFICIENT PRODUCTION, NOT GOUGING,FOR RISING GAS AND OIL PRICES

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Allegations of price gouging in the natural gas market appear to be based in frustration, not facts, Senate Energy Chairman Pete Domenici said today. He urged caution and careful consideration before making such allegations, noting that expert witnesses at yesterday’s hearing on natural ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 In March 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that combating trafficking in persons would be a top civil rights priority for the Department of Justice.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OJP (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department today announced a nationwide federal effort to assist victims of human trafficking. The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) recently awarded twelve grants totaling more than $9.5 million under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act Grant Program.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft today joined Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, the chairman of the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force, and U.S. Attorney John W. Suthers of ...


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.–Attorney General Ashcroft will hold a press conference with Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, SEC Chairman William Donaldson and U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, John Suthers on a criminal matter.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Berks County (Pennsylvania), members of the Berks County Commission, the Board of Elections Commission, and the Director of Elections for alleged violations of the Voting Rights Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 EPA (202) 564-7842 WASHINGTON - The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld EPA's rule setting limits on the permissible level of radionuclides in drinking water. The regulation retains the existing standards for the radionuclides radium-226, radium-228, and certain beta/photon emitters, and establishes standards for uranium for the first time.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 "The Justice Department has fully addressed the FISA problems that occurred almost entirely prior to this Administration. This report is old news and inexplicably focuses on the FISA District Court decision ...


Indiana Trucking Company and Retirement Plan Trustee to Make Restitution for Misusing Employee Benefits

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


Labor Department Sues Minnesota Executive Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.