News published on Federal Newswire in January 2003

News from January 2003


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Beneficial fungi that live on plant roots increased green bell pepper yields by as much as one-third in studies by Agricultural Research Service scientists.


Grassley Resumes Finance Committee Chairmanship

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley last night officially became chairman of the Committee on Finance, the result of Senate approval of an organizing resolution naming committee leaders.


World Trade Organization Ruling on Dumping Law

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a World Trade Organization appeals body’s ruling that declared illegal a U.S. law giving American companies fines collected from foreign firms they accused of unfair pricing.


Grassley on Improving the Trade Advisory Committee System

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, earlier this week received a letter from United States Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Zoellick outlining steps the Bush administration is taking to revamp the 28-year-old trade advisory committee system so that it is more relevant, effective,...


Grassley Advances Continued Funding for Welfare Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, was successful in securing continued funding for welfare programs in the Fiscal Year 2003 omnibus appropriations bill under consideration by the full Senate. Grassley said he intends to pursue reauthorization of the welfare program in the Finance Committee this year.


Grassley Advances Payment Fixes for Doctors, Small Hospitals

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, was successful in securing the inclusion of short-term payment increases for doctors and rural and small urban hospitals in the Fiscal Year 2003 omnibus appropriations bill under consideration by the full Senate. Grassley said he intends long-term payment adjustments later in the year.


Grassley on the IRS' Electronic Filing Initiative

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the IRS’ new electronic filing initiative.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday charged the Bush Administration with trying to shortchange homeland security by denying adequate funding, especially to state and local governments and first responders. Lieberman's statement came amid debate on an amendment by Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., to shore up homeland security funding by $5 billion. Following is the full text of the statement...


Joint Baucus-Grassley Statement Regarding Reauthorization of TEA-21

News Release: The U.S. Senate Finance Committee will play a large role in the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The transportation bill, which authorizes highway, highway safety and transit programs, must address funding that flows to the Highway Trust Fund. The Senate Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over the Highway Trust Fund, will be proposing a number of options to strengthen the trust fund, without raising taxes.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has intervened in lawsuits alleging that Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and Methodist Hospitals of Memphis mischarged the Medicare program, the Justice ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Maury Regional Hospital has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to settle claims that it defrauded the Medicare program from 1994 to 1999, the Justice Department announced today. Maury Regional Hospital is located in Columbia, Tennessee.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice today filed suit in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., to stop Randall Brian Jarvis of Jameson, Mo., from promoting tax-evasion scams. The suit alleges that Jarvis operates not only in his own name, but also using the aliases Christopher T. Michaelson and Josiah Richards.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 INDIANAPOLIS, IN — John Littlehale, age 48, of Terrace Park, Ohio was indicted today on charges of conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act, as well as for making a false statement in violation of the ...


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.