News published on Federal Newswire in May 2003

News from May 2003


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Agricultural Research Service pest management research is the focus of the June issue of the scientific journal Pest Management Science. More than 200 ARS researchers from 16 states published papers in the special issue, on subjects ranging from biological control of pests to tracking agricultural chemical runoff in surface water.


Grassley on Senate Passage of Economic Growth Package

News Release: Tonight the Senate passed legislation authored by Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, to jumpstart the economy by providing broad tax relief to individuals,.


Lieberman Seeks Answers On Use Of Homeland Security Resources

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., demanded answers Thursday from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on why department resources were used to track down Texas legislators embroiled in a bitter state feud over a proposed redistricting plan.


Collins Introduces Legislation to Coordinate, Simplify Homeland Security Grant Process

News Release: WASHINGTON-On Thursday, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Department on Homeland Security, introduced the Homeland Security Grant Coordination and Simplification Act. This legislation would eliminate duplication in homeland security planning...


Grassley Meets With Mexican Senators, Urges Removal of Ag Trade Barriers

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over trade issues, met this morning in his office with eight members of the Mexican Senate to discuss Mexican barriers, and threatened new barriers, to imports of U.S. agricultural products. Grassley emphad that Mexico must abide by its obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).


Grassley Wins Senate Approval of Corporate Crackdown Measure

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won Senate approval of a measure to prevent companies from seeking tax refunds based on overstated earnings.


Baucus Comments on Lifting Cuba Travel Ban

News Release: I want to begin by thanking my colleagues, in both the House and the Senate. Inparticular, I want to thank our colleagues from the House Cuba Working Group for their tirelessefforts and leadership in the fight to bring sanity to U.S. policy towards Cuba. Theirestablishment of a Working Group has served as a model for our efforts in the Senate.


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senior law enforcement officials will hold a pen and pad briefing on WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. EDT regarding implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act during the War on Terrorism.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff of the Criminal Division and United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced today that Rustem Muho, also known as Galli Franco, pleaded guilty in federal District Court in Del Rio, Texas, to a charge of conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft today announced that Viet D. Dinh, Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy, will step down from his position to return to the Georgetown University Law Center when his leave of absence from that institution expires on May 31, 2003.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 "This Justice Department has made the aggressive prosecution of those who violate our nation's gun laws a priority, and the 38% increase in prosecutions demonstrates we have been very busy taking criminals ...


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.