News from November 2003
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Tuesday commended House passage of a bill requiring greater safeguards for mutual fund investors but he said more far-reaching measures were necessary to curb abuses and restore investor confidence in the industry. Reacting...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus delivered the following comments at a press conference highlighting the significant rural provisions included in the Medicare conference agreement. Also attending the press conference were Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), John Breaux (D-La.), and Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.).
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today said that while the federal government is making progress in its efforts to protect America’s vast food and agriculture industry from terrorist attack, gaps in oversight, prevention and response remain, and interagency...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Citing the bill’s strong provisions for ethanol and renewable fuels, Minority Leader Tom Daschle today told WNAX farm editor Michelle Rook that he supports the energy bill and, if filibustered, will vote for cloture. WNAX is a talk radio station in Yankton, South Dakota. The story ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: Statement of Sen. Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on Finance on the Benefits to Rural America in the Medicare Legislation Conference Agreement Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19--Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced a unified food safety research agenda to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of food safety programs. The research agenda is one of several key initiatives USDA is implementing to enhance food safety and improve food inspection systems.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, along with several colleagues, tonight introduced legislation to extend nearly all of the tax provisions that arescheduled to expire on or before Dec. 31, 2003.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2003
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today made the following statement today regarding negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) occurring this week in Miami...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2003
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Ashcroft today announced a Department of Justice initiative to address the reliability of body armor used by law enforcement personnel and to examine the future of bullet-resistant technology and testing. The men and women of law enforcement must be able to place their confidence in the equipment their agencies purchase and use.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2003
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Departments Environmental and Natural Resources Division, today announced the filing of charges in Tacoma, Washington against an individual who collected a green sea turtle from a beach in Ocean Park, Washington, and who later killed the turtle for its shell.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2003
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Departments Antitrust Division, today unveiled a joint Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission initiative concerning ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 18, 2003
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 18, 2003
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 18, 2003
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 18, 2003
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
