News from September 2003
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2003
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2003
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2003
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON -The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved legislation sponsored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) that would extend to the nation’s postmasters an option currently enjoyed by postal supervisors in negotiating...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 17--Advances in superabsorbent materials and in diagnosing and controlling bovine leukemia have earned two Agricultural Research Service scientists places in the agency's Science Hall of Fame. ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., upon completion of the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report, said Wednesday that the Bush Administration continues to deny the Department of Homeland Security the funding necessary for it to carry out its responsibilities to protect the American public from future terrorist attack.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Due to the impending Hurricane Isabel, the Progressive Policy Institute forum will be postponed. The forum will be rescheduled shortly. Further details will follow.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won unanimous committee approval of legislation to rein in several sources of fraud, waste, and abuse of Social Security programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus issued the following statement regarding the United States - Central America Free Trade Agreement or otherwise know as “CAFTA" during today’s Senate debate. The following is the speech as prepared for delivery:Mr. President, I rise today to address the ongoing negotiations for a United States-Central America Free Trade Agreement - also known as the “CAFTA." These negotiations present a couple of unique challenges.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: Dear Senator: As Congress works to reconcile the House and Senate versions of national energy policy legislationand reauthorize the federal highway and transit programs, the undersigned organizations urge youto support inclusion of a proposal by Senators Grassley and Baucus to reform the federal ethanol...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I commend you for holding today’s markup on three important pieces of legislation: the Extension of Highway Trust Fund Provisions, the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act, and the Social Security Protection Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus issued the following statement regarding the break down of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun this past weekend during today’s Senate debate. The following is the speech as prepared for delivery...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy Committee today approved the nomination of Suedeen Kelly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nomination of Rick Dearborn as the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Energy and Senate Joint Resolution16 ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., released the following statement Wednesday in response to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 50-state survey on the delivery of federal first responder funding to cities...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: At a press briefing in New York City today, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) detailed its plans to collect first-person data to study occupant behavior and evacuation, and emergency response as part of the federal building and fire safety investigation of...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Committee on Finance today unanimously passed legislation from Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, to better protect employees’ pension plans from corporate malfeasance. Also included is Grassley’s proposal to make sure employees’ pensions are calculated reliably.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: Statement of Senator Jeffords We are here to discuss a very important issue to all of us: Mercury pollution. Power plants, mostly from the Midwest, are the largest unregulated source of mercury in the country, emitting almost fifty tons each year into our air. To put this amount into perspective, just ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today praised the Presidential Commission on the U.S. Postal Service for tackling a difficult challenge, but expressed concern over the potential impact proposed postal service reforms would have on rural communities.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2003
News Release: Dear Mr. Reukauf: Thank you for your letter, dated Aug. 15, 2003, in response to my concerns about thebacklog of 628 whistleblower cases at the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Your letter did littleto allay my concerns that the serious problems at OSC will be addressed promptly. After many years...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2003
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Medical device manufacturer, Orthofix Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $1,575,000 to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims to TRICARE, the militarys ...
