News published on Federal Newswire in April 2004

News from April 2004


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Unless a unanimous consent agreement is reached on a different procedure, this is a general overview of the floor procedure we anticipate in the next two days. Cloture has been filed on the Daschle amendment. It ripens Thursday. The Domenici amendment is the authorizing portion of S. 2095. It does NOT ...


News Release: In a recent study by the Agricultural Research Service and cooperators, researchers were surprised to find that children in the low-income Lower Mississippi Delta region have diets similar to those of children surveyed in a national study.


DOMENICI FILES S. 2095 AUTHORIZING PACKAGE AS 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENT, FILES FOR CLOTURE

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today filed the authorizing portion of S. 2095 as a second-degree amendment to a Daschle ethanol amendment to S. 150 filed earlier in the day. The tax portion of S. 2095 has been attached to the FSC-ETI bill, slated for floor ...


Preliminary Report on Brazil's Challenge to U.S. Cotton Subsidies

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley today made the following statement concerning the preliminary report of the World Trade Organization regarding Brazil’s challenge to U.S. cotton subsidies.


Baucus Hearing Statement on International Trade and Pharmaceuticals

News Release: Thank you, Senators Kyl and Thomas, for holding this joint subcommittee hearing. Finance subcommittees don’t hold hearings very often. That ought to change. In particular, I welcome more hearings on drug pricing policy. This is an extremely important issue. And it will become even more important once the Medicare drug benefit is implemented.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The funding, research and tax incentives necessary to increase U.S. production of sustainable, low-emissions electricity such as wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear and clean coal production are already in the energy bill currently stalled in the Senate, Senate Energy & Natural Resources ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division announced today that Joseph F. Paulus, the elected District Attorney of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2003, pleaded guilty at federal court in Green Bay to charges of accepting bribes to fix cases and filing a false tax return.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced that an employee of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio pleaded guilty today to assaulting a detainee at the Mahoning County Jail in December 2001.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that a Leland, North Carolina man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring with others to violate the civil rights of an African-American family in Richlands, North Carolina.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that it will send federal observers and Civil Rights Division personnel to Berks County in Pennsylvania to monitor the treatment of Hispanic voters in the April 27th federal and state primary election in the city of Reading.


U.S. Department of Labor Launches Nationwide
		YouthRules! Outreach Campaign: Over 6,000 Radios Stations and 10,000 Newspapers
		will Receive Public Service Announcements

News Release: Over 6,000 Radio Stations and 10,000 Newspapers will Receive Public Service Announcements WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a nationwide outreach campaign to increase awareness about youth employment laws as part of the YouthRules! Initiative. YouthRules! promotes positive and safe work experiences for young workers by educating parents, teens, employers, and educators about the types of jobs teens can hold and the number of hours they can work.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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