News published on Federal Newswire in February 2004

News from February 2004


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lieberman Dumfounded By Dramatic First Responder Cuts

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., issued the following statement Monday in reaction to President Bush’s proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security budget.


Latest ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted

News Release: The Agricultural Research Service has posted the latest issue of Food & Nutrition Research Briefs on its web site at...



Grassley on the President's Proposed Budget

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about the budget proposed today by President Bush. Sen. Grassley is chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.


News Release: American and Russian scientists collaborating on sustainable methods of farming this spring will field test a two-pronged approach to growing dry edible peas.


Sen. Baucus Comments on Administration's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget

News Release: "The president has laid out an ambitious agenda in his FY2005 budget and I appreciate hisstated goal of cutting the deficit in half over five years. But I'm concerned that his budget won't fullyaccomplish that goal and will leave our children and grandchildren struggling under a mountain ofdebt.


Senate Finance Committee Passes Highway Funding Package by 17-4 Vote

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today passed the revenue portionof the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004 (SAFETEA),the highway and transit bill that reauthorizes the 1998 Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21).U.S. Senator Max Baucus, ranking...


Grassley Praises Committee Passage of Highway, Corporate Reform, IRS Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the committee’s passage of legislation to finance highway improvements, rein in a tax perk for companies, and fix several tax code headaches for taxpayers.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., - authors of legislation to create the commission now looking into the September 11th terrorist attacks - Monday sought an extension of the commission’s life so it can complete a comprehensive investigation into the most horrific...


Reclamation's FY 2005 Budget Request is $956.3 Million

News Release: President George W. Bush's FY 2005 budget request, released today, includes a total of $956.3 million in new budget authority for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation.