News from July 2004
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: Today the Senate passed the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement ImplementationAct on an overwhelmingly bipartisan 85 to 13 vote. The House is expected to vote on the bill this week, clearing the way for the President’s signature. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following statement on final passage.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation on a solid foundation of technical evidence. This requires access to critical data such as building documents, videographic and photographic records, emergency response records, and oral histories, in addition to the samples of steel that have been recovered.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, issued the followingcomment on the report issued today by the Congressional Budget Office titled "A DetailedDescription of the CBO's Cost Estimate for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit.".
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation (S. 2657) to provide federal employees with greater access to affordable dental and vision insurance. Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Financial Management,...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Crude oil continues to trade above $40 today, continuing the two-week streak of increasingly high oil prices. Retail gasoline prices continue to climb and are now up 50 cents a gallon from a year ago at this time. Chairman Domenici’s statement: “At the end of the week, we recess for ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with ranking member Sen. Max Baucus, are convening a roundtable to consider white papers in responseto the bipartisan staff discussion draft of proposed reforms of tax-exempt organizations. Today,Grassley released the names of the roundtable participants, whose white papers will be posted at finance.senate.gov today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today said the federal government could meet many needs and ease the burden on honest taxpayers by collecting the estimated $310.6 billion that taxpayers owe and have not paid.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 21--North Dakota's rich agricultural research heritage is being highlighted this week at Agricultural Research Service (ARS) labs in Fargo and Mandan as part of ARS' 50th anniversary celebration. ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today expressed grave concern over the loss of 4.5 million acres to wild fire at this point in the year. The heaviest fire months, August and September, are still ahead. If fires of this magnitude and intensity continue through ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: “Earlier this week, Senators Snowe, Lincoln, Chafee, McCain, Breaux, and I proposed a one year package of tax relief for America’s working families that was completely offset and wouldn’t have added one cent to the nation’s debt. The package would have extended the child tax credit, the 10 percent bracket,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: One of the strongest features of our democracy is our system of collecting income taxes through individual self-assessment. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the passage of the bill implementing the U.S.--Morocco Free Trade Agreement after the Senate overwhelmingly passed the legislation with a final vote of 85-13. Baucus praised the agreement for bringing government and economic reforms to developing countries.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: Statement of Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley regarding the flawed analysis of Part B and D Premiums and Social Security COLAs presented by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Wednesday, July 21, 2004.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), today unanimously approved her bipartisan legislation (S. 2536) to further protect the civil rights and civil liberties of Americans. The Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today announced that the Committee has approved several bills affecting the federal workforce, homeland security, whistleblower protections, and nominations and post office naming...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2004
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ DAG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 [I]t is time to reaffirm the basic principles and rules that make capitalism work - truthful books and honest people, and well-enforced laws against fraud and corruption. - President George W. Bush, announcing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2004
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Department announced the closing of its investigation into UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s proposed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2004
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice recently closed its investigation of UnitedHealth Group, Inc.'s ("United") proposed acquisition of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. ("Oxford"). United is one of the largest health insurance companies in the country. Oxford is a significant regional health insurer, focused on the tri-state area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2004
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON D.C. - Eileen J. OConnor, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, United States Department of Justice; Gregory A. White, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio; and ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 20, 2004
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
