News published on Federal Newswire in October 2004

Speech of U.S. Senator Max Baucus at the Trade Adjustment Coalition Luncheon The Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002: Lessons from the First Two Years

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: “I am pleased to be here today at the inaugural event of the Trade Adjustment AssistanceCoalition. I am honored to serve - along with Senator Coleman - as co-chair of the Board ofAdvisors. I want to commend Greg Mastel and Howard Rosen for their dedication to workerretraining. And for starting this worthwhile group. It will provide a much-needed public forumfor discussion and debate on the TAA program.

Grassley Highlights New Medicare Payments for Doctors in Under-Served Areas

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: Under the new Medicare law, Iowa doctors in under-served areas will receive an additional$12 million from 2005 to 2007 to serve Medicare beneficiaries, according to the American Medical Association. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance and a chief architect of the Medicare law, fought...

Chairman Grassley works to make sure chiropractic services treated fairly by Medicare program

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley said that the Department of Health and HumanServices has made the right decision in suspending plans to allow Medicare carriers to establishlimits on the number of services a chiropractor could provide to an individual Medicarebeneficiary.

Grassley: Trade Adjustment Assistance Reforms Yielding Progress

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over international trade, offered the following comments today in a floor statement addressing the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. He submitted the floor statement for the record.

Vitamin D Found to Reduce Age-Related Falls

By USDA Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: Elderly people who get supplemental vitamin D in their diets have stronger muscles than those who don't, based on evidence from studies funded by the Agricultural Research Service.

INHOFE RELEASES DETAILED REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP POLITICAL FUNDRAISING Delivers floor speech outlining the “environmental family affair”

By US DOT Newswire | Oct 5, 2004

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment & Public Works Committee (EPW), in a floor speech yesterday evening outlined the intricate web of political fundraising and spending by environmental groups which is detailed in a fifteen page Report to the Chairman titled, “Political ...

BRITISH NATIONAL INDICTED FOR CONSPIRING WITH SHOE BOMBER RICHARD REID

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2004

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft, Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of the District of Massachusetts and FBI Assistant ...

*******MEDIA ADVISORY******* ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT AND OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2004

News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft and other federal officials will hold a press conference TODAY, OCTOBER 4, at 3:00 P.M. EDT, regarding a terrorism matter.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR ELECTION IN ALASKA

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2004

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that it will send Civil Rights Division personnel to monitor the October 5 municipal and borough elections in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska to ensure compliance with federal election-related civil rights statutes.

Labor Secretary Chao Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Address Chronic Homelessness among People with Disabilities

By Labor Gazette | Oct 4, 2004

News Release: WASHINGTON U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today awarded a $1.5 million technical assistance grant to the Corporation for Supportive Housing as part of a Bush Administration initiative to end chronic homelessness among persons with disabilities.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $23 Million In Grants to World Vision and Catholic Relief Services

By Labor Gazette | Oct 4, 2004

News Release: Grants Fund Education Programs in Africa and Latin America To Help Child Labor Victims WASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced the award of $23 million in grants to World Vision and Catholic Relief Services for education programs in Africa and Latin America. The Labor Department awarded these grants under its Child Labor Education Initiative through a competitive bidding process.