News from December 2005
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2005
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2005
The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2005
The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman have introduced major, comprehensive legislation that would, for the first time, address the security vulnerabilities that exist at our nation’s chemical plants.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and a conferee on the budget reconciliation spending bill, today criticized the final conference report on the legislation for its deep cuts to programs such as Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that David G. Murillo of Yakima, Washington, would become the new power manager at Grand Coulee Dam.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley said the five-year budget plan making its waythrough Congress includes the bipartisan proposal he’s championed with Sen. Ted Kennedy tohelp children with disabilities and their families.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: American beekeepers will soon have a new antibiotic with which to protect their colonies from American foulbrood disease, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies that paved the way for the compound's regulatory approval.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: Celebrate Gullah Heritage! The National Park Service, in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is sponsoring a series of free cultural programs at Charles Pinckney National Historic site every Saturday at 2:00 pm during February and March, 2006.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman have introduced major, comprehensive legislation that would, for the first time, address the security vulnerabilities that exist at our nation’s chemical plants.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2005
News Release: Senator Joe Lieberman delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate today on the introduction of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2005...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2005
News Release: HONG KONG -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee,the Senate committee with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over international trade, madethe following statement on the near-final draft ministerial declaration circulated at the WorldTrade Organization Ministerial this afternoon. The near-final ministerial declaration is expectedto be approved by the WTO membership before the ministerial ends late tonight or earlytomorrow morning.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement in response to tonight's conclusion of the WTO's Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2005
News Release: HONG KONG -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Senate committee with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over international trade, made the following statement on the draft ministerial declaration circulated at the World Trade Organization Ministerial this afternoon.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2005
News Release: HONG KONG -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the Senate committee with legislative and oversight jurisdiction over international trade, made the following statement on the draft ministerial declaration circulated at the World Trade Organization Ministerial this afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. Michael L. Hayhurst, Jr. was indicted today by a federal grand jury and charged with violating the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act and for covering up illegal discharges of dredged material from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in connection with a dredging operation he supervised in Calibogue Sound in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON D.C. In one of the largest coordinated enforcement actions ever taken against child prostitution rings in the United States, 19 individuals have been arrested and more than 30 charged in the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "These provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act are essential to our efforts in the war on terrorism and their loss will damage our ability to prevent terrorist attacks. Our Nation cannot afford to let these important ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Today’s state-by-state employment report is a vivid example of the strong job creation across America thanks to lower taxes and sound business investment. Nationwide, the economy has created nearly 4.5 million new jobs since May 2003. The President’s economic policies are helping to fuel America’s prosperity across all sectors of our economy due to the great work of American businesses and workers.
