News from December 2005
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 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, released the following statement tonight...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 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, today made the following statement on the status of progress at the World Trade Organization Ministerial. Under the U.S. system,...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed, by unanimous consent, 9 Energy Committee bills. The bills were filed earlier this year in substantially the same form and cleared by the committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced that he has hired Will Larson as a research assistant for oversight, economics and Social Security on the Democratic staff of the Senate Finance Committee. Larson, a Montana native and a 2001 graduate of Billings Senior High School, has served as an intern for Baucus on the Committee since September.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation that would extend authorization for the nation’s welfare programs by six months. Currently, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program is set to expire on December...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: A 1,000-head cattle feedlot produces about 146 to 175 tons of wet manure every week-a problematic figure for feedlot operators and their neighbors. Despite its benefits as a natural fertilizer, manure is a source of pathogens and odor. Fortunately, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a method to reduce manure's negative properties. All they need is a little thyme.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, expressed disappointment in the lack of progress so far at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong. After four days of talks, negotiators have yet to bridge differences in the key areas of agriculture, non-agricultural market access (NAMA), and services.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced that he has hired Will Larson as a research assistant for oversight, economics and Social Security on the Democratic staff of the Senate Finance Committee. Larson, a Montana native and a 2001 graduate of Billings Senior High School, has served as an intern for Baucus on the Committee since September.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 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, released the following statement tonight...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, today praised quick action by the House of Representatives to pass Senate compromise legislation providing tax relief to individuals, businesses and communities hit by Hurricane Katrina and other storms this year. Baucus helped to complete Senate negotiations on the Katrina tax relief bill this morning, and called on the House to waste no time agreeing to passage.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Gig Harbor Woman Allegedly Sells Fraudulent Corporation Sole Program WASHINGTON, D.C. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to bar a Gig Harbor, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve has been arrested on charges of conspiring to commit bribery, money laundering, possession of automatic weapons, theft, and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Coalition Provisional Authority - South Central Region (CPA-SC) in Al-Hillah, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a four-day trial, a jury in Concord, New Hampshire today convicted James Tobin, the former New England Regional Director of the Republican National Committee, of charges stemming ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the City of Waukegan, Illinois to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: I applaud the Senate Commerce Committee for their hard work on the Magnuson-Stevens Act today. This legislation is an important step toward achieving the President's commitment to ending overfishing and rebuilding America's fisheries.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: The drop in the consumer price index for the month of November showed a substantial decline in consumer price inflation. This is a continuation of the good economic news Americans have seen and yet another sign that inflation is under control. The President’s economic policies are working for American businesses and they are helping American workers find high paying jobs.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2005
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By State News Post | Dec 15, 2005
The US State Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 15, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 15, 2005
The US State Department published a six page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
