News published on Federal Newswire in December 2005

News from December 2005


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Goodlatte Issues Statement on Opening of Japanese Market

News Release: House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement today regarding the reopening of the Japanese market to U.S. beef...


KENNEDY: AMERICA CAN DO BETTER THAN PAYING FOR TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY ON THE BACKS OF THE WORKING POOR

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy spoke on the floor of the United States Senate on the wrong priorities in the Republican plan to cut billions from critical programs while securing tax cuts for the wealthiest. Kennedy, ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...


Baucus Urges Persistence, Progress at WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial

News Release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, urged trade negotiators to seek whatever progress is possible on key issues - particularly agriculture - at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) beginning Tuesday...


News Release: Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announces the eighth year of shuttle bus transportation beginning Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005 and running through mid-April 2006. "It’s an exciting time to visit the park with elephant seals returning to the Point Reyes Headlands and gray whales migrating between Alaska...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The French Nuclear Energy Society today bestowed its Grande Medaille honor on Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici during the European Nuclear conference held this week in the Palais des Congres at the Place du Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France.


Chairman Grassley seeks accounting of expenses from a Quality Improvement Organization paid by Medicare to investigate complaints, improve care provided

News Release: Dear Mr. Margolies: As you are aware, in July 2005, the Washington Post featured a series of articleson healthcare quality in the Medicare Program. More specifically, the July 26 articlequestioned whether or not Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) limit patientaccess to medical information and...


News Release: Because conventional washing methods to remove microbial contaminants from fresh fruit and vegetable produce surfaces have been found to be only marginally effective, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Wyndmoor, Pa., want to give the produce packing and processing industries better techniques.


News Release: Salt Lake City- District of Utah, United States Attorney Paul M. Warner, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the Rocky Mountain Field Division, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, announced today that the federal grand jury has returned an 11-count indictment charging nine individuals, all...


Baucus Welcomes End of Japan's Ban on U.S. Beef Imports

News Release: (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed the end of Japan’s two-year-old ban on U.S. beef. Japan’s decision to lift the ban comes on the heels of a ruling from that country’s Food Safety Commission (FSC) that U.S. beef carries...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.