News published on Federal Newswire in February 2005

News from February 2005


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved 29 bills in an 11:30 a.m. business meeting. The 29 bills were approved by unanimous consent. The bills reported out of committee are as follows: S.47 - A bill to authorize an equal-value exchange of approximately 154 ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of Senators Wednesday introduced legislation to reauthorize a successful 25-year-old program that recognizes young people for their initiative, achievement, and public service. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking...


Grassley, Baucus on New Report on Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Physicians

News Release: Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study requested by Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, on Medicare beneficiaries’ access to physician care. The senators requested the study in response to concerns that access to physician services would be compromised as a result of the negative 5.4 percent update for Medicare physician payments in 2002.


News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Plant physiologist Timothy R. Gottwald of Fort Pierce, Fla., has been named by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as the agency's "Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of 2004." ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Baucus Joins With Craig, Roberts on Cuba Ag Trade Bill

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Ranking Member of the Senate FinanceCommittee, joined with Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Intelligence Committee Chairman PatRoberts (R-Kan.), and Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) to introducelegislation today that would end a two-month...


Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow U.S. Consumers Access to Lower-cost Prescription Drugs

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, todayintroduced a bill that would make it legal for U.S. consumers to buy safe prescription drugs fromother countries. Grassley joined forces with other key senatorial advocates of safe importation tointroduce the bipartisan legislation.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 EPA (202) 564-7338 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the filing of a consent decree in the U.S. District Court for the Western District ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department today announced the indictment of a Michigan couple charged with forcing a juvenile Cameroonian girl into involuntary servitude for financial gain.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division announced today that a St. Louis-area man has had an additional five years in prison added to an earlier sentence for assaulting an Assistant U.S. Attorney who prosecuted his case.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that William E. Dansey, Jr. and Quality Built Inc., the developers of the Breezewood Condominiums and Hyde Park Apartments in Greenville, North Carolina, have agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they discriminated against persons with disabilities.


U.S. Labor Department Sues Bay Area Firm to Protect Employees’ 401(k) Contributions

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The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.