News published on Federal Newswire in July 2005

By DOT News Wire | Jul 27, 2005

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Jul 27, 2005

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the final House-Senate conference committee agreement on the energy bill tax package.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Today Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture joined Representatives Henry Bonilla (R-TX) and Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) in introducing the Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act. This bipartisan legislation was introduced in response to the narrow 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision,...

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Washington, DC - The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are calling for increased funding for mass transit security. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) are pressing the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to dedicate additional funds for transportation security programs, as they negotiate the Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., says the federal government is not living up to its obligation to ensure that hardrock mine operators pay for reclaiming public lands marred by their operations. A Government Accountability Office...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Remarks as prepared: Today the Finance Committee considers value-based purchasing, or pay-for-performance, in Medicare. This idea represents a sea change in Medicare policy, a significant departure from business-as-usual. It is also a rather simple concept. The idea is to reward better health-care...

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Washington, DC - The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are calling for increased funding for mass transit security. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) are pressing the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to...

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today chaired the fourth and final hearing to examine the security of the nation’s chemical industry against terrorist attacks. Today’s hearing featured testimony from the Coast Guard, company security chiefs, and other parties who are responsible for working...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus praised the agreement of a comprehensiveenergy package that will lessen America’s reliance on foreign sources of energy, boostrenewable resources, and provide reliable energy for the nation. As a lead negotiator in the talks,Baucus played a lead role in crafting the final deal.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: The House Committee on Agriculture today marked-up two reauthorization bills: the Mandatory Price Reporting Act and the Grains Standards Act set to expire later this year. Both reauthorizations were completed without amendment and had strong bi-partisan and industry support.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Women with a history of heart disease who participated in a research study and reported having eaten six or more servings of whole grains per week had slower progression of atherosclerosis, a condition in which built-up plaque narrows the passageways through which blood flows. Researchers funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and other granting agencies reported the findings in the July issue of the American Heart Journal.

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Before we start the hearing, I wanted to take a minute to recognize four of our committee staffers who’ve achieved20 years of service to the United States Senate. Kolan Davis, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Ted Totman, Deputy StaffDirector, Carla Martin, Chief Clerk and Mark Blair, Hearing Clerk.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2005

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici announced that the conference report on the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has been filed in the Senate. “I am reassured by the commitment from leadership this morning that the Senate will pass this conference report before we start the August recess."

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: Dear Mr. ____________ : In June, the Senate Finance Committee (Committee) convened a two-dayhearing, “Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Healthcare Safety Net."During the course of that hearing it was revealed that there are currently approximately150 whistleblower cases involving over...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today received unanimous committee approval of his bipartisan legislation to better protect workers’pensions from corporate malfeasance and shore up the nation’s ailing pension system.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV DOJ (202) 514-2007 EPA (215) 814-5567 MDE (410) 537-3012 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Maryland Department of the Environment today announced two major Clean Water Act settlements with Baltimore County and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), that are anticipated to lead to more than $1 billion in sewer system improvements.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 EPA (215) 814-5567 TDD (202) 514-1888 The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are committed to protecting and improving our nation’s waterways by addressing the serious problem of sewage ...

By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2005

News Release: WASHINGTON—Assistant Secretary Roy Grizzard, head of the Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), participated today in a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The event, held at the Marriot Metro Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., featured workshops focusing on various disability-related issues.