News from November 2005
By Commerce News Now | Nov 16, 2005
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 16, 2005
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
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By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: (WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, denounced the removal of language in the Transportation Treasury Appropriations conference report that would have limited enforcement of an administrative rule that has dampened U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Floor Statement Sen. Chuck Grassley Chairman, Committee on Finance Senate Consideration of the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC: Today the Senate passed by 97-2 the Pension Stability and Transparency Act, a bipartisan measure that would bring retirement security to millions of Americans. In the past five years 700 pension plans have gone into crisis and millions of workers have lost $8 billion in pension benefits...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman today issued the following statement reflecting their colloquy during today’s 11:15 a.m. business meeting.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman today held a hearing exploring the effective actions taken by the private sector before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and what federal, state, and local governments can learn from the private sector’s...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Proteins called bacteriocins, produced by bacteria, can reduce Campylobacter pathogens to very low levels in chicken intestines and could help reduce human exposure to food-borne pathogens, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte today chaired a hearing to review issues related to the prevention, detection, and eradication of avian influenza (AI). The purpose of the hearing was to look at the animal health aspects of AI and educate Members about the current preventative measures...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Wednesday, delivered the following statement at the Committee’s seventh hearing on preparations for and response to Hurricane Katrina...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC: Today the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved proposed changes to the form that employers use to track the race and ethnicity of their employees.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The U.S. Postal Service has sent a letter to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thomas Carper (D-DE), coauthors of legislation that represents the most sweeping reforms of the Postal Service in 30 years, urging them to oppose any amendments to their bill that would benefit some mailers...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC- Today Senator Edward M. Kennedy honored Stephen Bradberry, an advocate for the poor from Louisiana, with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. The event will celebrate the life and legacy of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy on what would be his 80th birthday. The ceremony featured Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy and historian Douglas Brinkley and speeches by Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Barack Obama.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman today held a hearing exploring the effective actions taken by the private sector before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and what federal, state, and local governments can learn from the private sector’s...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved two nominations and 10 bills in an 11:15 a.m. business meeting. The nominations and bills were approved by unanimous consent.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement today regarding a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel that rejected Canada’s challenges to a determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that U.S. lumber producers are threatened with material injury by imports of dumped and subsidized softwood lumber from Canada...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2005
News Release: (WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, expressed concern today about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) plans to transition dual-eligibles’ drug coverage from Medicaid to Medicare. Citing new findings from the Government...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 15, 2005
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2005
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
