News published on Federal Newswire in November 2005

News from November 2005


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


KENNEDY LAUNCHES ANTI-WAL-MART AGENDA (202) SUPPORTS NEW GRASS ROOTS DOCUMENTARY ON THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today Senator Kennedy and Representative DeLauro joined filmmaker, Robert Greenwald, and the Co-Director of the Campaign for America’s Future Robert Borosage to discuss the impact of the Wal-Mart economy as detailed in a new film called WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price. Senator Kennedy...


Irrigation for Southeast U.S. Crops

News Release: Irrigation pays off: That's the message from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Dawson, Ga., for peanut, corn and cotton farmers.


Grassley: PBGC Financial Statements Make Case for Pension Reform

News Release: Today the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation released its annual financial statements, which show a $23 billion shortfall in what it owes workers and retirees. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, is a lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation to improve pension funding and has been...


Baucus Calls DeMint Request Not Serious

News Release: (WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following statement on the Senate floor tonight in response to the request to discharge from the Finance Committee the DeMint bill to privatize Social Security...


KENNEDY STATEMENT ON THE NEW MEDICARE DRUG PLAN

News Release: “The new Medicare drug plan that starts today will help some seniors, but it won’t work for many more - and I believe that America can do better for the millions of seniors struggling too make ends meet. With enrollment now starting, there’s still too much confusion and too few answers for seniors as...


KENNEDY ON REPUBLICAN CUTS TO FLU FUNDS FUNDS STRIPPED FROM LABOR H FUNDING

News Release: Once again, this Administration and its Republican allies in Congress have looked at what needs to be done to deal with a major health threat -- and decided to do the opposite. It’s unbelievable that with the threat of a life-threatening flu epidemic looming over America, the Republican Congress is denying...


Litigation Stalls Forest Health Projects

News Release: House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte chaired a hearing to review recent litigation on Forest Service firefighting and forest health efforts. In September, a California district court ruled in the Earth Island Institute v. Ruthenbeck case that projects proposed by the Forest Service under Categorical Exclusions (CE) were subject to the notice, comment, and appeal provisions of the Appeals Reform Act of 1992.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Partners in Charity, Inc. Allegedly Promotes Multi-Million Dollar Housing Program by Falsely Advising Sellers They Can Claim Tax Deductions WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced today that ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that on Nov. 15, it will monitor the municipal election in the City of Miami, Florida, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. Miami’s election was originally scheduled for November 1st, but due to hurricane damage, Governor Bush of Florida rescheduled the election from November 1 to November 15.


News Release: Ambassador Portman spoke at length about the upcoming world trade talks on the Doha Development Agenda in Hong Kong next month and their implications for U.S.-China trade relations. I want to follow up by focusing more specifically on how we can keep our economic relations moving forward.


The US State Department published a six page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a five page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.