News from October 2005
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Oct 7, 2005
The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2005
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, have coauthored legislation, which was unanimously approved by the Committee earlier today, to help ensure that federal expenditures related to Hurricane...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: The Bear Gulch Cave at Pinnacles National Monument will be completely open for the last seven days of October (Tues. 25th through Monday 31st). After October 31st, only the lower half of the cave will remain open. The upper portion may open for the upcoming weekend if the bats have vacated by the time park biologists conduct their survey Friday. Check the park’s web page or call the Bear Gulch Visitor Center for this weekend’s update.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, have coauthored legislation, which was unanimously approved by the Committee earlier today, to help ensure that federal expenditures related to Hurricane...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: Chairman Bob Goodlatte, together with Senator Saxby Chambliss, sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman today outlining their expectations for the outcome of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations in Doha, Qatar. In meetings with Ambassador Portman and Agriculture Secretary...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., delivered the following statement Friday before voting against the nomination of Julie Myers to head the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security. The nomination...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: U.S. commercial building owners could save substantially on annual heating and cooling energy costs by improving airtightness of their buildings' envelope, according to a recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study. The research used simulation software to evaluate the energy impact...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., released the following statement Friday in opposition to the Fiscal Year 2006 Homeland Security Department Appropriations bill, approved by the Senate on a voice vote. “It is with regret that I oppose this conference report.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte today chaired the first Congressional markup of eminent domain legislation to address a recent controversial Supreme Court decision. H.R. 3405, the “Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act of 2005," was introduced with bipartisan support in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London granting local governments expanded eminent domain authority.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON - A panel of the World Trade Organization today issued its determinationin the challenge brought by the United States over Mexico’s discriminatory tax on beveragessweetened with high fructose corn syrup. The panel sided with the United States on all major issues. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: On Sept. 27, the leaders of the two Senate committees with jurisdiction over pension issues reached an agreement on a pension funding and reform bill, clearing the way for Senate consideration. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, Sen. Mike Enzi,...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, a group of Democratic Senators joined together to urge the Bush administration to lay out its plans to prepare Americans for a potential Avian flu pandemic. In a letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt, the Senators called on the administration to provide crucial information to the Congress and the American people about their plans to prepare and protect Americans from this potentially catastrophic illness.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2005
News Release: OCT 7 --Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division Shawn A. Johnson announced the return of two indictments targeting Harrisonburg area methamphetamine and cocaine dealers in the Western District of Virginia.
