News published on Federal Newswire in September 2005

News from September 2005


KENNEDY HOLDS SENATE HEARING TO IMPLEMENT AGENDA FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Senator Mike Enzi held a hearing of the Senate Help committee with relief organizations working to provide support to Hurricane Katrina victims. Outside witnesses, including the Dr. Diane Roussel, the Superintendent of Jefferson Parish Public Schools...


STATEMENT OF EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON THE DECISION OF PRESIDENT BUSH TO SUSPEND DAVIS-BACON PREVAILING WAGE PROTECTIONS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

News Release: I’m deeply disappointed that President Bush has decided to suspend vital wage protections in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Haven’t these workers and their families suffered enough? We are providing tens of billions of dollars in relief, and we should be sure that it goes toward decent wages for workers as they rebuild the infrastructure that is so desperately needed.


Hand-Held Sensor to Gauge Nutrients in Livestock Forage

News Release: Imagine a livestock producer knowing, almost immediately, how much nutrition a calf is getting from the grass it's grazing on--or even how much weight that calf will gain if it keeps eating that same grass.


Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, MD-A novel material that may demonstrate a highly unusual "liquid" magnetic state at extremely low temperatures has been discovered by a team of Japanese and U.S. researchers, according to tomorrow's issue of Science.*


Grassley, Collins, Lieberman work to prevent hurricane aid dollars from misuse, abuse

News Release: Dear Colleagues: Included in the President's emergency FY 2005 supplemental request for HurricaneKatrina aid is a provision raising the limit for emergency "micro-purchases" on governmentcredit cards from $15,000 to $250,000, a more than 1,600% increase. Government-wide, thereare about 250,000 of these...


Chairman Grassley comments on plans to delay budget reconciliation due to Senate work on hurricane relief

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, issued this comment regarding plans to delay budget reconciliation during Senate work on hurricane relief.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 USA (205) 244-2000 TDD (202) 514-1888 McWane, Inc.’s Union Foundry Facility Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation Resulting in the Death of an Employee WASHINGTON, D.C. – Union Foundry Company, a division of McWane, Inc., ...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.