News from May 2006
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Monday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding issues associated with the implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 addressing licensing of hydroelectric facilities.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement today upon the release of the latest report on the status of Social Security and Medicare from those programs’ Board of Trustees. Baucus and Finance Committee Chairman...
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the comment below about the annual report of the Social Security and Medicare trustees.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Starting Monday, May 1, 2006 climbing hours for the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily with the last tour beginning at 4:40 p.m. Due to complications with staff hiring, the lighthouse had been operating on reduced hours since opening on April 14. The lighthouse will remain open through Columbus Day, Oct. 9.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: The Baraga High School Boondocks fended off some intimidating competition - including Discombobulated Ninjas, Desert Chickens and a team of Whiz Kids - to win the fourth annual High School Local History Smackdown, held April 27th at the Calumet Theatre. Team members Jessica Budreau, Ashley Shalifoe...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Besides helping with eating and speaking-even singing and whistling-saliva is key to good oral health. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill., are examining the secretion's potential to open a biochemical window into the body's metabolism of sugars in food.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: The Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and, accordingly, a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage, including prescription drugs, under those programs. As Chairman of...
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2006
News Release: What: Press Briefing Where: SD-366 When: Tomorrow: Tuesday, May 2 at 1:15 p.m. Who: Senate Energy Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dennis Spurgeon John Grossenbacher, Lab Director, Idaho National Laboratory Robert ...
