News from September 2006
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 29, 2006
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., today condemned a last minute Republican move to strip funding for rail and transit security from a comprehensive port security bill moving toward final Congressional passage. The Senate-passed version of the...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced information on the 2007 Medicare prescription drug plans. The agency reported that 2007 average monthly premiums will remain at $24, the same as in 2006. In addition, all beneficiaries will have access to a plan with a monthly premium...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Thank you for inviting me to be with you as you work to improve nursing home quality. It’s encouraging that so many organizations, public and private, have agreed to take on this important work. I know all of you have worked over the years to improve nursing home care. It isn’t easy. It requires constant...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Rainstorms 50 to 100 years from now may be more intense and more frequent than today's, and may pack more soil-eroding power.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Hatteras Island District (Ramp 30 South to Ramp 34).
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) announced today that he will not lift his objection to the confirmation of Eric Solomon as Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy, as the Treasury Department has refused an invitation for Secretary Henry Paulson to provide final details on the Department’s...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Yosemite National Park, Sept. 30, 2006 - Donors to the nonprofit Yosemite Fund presented the National Park Service with a check for $3.5 million for park improvements today in Wawona.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici expressed disappointment over the breakdown in OCS negotiations with the House and called for renewed efforts at a compromise when Congress returns from recess after the elections.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Join the staff at Fort Stanwix National Monument for the Friday, October 6th premier showing of the new fort movie. The premier event will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the 25-minute movie starting at 11:15 a.m. Refreshments will be served during the event.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today strongly condemned Senate and House leaders for failing to renew vital tax provisions before the pre-election recess. Baucus has urged his colleagues this year to prevent tax increases for American...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., said Friday that Congressional approval of the Department of Homeland Security FY 2007 Appropriations Act would lead to an improved federal emergency response to disasters - whether terrorist attacks or natural...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed by unanimous consent 21 bills under the jurisdiction of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, including Chairman Domenici’s Salt Cedar bill. By agreement of the New Mexico delegation, the House and now the Senate passed the companion bill, H.R. 2720, sponsored by Rep. Steve Pearce, R-NM.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Max Baucus, Ranking Member, introduced S.4026, the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006. Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas introduced a companion measure to S. 4026 today as H.R. 6264.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, tonight expressed his support for a final agreement on port security legislation. Baucus co-authored the Senate version of the bill with Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and leaders of the Homeland...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Mr. President, We’ve hit the end of the road on trying to pass the trailer bill separately. It is pretty clear we won’t get a bill to the President’s desk before we recess for the upcoming mid-term elections.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Max Baucus, Ranking Member, introduced S.4026, the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006. Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas introduced a companion measure to S. 4026 today as H.R. 6264.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, entered the following statement into the Congressional Record today regarding health policy issues left outstanding as Congress enters its pre-election recess. His remarks included comments on health information technology legislation, Medicare physician reimbursements, Transitional Medical Assistance, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment over the findings of a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel that the European Union (EU) moratorium on the approval of agricultural biotech products violates the WTO...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is beginning to develop a plan for the future of eight wilderness areas in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and adjacent to BLM lands. The agencies are seeking public input in the process of preparing a Wilderness...
