News from December 2007
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 20, 2007
The US Labor Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 20, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), and Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) issued the following joint statement regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel decision released today on Mexican stainless steel...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Social Security Administration is proposing to sharply restrict appeal rights for severely disabled individuals applying for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Dear Director Nussle: We are writing to ask you to include sufficient resources in the President’s FY 2009 Budget to enable the Social Security Administration (SSA) to begin to address the serious problems with its current service to the public. Therefore, we recommend that the President’s Budget for...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a final updated version of Form 990, the return that charities and other tax-exempt organizations are required to file annually. Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, had urged an updated Form 990 and more disclosure in certain...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a final updated version of Form 990, thereturn that charities and other tax-exempt organizations are required to file annually. Sen. ChuckGrassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, had urged an updated Form 990 and moredisclosure in certain areas,...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Earlier today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report titled: Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the U.S. Business Tax System for the 21st Century. Earlier this year, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) introduced a comprehensive tax reform package...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (DMont.), Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to correct the major structural deficiencies that impact its contracting program based on the findings of a newly released report of the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today released a letter that he sent to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration regarding the antibiotic Ketek. The letter reports in detail additional information that Grassley’s staff investigation has learned from internal...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans today blocked passage of a short-term extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, which is designed to provide workers, firms and farmers negatively affected by trade with the help they need to compete in the global economy. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel issued the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ obstruction...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: To: Reporters and Editors Re: GAO report on SCHIP coverage of adults Re: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Most pesticides are toxic to insects and humans alike, but a molecular pesticide developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists may provide a new way to deal with mosquito pests without causing a risk to human health.
By State Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Dear Mr. President: It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your election as president of the Republic of Korea. It is clear that the Korean people have selected a man of intellect, vision and pragmatism to lead Korea during this dynamic time in your country’s history. For over fifty years,...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Senate Environment Committee Begins Comprehensive Review of EPA Waiver Decision
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today hailed the signature of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 into law. This legislation offers tax relief to American families caught in the sub-prime mortgage crisis. When debt is forgiven on a home loan, the homeowner...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON ValueAct Capital Partners L.P. will pay $1.1 million to settle charges that it violated premerger reporting requirements, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTONW.R. Grace, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, has agreed to a $34 million bankruptcy settlement for cleanup costs at 32 Superfund sites across the country, the Justice Department announced today. The action settles a bankruptcy claim brought by the federal government to recover money for Superfund site cleanup.
