News published on Federal Newswire in May 2007

News from May 2007


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., heard powerful arguments from Republicans and Democrats Tuesday for granting the District of Columbia’s 600,000 residents voting representation in the House of Representatives. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah,...


Remarks of Chairman Lantos at Hearing, “U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change”

News Release: We are not here today to debate the existence of global warming. There will be no dueling charts and graphs. There will be no recitation of scientific arguments that point first one way, then the other, like a weathervane gone wild. The time for that is over. That debate is done.


Scientists Pit Fungus Against Potato Pest

News Release: A fungus that packs a powerful biochemical "punch" may help knock out potato tuber moths. That's the implication of an ongoing Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study in which a blend of alcohols, esters and other gaseous compounds emitted by the fungus Muscador albus killed adult tuber moths and their larvae.


Fire Restrictions at Lake Mead National Recreation Area 20-07

News Release: Fire restrictions in effect at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are necessary to prevent wildfire during this period of extended drought and increased potential for wildfires in Nevada and Arizona. This restriction does not apply to National Park Service lands within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.


News Release: Waterloo, NY - The M’Clintock House, located at 14 East Williams Street in Waterloo, will reopen for tours beginning Saturday, May 26. The site will be open Thursday through Sunday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, throughout the summer. Interpretive programs about the M’Clintock family will be offered at 2:00 and 3:00 on those days. The house is part of Women’s RightsNationalHistoricalPark.


Grassley Seeks Less IRS Union Activity on Taxpayers’ Dime

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged the Treasury secretary to curb IRS employees’ union activity on the taxpayers’ dime, citing information that IRS employees spend more time on union activity than their counterparts at other federal agencies.


News Release: Contact: Lynne Weil, 202-225-5021. ADVISORY. A hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: DATE: Tuesday, May 22, 2007. TIME: 10:00 a.m. SUBJECT: Iraq: Is Reconstruction Failing?. LOCATION: Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building. WITNESS: Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., J.D. Special...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today introduced legislation to stop some of the most egregious credit card practices that unfairly deepen or prolong credit card debt held by consumers. The Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act follows an investigation and...


News Release: Representatives of Yosemite National Park and Chile's National Forest Corporation (CONAF) and Torres del Paine National Park signed on Thursday, May 10, a Sister Park agreement, promoting increased cooperation in the management of protected natural resources.


News Release: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the City of Portage, Indiana have released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed lakefront development in Portage. The city, in cooperation with the National Park Service, (NPS) has begun the process of planning a park on the Lake Michigan shoreline within the boundaries of the National Lakeshore.


Grassley Objects to Medicaid, Tax Provisions’ Inclusion in Supplemental Spending Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today expressed strong objection to the inclusion of Medicaid and tax provisions in the supplemental spending bill under development by appropriators. Grassley outlined his views in a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.