News from November 2007
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: As Tropical Storm Noel moves in an easterly direction and away from the south Florida coast, Biscayne National Park plans to reopen the Dante Fascell Visitor Center, the Park Headquarters Building, the grounds at Convoy Point, and the concession operation at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. Park facilities located on Boca Chita, Elliott and Adams Keys will reopen at 12:00 noon on Friday.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means today voted 22-13 in favor of a fiscally responsible tax package to prevent more than 23 million families from a tax increase under the alternative minimum tax (AMT). The bill, H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, would ensure that no additional...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) of the Subcommittee on Trade today jointly announced that the Subcommittee is requesting that all Members who plan to introduce tariff legislation or miscellaneous corrections to the trade laws do so by Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, in order that they be included in the forthcoming opportunity for public comment on these bills.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Weekly Up-date: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are open under winter seasonal beach conditions for off-road vehicles (ORV) access as described below. Some areas may still experience closures where the beaches are too narrow and unsafe for ORV use. The Park operates and manages access under...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement to clarify recent misleading press reports regarding his position on the pending free trade agreement with Colombia...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., joined Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., Wednesday to introduce legislation that will help better prepare the nation for the threat of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks. The bipartisan National...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: It’s a privilege to join my colleagues to support children’s health. I commend toothe former Assistant Surgeon General, Dr. Woodie Kessel for his courage in speaking outfor children. He has worked tirelessly for children’s health in Republican andDemocratic Administrations alike - and he recognizes that a strong, bipartisan CHIP billis the most important step we can take to improve the health of America’s children.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today a bipartisan majority of the House Ways and Means Committee passed HR 3997, the “Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007," a measure designed to deliver tax relief for members of the military and their families, as well as others volunteering in service in America. It was approved by voice vote.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today the House Committee on Ways and Means is considering legislation designed to ease the financial burden of parents across America by expanding the child tax credit.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Moments ago on the Senate floor, Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Despite years of policies that led to record deficits and a national debt of more than $9 trillion, Congressional Republicans continue to threaten a filibuster on legislation to protect more than 23 million families from a tax increase this year under the alternative minimum tax (AMT) without...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: A new way to lessen damage from small hive beetles in honey bee colonies has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla. Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) began appearing in U.S. hives during the past 15 to 20 years and now infest bee colonies throughout the East.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks following passage of S. 2191, the "America's Climate Security Act of 2007." The bipartisan Lieberman-Warner bill passed the Subcommittee by a vote of 4-3 today...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Boulder, Colo. - A tiny sensor that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 70 femtoteslas-equivalent to the brain waves of a person daydreaming-has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The sensor could be battery-operated and could reduce the costs of non-invasive biomagnetic measurements such as fetal heart monitoring. The device also may have applications such as homeland security screening for explosives.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: Single Vehicle Accident West Hill of Rim Rock Drive.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Wednesday issued the following statement in response to the release of an independent Commission’s review of contracting practices in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which it suggests an improvement of Army contracting.
