News published on Federal Newswire in September 2007

The US Interior Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The Agreement to Renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program: Separating Fact from Fiction

News Release: White House rhetoric hides the truth about the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and incorrectly describes the congressional agreement to renew it. The Senate Finance Committee has worked across Congress throughout the year to craft CHIP legislation that will serve low-income children who currently lack health coverage. Below, separating fact from fiction about CHIP and proposals to renew it.

Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos in House floor debate on the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act (H.R. 1400)

News Release: Mr. Speaker, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address the United Nations General Assembly in just a couple of hours -- the latest step in his campaign to remove all obstacles to Tehran’s headlong pursuit of nuclear weapons. We, in turn, must resolve to use every available peaceful means - economic, political and diplomatic - to put a stop to that deadly, dangerous pursuit.

Sen. Grassley says children’s health bill helps states reach low-income kids who are U.S. citizens

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley said the children’s health insurance legislation that is before the House and Senate this week would cut through red tape that’s preventing states from reaching more low-income children who are U.S. citizens.

STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON RESULTS OF THE NATION’S REPORT CARD

By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in responseto the report released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Lantos welcomes Bush sanctions on Burma, warns Burma’s junta against violent crackdown of protesters

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today voiced his support for the Administration’s tightening of financial and travel sanctions on key Burmese leaders in response to the ongoing demonstrations in Burma.

Lassen Volcanic National Park to Waive Entrance Fee

News Release: All National Park Service sites, including Lassen Volcanic National Park, will offer free admission to visitors on September 29 for National Public Lands Day. “I encourage everyone to take advantage of this fee free day to explore and discover the beauty and recreational opportunities that Lassen Volcanic...

REID, KENNEDY, SALAZAR, RELIGIOUS LEADERS URGE PRESIDENT BUSH NOT TO VETO CHIP

By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Tomorrow, at 11:45am, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Senator Ken Salazar will join with religious leaders Fr.Clarence Williams of Catholic Charities USA, Sister Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ,Network-National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, and Rabi Michael Namath of theReligious Action Center of Reform Judaism in support of the Children’s Health InsuranceProgram.

Domenici Lauds First Application to Build a Nuclear Power Plant in Decades

By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a leading proponent of nuclear power in America, today applauded news that for the first time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application for a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL).

Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest Announce Public Review and Comment Period for Hetch Hetchy Communication System Upgrade Project Environmental Assessment/Initial Study

News Release: Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest announce the public comment period for the Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) for the Hetch Hetchy Communication System Upgrade Project. The EA/IS outlines a range of feasible project alternatives, including a no action alternative, and...

Mineral Nutrition's Impact on Neonatal Development

By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2007

News Release: Copper helps move telecommunications signals across phone wires, allowing people to talk to one another across long distances. Tiny amounts of copper, within certain enzymes in the brain, also help form key neurotransmitters that allow brain cells to "talk" to one another.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area to Waive Entrance Fee On National Public Lands Day this Saturday 45-07

News Release: All National Park Service sites, including Lake Mead National Recreation Area, will offer free visitor admission on September 29 for National Public Lands Day.

House Overwhelmingly Approves Lantos Iran Sanctions Bill

News Release: Washington, DC - The House today overwhelmingly approved legislation authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) that tightens economic sanctions against Iran in order to halt its efforts to develop nuclear weapons.

Ways and Means Members Support US-Peru FTA

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means today approved draft implementing language for the US-Peru free trade agreement (FTA) by voice vote, signaling strong bipartisan support for the accord. The Peru FTA is the first agreement to incorporate key changes in trade policy to include basic labor...

Baucus Praises House Passage of Landmark Kids’ Health Bill

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tonight applauded the House of Representatives upon final passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, a landmark $35 billion agreement to renew and improve the vital kids’ health program. CHIP provides health coverage to children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid, but cannot afford private insurance.

Baucus Wants More Information on CMS Strategy to Monitor Marketing Of Private Medicare Plans

News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Weems: On Aug. 1, 2007, I wrote your Agency, to gain further insight into the voluntary suspension of marketing activities by Private Fee For Service plans. On September 7, 2007, CMS provided a detailed and thoughtful response to that letter. Yesterday, CMS issued a press...

Opening Statement by Chairman Lantos at hearing, PEPFAR Reauthorization: From Emergency to Sustainability

News Release: Four short years ago, if you were to walk into the hallway of a hospital in Zambia, it would have been clogged with HIV/AIDS patients waiting to die. The lifesaving drugs which had brought so much hope to those infected with the virus in wealthy nations simply were not available to Zambia’s poor, or to those infected with HIV/AIDS throughout Africa.

Ways and Means Approves Peru FTA in “Mock” Markup

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means today concluded the informal markup of draft implementing language for the US-Peru free trade agreement (FTA). The draft bill passed the Committee by voice vote, indicating strong bipartisan support for the agreement. Under fast track rules, the Administration...

Letters of Support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007