News published on Federal Newswire in April 2008

News from April 2008


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Floor Statement of Chairman Howard L. Berman on the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5501)

News Release: Madam Chair, on the President’s request five years ago, Congress launched a global campaign to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and to treat and care for those who were already afflicted. The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act was a bipartisan bill from its inception.


Baucus, Grassley Offer Tax Relief for Homeowners, Homebuyers, Homebuilders

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have put together a package of tax relief measures for homeowners, homebuyers, and homebuilders to be included in bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at helping the housing market recover.


San Francisco Maritime Celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

News Release: CHINESE LEGACY: SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.


Grassley, Baucus seek details of executive compensation, SEC knowledge of Bear Stearns collapse

News Release: Dear Messrs. Schwartz and Dimon: We would like assistance from you in providing information to us and our staff regardingthe compensation and severance arrangements provided to top management personnel at BearStearns and JPMorgan Chase prior to and as a result of the merger agreement. Various forms...


News Release: Washington, DC - Thanks to a bipartisan compromise brokered by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), the House today voted overwhelmingly to expand the landmark U.S. effort to combat HIV/AIDS worldwide that, during the past five years, has saved millions of lives.


Frederica Folkways: The Life of a Soldier

News Release: The National Park Service at Fort Frederica National Monument is pleased to announce the details of an upcoming program designed to highlight the history of this British fort and town. On Saturday, April 5th, at 2:00 p.m., a program entitled “The Life of a Soldier," will feature a special tour of the...


Domenici Receives Assurances on Loan Guarantees, Discusses DOE FY2009 Budget Proposal

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of both the authorizing and appropriations subcommittees with jurisdiction over the Department of Energy, today received assurances from DOE officials that the Bush Administration’s proposed FY2009 budget will allow the federal loan guarantee program to fully operate.


News Release: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OFFERS WATERFRONT WALKING TOUR!.


News Release: What do you want to be when you grow up? Today’s career options seem limitless, but for pioneers living in late 19th Century South Florida, the choices were more restricted…and the work was hard. Biscayne National Park’s April Family Fun Fest will bring five jobs to life with Career Fair: 1887. The popular...


News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Weed Management Plan Environmental Assessment Available for Review.


Researchers Study Playa Lakes Over the Ogallala

News Release: Are the tens of thousands of playa lakes that dot the Southern High Plains key to keeping the Ogallala Aquifer's dwindling waters clean? That's the question Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Dennis Gitz is asking about North America's largest aquifer.


News Release: CELEBRATE “KIDS IN PARKS" DURING NATIONAL PARK WEEK AT SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK!.


LIEBERMAN, COLLINS EXAMINE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND FROM NUCLEAR TERRORIST ATTACK

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., Wednesday examined the nature of the threat of nuclear terrorism against the homeland - the intent and capability of terrorists to obtain nuclear materials, build...


Grassley floor statement on drug company payments to doctors

News Release: Mr. President, for the last few years, I have been looking at how drug companies mayimproperly influence medical care.


Grassley seeks IG review of SEC actions in a case against Bear Stearns

News Release: Dear Inspector General Kotz: According to regulatory filings and a December 2007 Wall Street Journal article, the SECEnforcement Division declined to bring a case against Bear Stearns for improperly valuingmortgage-related investments. Given the later collapse and federally backed bail-out of BearStearns,...