News from February 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) continued his effort to protect American seniors from fraudulent marketing and sales practices for private Medicare plans today. At a Finance Committee hearing entitled “Selling to Seniors: The Need for Accountability and Oversight...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: I appreciate all of you being here today to help us understand how Medicare private plans are being sold. In Iowa this past December, some of my constituents found that they had been sold a Medicare Advantage plan that their doctors did not take. It was a private fee-for-service plan, so there was no list of preferred doctors.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Superintendent Shawn Benge is pleased to announce a special lecture on Friday evening, Feb. 22, at 7:00 p.m. at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center Theater. Park Ranger Anton Heinlein will present this program on “Two Future Presidents & Their Roles in the Chattanooga Campaign." The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center will be remain open that day until 8:00 p.m.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Bringing grains of pollen to waiting blackberry and red raspberry blossoms may be the special talent of a small, emerald-green bee called Osmia aglaia. That's according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist James H. Cane, who-in outdoor experiments in Oregon and Utah-has studied the pollination prowess of this 3/8-inch-long bee perhaps more extensively than any other scientist.
By State Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, expressed disappointment today at the conduct of some committee Republicans in the course of reauthorizing the successful President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for another five years.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Liz Friedlander. (202) 225-1564. James Ryder (202) 225-0020. Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to find out why the U.S. Department of Agriculture has not implemented the National Veterinary Medical...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The Senate has voted to add key elements of the Finance Committee economic stimulus plan to the House-passed economic stimulus bill. Last week, Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) presented and the panel passed a package of provisions that would extend stimulus rebate checks to at...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that nearly 600 Massachusetts workers are entitled to federal Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits, which include extended unemployment insurance, job training, and health insurance. The assistance will benefit 478 workers at Alcatel-Lucent...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives voted in strong bipartisan support for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 today. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following remarks during consideration of the bill on the House Floor...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today said that the recently passed renewable fuels standard (RFS) may need changes in order to be effectively implemented.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following opening statement during today’s full committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on President Bush’s budget for fiscal year 2009.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2008
News Release: In commemoration of African American History Month, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Superintendent Shawn Benge invites the public to attend special events honoring the contributions of African Americans in Chattanooga during the Civil War.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, returned guilty verdicts late yesterday on 28 counts charging Don Arthur Webster Jr., 51, also known as Jerry Starr, with sex trafficking of minors ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Companys Vice President Indicted For Perjury and Obstruction of Justice WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in Cleveland indicted a scrap metal dealer and its owner for conspiring to allocate scrap metal suppliers in Northeast Ohio, the Department of Justice announced today. The companys vice president was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 6, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced Wednesday that the Consumer Advisory Council will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 6. The meeting will take place in Dining Room E, Terrace Level, in the Board’s Martin Building. The session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is open to the public. Anyone planning ...
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Feb 6, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
