News published on Federal Newswire in January 2008

News from January 2008


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a nine page rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baucus Explores Tax Rebate For More Americans, Bonus For Families With Children

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today explored the possibility of making a tax rebate available to lower-income Americans, with a bonus for families with children, to boost the effectiveness of an economic stimulus package. In the first of several planned Committee...


News Release: Hardworking blue orchard bees can be coaxed out of their snug winter cocoons just in time to pollinate the year's earliest and best blossoms, thanks to a newly designed box for these slumbering pollinators.


News Release: South Florida fiber artist Maya Schonenberger will open a solo exhibition of her work at Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery on Friday, February 8, 2008. See Sides features mixed media interpretations of many of the park’s lesser-known plants and animals. The show opens with...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Disaster Response Subcommittee Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., commended the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday for completing its National Response Framework...


Baucus Urges Passage of Indian Health Bill

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is urging passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as full Senate consideration of the legislation begins today. In September 2007, Baucus led the Finance Committee in passing a package of provisions to bolster Indian health...



Grassley: Stimulus Package Should Stress Investment, Not Just Spur Spending

News Release: There are two opposing views on the economy. Some people say consumption is the key to economic growth. When people go shopping, business is good; when people stay home, business is bad. According to this view, we need to spend more. Other people say investment is the key. When people invest, business is good; when people don’t invest, business is bad. According to this view, we need to save more.


Domenici Statement on Renewable Energy Tax Credits in Economic Stimulus Package

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and former chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the following statement regarding the inclusion of renewable energy tax credit extensions in the proposed comprehensive economic stimulus package: