News from September 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2008
News Release: Please see below excerpts of remarks delivered by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today on the Senate floor today urging the House of Representatives to take up and pass Senate legislation that would provide renewable energy tax incentives, protect 20 million Americans from the...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2008
News Release: I come to the floor today to talk about the tax treatment of health insurance. Republicans and Democrats who have studied the issue agree that the current tax treatment of health insurance is inequitable. Others believe that our current tax rules increase health care spending and contribute to the growing number of the uninsured. Congress needs to take a hard look at the tax code when we take up health care reform.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2008
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - The National Park Service is seeking public input to assist with the preparation of development concept plans (DCPs) and an accompanying environmental impact statement for the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing developed areas on Lake Mohave. The Park Service will be holding public...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 “I commend the hard work and collaboration of the Justice Department’s Offices of Inspector General and Professional Responsibility on today’s report concerning the removal of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Cephalon Inc. will enter a criminal plea and pay $425 million to resolve claims that it marketed three drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Illinois-based national retail pharmacy chain Walgreens has paid the United States and four participating states $9.9 million to resolve allegations of falsely billing the Medicaid program, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in federal district court in Nashville, Tenn., against Murphy Development, LLC, for failing to provide required accessible features for persons with disabilities at seven Nashville-area multi-family housing developments with more than 375 covered ground floor units.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement resolving allegations that Nationwide Nevada, LLC, and its general partner NAC Management Corp., engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by refusing to finance car loans for customers living on Indian reservations in Utah and Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with First Lowndes Bank in Lowndes County, Ala., resolving allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), alleging that WMATA is engaged in a pattern or practice ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and of the low reserve tranche for 2009. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements of depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit that will be used to determine deposit reporting panels effective 2009.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the issuance of a Consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Bank of Romney, Romney, West Virginia, a state member bank. Bank of Romney, without admitting to any allegations, consented to the issuance of the Order in connection with its alleged violations of the Board's Regulations implementing the National Flood Insurance Act.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the issuance of a Consent Order of Prohibition against Donald W. Linville, a former senior vice president for commercial real estate lending, and institution-affiliated party of Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Linville, without admitting to any allegations, ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Central banks will continue to work together closely and are prepared to take appropriate steps as needed to address funding pressures.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: I welcome the agreement by the Congress and the Administration on a comprehensive plan to stabilize our financial system and support our economy. This legislation should help to restore the flow of credit to households and businesses that is essential for economic growth and job creation, while at the same time affording strong and necessary protections for taxpayers. I look forward to swift passage of the legislation.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today kicked-off a business development mission to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, which will highlight regional opportunities under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Gutierrez is leading a business delegation of nine U.S. exporters from eight cities in seven states representing a wide range of industries that will travel the region from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2008.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 29, 2008
News Release: “The best way to achieve peace and prosperity for our hemisphere is by strengthening democracy and continuing the economic transformation of Central America and the Dominican Republic.” These words, spoken by President Bush in 2005, embody the United States’ continued commitment to peace, prosperity and continued economic growth throughout the Western Hemisphere.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 29, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 29, 2008
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
