News from September 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has won inclusion in the financial rescue plan being unveiled today of his proposal to create a special,independent inspector general to oversee the new program in which the Bush administration will purchase and deal with hundreds...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2008
News Release: Finance Chairman Baucus commented briefly today following an announcement that the House of Representatives has not agreed to take up Senate legislation that would provide renewable energy tax incentives, protect 20 million Americans from the alternative minimum tax, and providetax relief for families and businesses, but instead will consider separate bills addressing tax issues.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2008
News Release: The Senate today passed the Fiscal Year 2009 Consolidated Appropriations Bill which funds the Department of Homeland Security for the coming year. The legislation included increased funding sought by Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins for critical grant programs that were...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7083 the Charity Enhancement Act of 2008, by voice vote. H.R. 7083 was authored by Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) to fix unintended consequences of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which failed to...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the passage of a Continuing Resolution to fund the government that removes moratoria on offshore drilling and oil shale development:
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said today that he will continue to push for a robust renewal and expansion of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for American workers, even though the current TAA program was extended through March 2009 as part of the Senate-passed...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will require the Housing Authority for the City of Winder, Ga., (WHA), to pay up to $490,000 to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against African-American tenants and housing applicants.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Spartanburg County, S.C., that if approved by the U.S. District Court, will resolve allegations that ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: Central banks have been employing coordinated measures designed to address the pressures in global money markets. Most recently, central banks have acted together to inject dollars into the overnight markets. Using their reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) with the Federal Reserve, the Bank ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: Under President Bush, America's Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes Are Cleaner, Healthier, and More Productive "We have a solemn responsibility to care for our seas and show concern for the plant and animal life that inhabit them. Oceans bring enjoyment and prosperity to countless people, from boating and ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: This is a time of dramatic change in the United States, the Western Hemisphere and the world. I will be leading a trade mission here from the United States next week because it is more important than ever that we expand our partnership with allies and friends like Costa Rica.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the final second quarter real gross domestic product (GDP), which showed that the American economy grew at a rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008.
By Fed News Journal | Sep 26, 2008
The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Sep 26, 2008
The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 26, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
