News from December 2009
By DOL Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and John Rockefeller (D-WY), Chairman of the Commerce Committee joined by a group of 36 Senators today called on the National...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Long-term, open-top chamber studies of how rising carbon dioxide (CO2) could affect crops, forests, and pastures reveal a wide range of impacts, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding EPA’s Endangerment Finding...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - With snow already falling and a winter storm warning in effect through the evening, winter driving conditions have arrived in Grand Canyon National Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest Presidential honor for innovation and performance excellence.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: We are saddened to report the loss of Anne Powis, a dynamic, passionate, and long-time Boston National Historical Park volunteer who passed away on Nov. 30, 2009. Anne had worked as a park volunteer at the.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) today introduced H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, legislation to extend tax provisions currently set to expire at the end of the year.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Burr (R-NC) and David Vitter (R-LA) today filed an amendment to the Senate majority leader’s health care bill that would enroll the President, White House staff, all Administration political staff, members of...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today joined with House Republican leaders in a letter to President Obama calling on him to provide assurances that U.S. negotiators attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen “will not commit our government to an emissions reduction protocol at Copenhagen."
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's release of the finding that global warming pollution poses a threat to the American people. The endangerment finding is a key milestone in EPA's efforts address global warming pollution under the Clean Air Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: I’ve spent the past 28 years in Congress working to make sure rural Iowans have access to same quality of health care as people living in more urban areas. During the Medicare Modernization Act, I fought to make sure that seniors living in rural areas would have the same choices as seniors living in...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin today announced the award of a contract for the operation of Grand Canyon’s South Rim visitor transportation system. The National Park Service underwent an open and competitive procurement process and received several competitive proposals for the opportunity from qualified companies. After an extensive evaluation process, Paul Revere Transportation, L.L.C. was selected as the contractor.
By State Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and head of the Congressional delegation to the international climate negotiations beginning today in Copenhagen, Denmark, today responded to reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a final ruling that greenhouse gas emissions directly threaten human lives.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: So, you think you’re hot? You’re not alone. The threat of Global Climate Change is downright scary! But big problems are not solved by being overwhelmed - they’re solved by everyday people doing their part. As world leaders meet to discuss the issue in Copenhagen, the tenth year of Biscayne National...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Long-standing financial consolidation problems were the focus of two independent government reports Monday, both of which criticized the Department of Homeland Security for failing to implement the initiative.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2009
News Release: Elk Management Plan Approved for Wind Cave National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2009
News Release: Looking for a place to take the family and guests during the holiday season? Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park System, is open year-round. The Visitor Center and the earthlodge are open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but will be closed on December 25 and January 1. The 14 miles of trails and historic village sites are open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 4, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 New York—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today was joined by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to lead a naturalization ceremony for more than 100 citizenship candidates from more than 40 countries at Ellis Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2009
News Release: A federal court in Boston issued a judgment against Excel Home Care Inc. in the amount of $473,510.76 for unpaid federal employment and unemployment taxes after its owner Diane E. Porter consented to the entry of an order of permanent injunction that prohibits her or anyone else from operating this Tewksbury, ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the adoption of a final rule that would establish a process by which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may determine the eligibility of credit rating agencies for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).
