News published on Federal Newswire in December 2009

News from December 2009


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: On Sunday, December 6 from 10 am-3pm, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will host a day of hand crafted art, music, and family fun at the scenic Satwiwa Culture Center.


News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today released additional analysis of a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showing that the GOP health care reform plan would lower premiums for individuals and families, whether they bought insurance on their own or through an employer.


News Release: This Sunday, December 6, your Park, the San Juan National Historic Site (San Juan NHS), will reach 26 years of being designated as a World Heritage Site by the Organization of the United Nations for the Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). This means that Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Castillo San...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009, by a vote of 225 to 200. The legislation, introduced by Ways and Means Committee Member Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), permanently extends current law which would exempt estates up to $3.5 million per individual ($7 million total for married couples) with a maximum rate of 45 percent on estates above this threshold.


PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail

News Release: PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail.


GOP Oversight Members Call for Committee to Conduct Bipartisan Investigation into Climate Change E-mails

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Twelve Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today requested that Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) launch an investigation into the questions raised by the disclosure of emails from Hadley CRU.


Kline Statement on White House Jobs Summit

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today harshly criticized the Obama Administration’s decision to host a jobs summit while continuing to embrace job-killing policies that prevent economic recovery. The national unemployment rate currently stands ...


CAMP: Speaker Chose Not to Listen to American People

News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today voted against Speaker Pelosi’s one-trillion dollar government takeover of health care. After the House vote, Camp issued the following statement...


Subcommittee Reviews the Costs and Benefits of Agriculture Offsets

News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, chaired by Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania, continued its review of climate change issues by examining the costs and benefits of agriculture offset proposals.


News Release: WASHINGTON-The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday considered the nomination of Caryn Wagner, nominated to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security.


News Release: Washington, DC - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an analysis of the impact the Senate Democrats’ $848 billion health care bill would have on Americans’ health insurance premiums. According to the non-partisan experts at CBO, premiums would increase significantly - up to 13 percent...