News from February 2009
By Labor Gazette | Feb 20, 2009
The US Labor Department published a three page rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: State by State Breakout of Job Creation Under the Republican Substitute to H.R. 1.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Washington D.C. - Ranking Members Camp (R-MI) and Lewis (R-CA) delivered the following letter to Chairmen Rangel and Obey requesting that any and all conference meetings and negotiations include representation from Republican Members.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: In January, Rocky Mountain National Park and the Town of Estes Park teamed up to provide an opportunity for area residents to recycle corrugated cardboard. The second opportunity will be on Saturday, February 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Residents are asked to bring their corrugated cardboard to the...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has accepted an invitation to participate in the President’s “Fiscal Responsibility Summit" that will be held on Monday afternoon. The summit will include members of his Administration, congressional representatives from both parties and advocacy groups.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Mr. Chairman, every Member of this House believes we should and must act to get this economy growing again, to help struggling families and employers through this global economic crisis.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Dear Chairman Inouye: This evening, during the closing minutes of the Conference Committee meeting on H.R. 1, Rep. David Obey, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, stated that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was currently working to score a House-Senate negotiated compromise. As none...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Job Report Confirms Need for Stimulus to Have Immediate Impact on Economy.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Washington D.C. - On Monday, the President will convenea “Fiscal Responsibility Summit" with members of his Administration,key congressional representatives and advocacy groups. U.S. Rep. DaveCamp (R-MI), the Ranking Republican on the Ways and Means Committee,has agreed to attend the 3-hour policy discussion.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: The popular Saturday afternoon snowshoe hikes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will continue into March as long as snow conditions permit. March often provides some of the best snowshoeing conditions of the winter. Meet at the Lakeshore Visitor Center in Empire at 1:00 p.m. each Saturday. If...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) 2009 pre-nesting closure summary description and maps have been released and are available to the public on the PEPC website under the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy project at.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Washington D.C. - “This morning’s data simply reaffirm what Americans already know - our economy is hurting. Congress can and should act to help American families and our economy through these difficult times. Republicans have offered a plan that, based on analysis by the President’s senior economic...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - For his first annual budget next week, President Obama has banned four accounting gimmicks that President George W. Bush used to make deficit projections look smaller. The price of more honest bookkeeping: A budget that is $2.7 trillion deeper in the red over the next decade than it would otherwise appear, according to administration officials.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Superb natural latex from a desert shrub called guayule (why-YOU-lee) makes high-quality gloves, medical devices, and other in-demand natural rubber products.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: This year marks the Bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, born on Feb. 12, 1809 in relative obscurity in central Kentucky. He is arguably the most important President in the history of this nation by virtue of the crisis of disunion that faced him when he took office as the 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) highlighted the House Republican Economic Recovery Plan today...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Bipartisan, Bicameral Deal Reached to Expand and Improve TAA Benefits, Helping Workers Adjust to Trade.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2009
News Release: Extensive beetle mitigation work continues at a variety of locations in Rocky Mountain National Park, including Glacier Basin Campground, on the east side of the park. Many trees in the Glacier Basin Campground have been killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic. However, some pockets of trees have been saved by annual spraying. Removal of dead trees and standing lone trees reduce the risk associated with falling trees.
