News from January 2009
By Labor Gazette | Jan 26, 2009
The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 26, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jan 26, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jan 26, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 26, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 26, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 26, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 26, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve invite the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. The hikes will be done on snowshoes when snow conditions are favorable, and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Hikers will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC), located at Mile 1.3 on the Park Road just west of the traffic circle.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: For at least as long as Chairman Baucus and myself have served as the leaders of the Finance Committee, and certainly during those times I was chairman, all individuals nominated by the President who were subject to the jurisdiction of the Finance Committee have been subject to a thorough and nonpartisan...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over tax policy, made the following comment on the annual survey on college endowments from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Grassley is interested in whether universities maximize their tax-exempt status to help students, in keeping with their charitable mission.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: 2009 Lyceum Series - Celebrate our Natural World: Artists Who Are Inspired by the Environment.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: A team of researchers has identified new genetic sites harboring common variations in DNA that are linked to imbalances in concentrations of blood lipids (fats). The findings provide another step forward in understanding the genetic contribution to dyslipidemia, a condition marked by overproduction of low-density lipoprotein (LDL "bad" cholesterol) and triglycerides, and underproduction of high-density lipoprotein (HDL "good"cholesterol).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today harshly criticized Democrats’ $825 billion stimulus package, arguing that it fails to create jobs and provide necessary tax relief to working families and small businesses. Instead, McKeon ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded Senate confirmation of Timothy Geithner to serve as Secretary of the U.S.Treasury. The Finance Committee reported Geithner’s nomination to the full Senate by avote of 18-5 last week. Today, Baucus reiterated his support...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement on the swearing-in of Timothy F. Geithner to serve as the next Secretary of the Treasury...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. -House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today objected to provisions in the Pelosi-Obey stimulus package threatening the independent oversight conducted by Department and Agency Inspectors General.“We shouldn’t put a leash and muzzle on independent...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment after a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel found that certain aspects of China’s intellectual property rights laws are inconsistent with China’s World Trade Organization obligations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D Mont.) today applauded a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel’s finding that China violated its commitments to protect U.S. intellectual property under the WTO’s Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Specifically, the panel found that China must enforce the intellectual property commitments it made in the TRIPS Agreement.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley praised President Obama’s strong support for renewable energy and today filed amendments to the economic stimulus legislation that a Senate committee will consider tomorrow morning to strengthen federal efforts to expand production of clean and abundant wind energy.
