News from June 2009
By USDA Wire | Jun 10, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today joined with House Republicans led by Chairman Mike Pence to unveil the American Energy Act, a comprehensive Republican bill that will help America achieve true energy independence.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: America’s best idea, the National Parks, gets even better this summer. To help with these tough economic times, the National Park Service and Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will not charge entrance fees for Father’s Day weekend, June 20-21. This is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family to enjoy a free visit to Casa Grande Ruins or any of America’s 391 National Parks, so grab your dad, and friends and family, and make some national park memories this Father’s Day.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today named Scott Mulhauser as Senior Advisor and Counsel to the Finance Committee where he will direct the Committee’s media operations. Mulhauser joins the Committee after serving in the same capacity for Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Recent rains should make this another banner year for the annual eruption of wildflowers at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. The peak bloom is approaching and should last through early July.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Led by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Republicans on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee today strongly rejected calls for a government-controlled single payer health care system, one of the most radical proposals on the table as Democrats craft their partisan health overhaul. Just days ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding his support for the American Energy Act. Hastings, a cosponsor of the legislation, said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: WHAT: Kick-off event for the Kayaking on Jamaica Bay Program, part of Gateway’s participation in a nationwide Active Trails program.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Visit Colorado National Monument On "Main Street".
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D Mont.) today commended aninternational panel's finding that certain environmental and other protections imposed by California andthe U.S. federal government complied with obligations under the investment chapter of the North American Free...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: A team of scientists led by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) biologist Heng-wei Cheng at the agency's Livestock Behavior Research Unit in West Lafayette, Ind., and William M. Muir of Purdue University, also at West Lafayette, has developed a line of laying hens that display far less aggression than...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has been awarded the Archivist Achievement Award for Records Management from the National Archives and Records Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Tough economic times call for economical fun, and you can’t beat Florissant Fossil Beds and America’s other 390 national parks for family time, fresh air, and opportunities to learn about our great country. Florissant Fossil Beds, as well as all National Park Service areas, will waive entrance fees on...
By State Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), Ranking Member Richard Lugar (R-IN), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs and Senators Brown (D-OH), Brownback (R-KS) and Leahy (D-VT) joined to release the following statement today in response to Sri Lanka's President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, declaring an end to the decades long civil war:
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee approved the nominations of Victor Mendez to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the Department of Transportation, Peter Silva for Assistant Administrator for Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Stephen Owens to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances at EPA.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development programs and the status of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for these programs. Congressman Mike McIntyre of North Carolina is Chairman of the subcommittee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2009
News Release: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the National Park Service (NPS) held a surprise inspection for all commercial for hire multiple passenger tour buses in the park today. The purpose of these unannounced inspections is...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today granted deferred action for two years to widows and widowers of U.S. citizens—as well as their unmarried children under 21 years old—who reside in the ...
