News from November 2009
By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2009
The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Aromatic, evergreen foliage and plump, dusty-blue to nearly purple berries make western juniper appealing, whether it's a small shrub or a lofty tree. The trouble is, during the past 100 years or so, some once-open western juniper woodlands in this species' native range of California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and Washington have become dense stands.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Big South Fork Seeks Public Comments for Oil and Gas Well Plugging.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: To honor America’s service men and women, Haleakala National Park will not charge entrance fees on Veteran’s Day (Wednesday, November, 11th).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area along with all public recreation lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation will be fee-free on Veterans Day, Wednesday Nov. 11 in honor of America's service men and women.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: If you are interested in the.pdf announcement associated with this news release, please contact Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collections at (928)-638-7769.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) voiced his support for three economic policy nominees today following a Finance Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Michael Punke to be U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Islam Siddiqui to be Chief Agricultural...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday approved the Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act, S. 1649. The bill was introduced by Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and was approved by a vote of 8-1.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) lauded Senate passage today by a vote of 98 to 0 of legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work Americans...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today questioned AARP’s unequivocal endorsement of legislation expected to be considered in the coming days by the Senate that will result in massive Medicare premium increases for its members.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am also pleased to welcome the nominees to today’s hearing. First, we have Michael Punke, nominated to be our trade Ambassador in Geneva. This is a critically important position. I’m concerned that our trading partners don’t fully understand the prevailing sentiments on trade...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: The Denali Park Road is currently open to the Savage River Campground at Mile 13, weather permitting. The road will be maintained to this point if conditions permit through November 21 in order to enable the contractor at the new Savage River Rest Area to finish as much of the construction as possible...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: On Sunday, November 8th at 2:00pm at the National Park Visitor Center, Join Dr. Al DeCiccio for his presentation on the power of place and it’s influence on writers and artists of the Merrimack Valley.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Flanked by seniors and House Republican Leaders, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today discussed a recently released analysis from the nonpartisan experts at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) showing the House Democrats’ health care bill could harm seniors’ medical care.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the Forest Service’s use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. In his response, Hastings requests specific information to his unanswered questions regarding the use of taxpayer dollars, the effectiveness of the ARRA and the project selection process.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Republicans sent Speaker Pelosi a letter requesting 72 hours prior to a vote to review an estimate of the financial effects of proposed health care legislation (H.R. 3962), prepared by the Office of the Actuary (OACT) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: Health care costs are skyrocketing and American families and businesses simply can’t continue to bear that weight. For American families, the cost of insurance has increased nearly 80 percent over the last eight years, while wages have only increased 15 percent. Small business owners know that if current...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee legislative hearing on two bills (H.R. 3742 and H.R. 3697 ) to address the Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court decision, which found that the Secretary of the Interior does not have the authority to acquire land in trust for tribes not under federal jurisdiction in 1934.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s filing of the Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - All 16 Republican Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today, in a letter to Chairman Edolphus Towns, called for the Committee to convene a hearing to examine issues including whether or not the bill could force 8 million Federal employees to either give up their existing insurance and enroll in the proposed public option or pay a new federal tax.
