News published on Federal Newswire in October 2009

News from October 2009


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Kerry Statement On The Ongoing Crisis In Honduras

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry released the following statement today in response to yesterday's developments in the Honduran negotiations.


Yuletide at Hampton

News Release: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009; 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.


Proposed Pole and Troll zone in Florida Bay

News Release: Background. Everglades National Park proposes to implement a pole and troll boating zone in Florida Bay to help protect seagrass and wildlife habitat, and enhance a range of visitor experiences including shallow-waterfishing, wildlife viewing and paddling opportunities. The park is seeking public input...


Grassley Intends to Carefully Monitor New HHS Commitment to Focus More Intently on Health Care Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley today said he welcomed a commitment from the secretary of Health and Human Services to respond more quickly to fraud alerts involving federal health care programs, a commitment that came after Grassley wrote a detailed letter outlining the agency’s failure to respond to fraud reports.


Botanical Treasures of the Everglades - Coe Visitor Center Exhibit

News Release: Rare and endangered orchids, lovely but threatened bromeliads and other exotic plants from the subtropical environment of the Everglades are the subjects of an art exhibit in the Everglades National Park entitled "Botanical Treasures of the Everglades" by Kathleen Konicek-Moran.


Senate HELP Committee to Explore Toll of High Health Costs on Small Businesses

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Increasing Health Costs Facing Small Businesses." The hearing will explore the toll high health care costs take on...


Baucus Calls for Improved Efficiency in Tax Collection at Internal Revenue Service

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to improve its notice process for collecting unpaid taxes after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found the IRS lacks measures to ensure its collection process works...


Kerry Applauds Resolution To Return President Zelaya To Power in Honduras

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today in response to Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti reaching an agreement to return President Zelaya to power:


Nevada Man Found Guilty in Quagga Mussel Case

News Release: In the first trial involving Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s mussel prevention regulations, a federal judge has ordered a Nevada man to pay a $2500 fine for failing to have his boat inspected for mussels before launching on Lake Powell.


Grassley: GAO Report Shows IRS Wastes Time, Money on Methods to Collect Tax Debt

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on a report from the Government Accountability Office released today, “Tax Debt Collection: IRS Needs to Better Manage the Collection Notices Sent to Individuals. GAO-09-976, September 30.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Connecticut will get 100,000 more H1N1 flu vaccine doses in the coming days, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., announced Friday. Lieberman made the announcement after speaking with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, whose...


Hastings Raises Objection and Concern over Democrats’ Behind-Closed-Doors Maneuver to Tie Indian Health Care Reauthorization to Pelosi’s Massive Health Care Bill

News Release: Dear Chairman Rahall: I’ve read yourpress release on the fact that Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization legislation has been added behind-closed-doors to the Democrat Majority’s massive 1,990-page bill providing for a government takeover of our nation’s health care system. There is bipartisan...


News Release: Representative Sander Levin (D-MI): “This Act provides a major breakthrough after decades of inaction on comprehensive health care reform. Where our present system works, this reform builds on it, maintaining the commitment we made from the beginning: if you like the coverage you have, you’ll be able to keep it.".