News from October 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, in conjunction with comprehensive health reform legislation, House leaders introduced a bill that would permanently reform the Medicare physician payment system. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961) will repeal a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid (D-Nev.) were joined by a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation today to extend unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work Americans in all 50 states by up to 14 additional...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Increased understanding of methane's role in the global climate cycle and the potential of methane hydrate as a future energy resource could result from a recent joint research expedition off the coast of northeastern Alaska involving the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - At Sen. Chuck Grassley’s urging, the health care reform legislation that came out of the Finance Committee earlier this month and is advancing in the Senate contains a series of provisions Grassley co-authored to improve the quality of care in nursing homes.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Government Accountability Office testified Thursday before a House subcommittee about problems with the financial management system overhaul taking place within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: U.S. Veterans to be Admitted Free-of-Charge to Bryce Canyon National Park on Veterans Day, November 11.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today issued the following statement following Senate confirmation of Dr. Regina Benjamin, of Alabama, to be U.S. Surgeon General. The HELP Committee approved Dr. Benjamin’s nomination on October 7, 2009.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: (Calumet, Michigan) The National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park is hosting a public meeting at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, to acquire feedback from the community on the current design of interpretive exhibits that will be located in the Union Building in Calumet.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrat Leaders unveiled H.R. 3962, a 1,990 page bill costing nearly $1 trillion that raises taxes, raises health care costs, punishes California, adds to our national debt while hurting America’s seniors, families and small businesses...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Twenty-three bison from the mixed-grass prairie of Wind Cave National Park will soon be on their way to the high desert of Mexico. The bison are part of a cooperative effort between the two countries to restore bison to their historical range in Mexico. The animals were brought in during the park’s annual bison roundup.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park Prepares for the 2009 Winter Season.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the release of yet another health care proposal from House Democrats...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Today, Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review opportunities and challenges facing the development of next generation biofuels.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
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By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: President Obama has pledged that he will not raise taxes of any kind on any family making less than $250,000, or any individual making less than $200,000.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: “I want to welcome everyone to this very timely and important hearing on retirement security.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: The Glacier Point Road construction delays will be extended through Saturday, October 31 and Saturday November 7, 2009 in order to complete paving on the road. For the next two weeks, construction will occur each day of the week except for Sundays. Visitors should expect to experience 30-minute delays...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Take a journey back in time this holiday season.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the announcement that China will re-open its market to U.S. pork products, consistent with international scientific standards. The announcement came as U.S. and Chinese officials concluded talks at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).
