News published on Federal Newswire in October 2009

News from October 2009


News Release: "We do not provide due process for the benefit of criminals; we provide it for our own safety's sake".


Grassley Urges Accounting of Government Growth to Administer New Health Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is urging Congress to understand the significant cost of increasing the of the government to administer the new health reform system under consideration. Grassley made his point during committee consideration of health reform care legislation. He wrote to key government agencies seeking cost estimates.


Obey Statement on the Handling of Guantanamo Detainees

News Release: "We do not provide due process for the benefit of criminals; we provide it for our own safety's sake".


Road Project Continues at Pictured Rocks NL

News Release: Twelvemile Beach Campground Closed Effective October 5.


Roseann Gonzales-Schreiner Named Reclamation's Director, Policy and Administration

News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced today that Roseann Gonzales-Schreiner has been named to the Senior Executive Service position of Director, Policy and Administration in Denver, Colorado.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Ranking Member Doc Hastings joined the entire Utah Congressional delegation in opposing the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 (H.R. 1925) - a bill that would lock up 9.5 million acres of land in Utah and block energy development, job creation and public land access. Of the 146 cosponsors of the bill, not a single one is from the state of Utah.


News Release: WEST BRANCH, IOWA- Rehabilitation of the historic Wright House, one of the restored buildings at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, will begin in October. “This project is funded by the Recovery Act passed earlier this year," said park superintendent Cheryl A. Schreier.