News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) along with all Republican Ways and Means Members, sent Chairman Rangel a letter requesting a hearing on the growing controversy surrounding the gag order the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) placed on all Medicare...

Bachus, Issa, Smith Request Information Regarding Funding Of ACORN Activity

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) sent a letter today to financial institutions requesting full and complete disclosure of funds provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including ACORN Housing Corporation.

Camp, Brady Applaud Appropriations Poultry Fix

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) today commented on the poultry language in the final conference agreement for the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill...

ARS Scientist Helps Craft National Academies Report on Alternative Fuels

By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2009

News Release: An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist was a key contributor to a National Research Council report on the technical feasibility, costs, and environmental impacts of producing alternative transportation fuels.

Camp Reaction to President Obama’s Joint Address to Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement on President Obama’s joint address to Congress on health care...

Public Invited to Razor Clam Meeting in Forks

News Release: National Park Service and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists will hold their annual informational meeting about the Kalaloch razor clam population and projections about this year’s razor clam harvest.

Chairman Kerry: "Iran Must Comply With International Demands Or Face Consequences"

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to President Obama, President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Brown statement on Iran's secret nuclear fuel plant:

CMS Gag Order Contradicts Policy Set by Clinton Administration

News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today exposed a letter from the Clinton Administration clearly stating that private health care plans offering Medicare benefits have the right to inform their enrollees about pending legislation. Earlier this week, however, CMS inexplicably...

Nominee to New, High-Level Position to Protect Intellectual Property Rights Will Do a First-Rate Job, Berman Says

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, hailed the nomination today of Victoria Espinel to be the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.

Republicans Comment on Two Pending Trade Agreements and Call on the Administration to Defend America’s Competitiveness

News Release: Washington, DC- Republican Leaders, all Ways & Means Republicans, and other Republican Members today sent U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk letters in response to the Administration’s request for comments on the pending Colombia and South Korea trade agreements. Attached to these letters is an analysis...

Brady Statement on Tariffs Placed on Chinese Tires

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Committee on Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) today made the following comment on the President’s decision to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese tires...

Tour Operators Notice: Marin Headlands Access Impacts Start in Spring 2010

News Release: Road reconstruction will improve access for drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit.

Seashore Announces Its October Interpretive Program Schedule

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina -- Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced the following programs during the month of October 1 to November 1 at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Additional programs may be offered. Programs will run on schedule, unless there is inclement weather. For more information on these programs and other program offerings call the Harkers Island Visitor Center at (252) 728-2250 for a complete schedule.

National Parks Second Century Commission Releases Report

News Release: The National Parks Second Century Commission released their findings in a report on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. The Commission examined the National Parks today and the report presents a vision for the next 100 years.

Camp Applauds IRS Decision to Sever Ties with ACORN

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp, (R-MI) and Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, today issued the following statements after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it would terminate its relationship with ACORN...

Berman Calls Iran Nuclear Plant News Disturbing, Says It Reinforces His Determination to Have Committee Consider Sanctions Legislation

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the news today of Iran’s second uranium enrichment facility...

Republicans Send Message to Obama Administration: Stop Delaying Offshore Drilling and Creation of New Energy Jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25, 2009 - On September 23rd, Austan Goolsbee, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist for the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, told the Washington Post.

Glacier National Park Invites Students to Celebrate, Inspire, and Engage Through Art for a Postcard Contest

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT - Glacier National Park’s Education Program and the Glacier Association are again sponsoring a postcard contest for K-12 students. As Glacier approaches its 100th anniverary, the focus for this year’s contest relates to the Centennial themes of “Celebrate, Inspire, and Engage." In particular, to “engagement" as the next 100 years of Glacier’s future depends on the participation of today’s youth in helping to protect and preserve park resources.

Berman Endorses Nomination of New Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, a Former Foreign Affairs Committee Staff Director

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today enthusiastically endorsed the nomination of former committee staff director Robert R. King to be the U.S. Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador.

Camp: Who Made Gag Order Decision?