News from December 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010 - On Nov. 3, 2010, the day after the election, President Obama woke up to the stark reality that he would have to work with Republicans in Congress. During a press conference, the President identified natural gas as an issue where Republicans and Democrats could come together in a bipartisan way.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today after Democrats pulled child nutrition legislation from the House floor to avoid a vote on a Republican proposal to require criminal background checks for child care providers and block a stealth tax on working families...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Chattahoochee River Stakeholders are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the BacteriALERT Monitoring Program. Scientists taking weekly water samples are a common sight within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). The scientists are collecting samples for the BacteriALERT program, designed to track bacterial levels in the Chattahoochee River and inform water users and decision makers about the River's water quality.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: The House passed a 15 day extension of the FY11 Continuing Resolution by a vote of 239 to 178.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: (MUNISING, Mich.) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is proud to introduce two new park rangers. Ranger Shaun Hughes and Ranger Amber Tembreull have been added to the permanent staff as Park Rangers in the Resource and Visitor Protection Division at the Lakeshore. Hughes and Tembreull both live in the area and have worked at the Lakeshore as seasonal employees for several years.
By State Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in honor of World AIDS Day:
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that they are placing the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast off-limits to new offshore drilling in the next five-year plan.
By State Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today that the heads of the nation’s three primary nuclear weapons laboratories have declared their support for President Obama’s updated, 10-year plan to maintain U.S. nuclear weapons. Senator Kerry ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park begin with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, Dec. 12, followed by the park's holiday open house on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010 - Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar doubled down on the Obama Administration’s previous offshore drilling moratorium announced in March 2010, by placing EVEN MORE of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off limits to energy development.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: The comments made yesterday by yourself and Presidential Advisor Carol Browner at the Departmental forum on hydraulic fracturing are deeply concerning. The distinct implication is that the Administration has already decided to move forward with a plan to increase permitting requirements...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to rescind the Form T-1 reporting requirement for union trusts controlled by union officials. The department’s decision will roll back a 2008 rule that requires financial disclosure by union trusts, which are entities owned by labor unions.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released the following statement today regarding the Korea FTA negotiations.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Rain gardens are increasingly popular with homeowners and municipalities and are mandatory for many communities nationally. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are finding ways to improve rain gardens so they not only reduce runoff, but also keep toxic metals out of storm drains.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced the Committee passed six pieces of legislation and approved six nominees at today’s executive session. All of the bills and nominations passed with unanimous consent and must now be approved by the full Senate. At the executive session, Harkin also welcomed Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to the Committee.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Sirmon Produce Inc. and Sirmon Farm of Daphne, Ala., for misrepresenting the state of origin of sweet potatoes shipped in interstate commerce. Sirmon Produce Inc. shipped and sold 35,788 boxes of Alabama-grown sweet potatoes that had been...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: Park Superintendent Cicely Muldoon announced the 13th year of shuttle bus transportation beginning Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 and running approximately through mid-April 2011. "Winter is a wonderful time not only to watch the annual Pacific gray whale migration from Alaska to Mexico but also to celebrate the recovering populations of Northern Elephant seals as they return to breed at Point Reyes," stated Superintendent Muldoon.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) today introduced H.R. 6467, the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010. Provisions in H.R. 6467 would extend critical, expiring tax relief targeted to middle-class families. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the provisions as early as tomorrow.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2010
News Release: “I would like to thank everyone for being here for the second hearing in a series focusing on retirement security in America. Today, we are going to take a hard look at the management and administration of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and see if we need to take steps to modernize the agency.
