News published on Federal Newswire in February 2010

News from February 2010


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baucus Comment on Appointment to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following comment today after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Baucus’s appointment to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The Commission was created by President Obama to develop recommendations for reducing the national deficits and debt.


Elizabeth Cady Stanton House to Reopen for Tours Saturday, March 6, 2010

News Release: The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, located at 32 Washington Street in Seneca Falls, will reopen for tours beginning Saturday, March 6. Tour times will be 11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. daily. The house is part of Women's Rights National Historical Park.


Grassley asks Wellmark for information about rate increase

News Release: Dear Mr. Forsyth: As the senior senator from Iowa and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, I am writing regarding Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s plan to increase health insurance premiums by as much as 22 percent on April 1, 2010. At a time of record unemployment rates and sluggish...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 23, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statementon H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009.


Murkowski Maintains Disapproval Reolution Best Option to Safeguard to Economy

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Sen. Murkowski: EPA Delay Still Ignores Economic Consequences

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Grassley: Stunning for 56 Percent of Welfare Recipients to Receive Zero Job Training, Counseling, Other Activities to Try to Emerge from Poverty

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, said he’s stunned that 56 percent of able-bodied adults who receive welfare benefits are receiving zero education, job training, job search, substance abuse counseling or community service activities.


News Release: On Saturday, April 10, 2010, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is hosting an annual Park Day volunteer activity. The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) sponsors Park Day, a yearly opportunity for the community to help care for local, state, and federal Civil War sites. Projects include tree...


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senator Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined with Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking Member, in urging the Obama Administration to restore funds slated to be cut from the U.S. Coast Guard by eliminating an unnecessary set-aside for terrorist trials in the United States.


New Dinosaur Rears Its Head in Dinosaur National Monument

News Release: A team of paleontologists from Dinosaur National Monument, Brigham Young University, and the University of Michigan has announced the discovery of a new, large, plant-eating dinosaur, Abydosaurus mcintoshi, (pronounced Ab-id-o-saurus mak-in-toshi). The discovery is described this week in the on-line first section of the science journal Naturwissenschaften.


Registration Open for 2010 Field Seminars and Teacher Trainings in Denali National Park and Preserve

News Release: Registration Open for 2010 Field Seminars and Teacher Trainings in Denali National Park and Preserve.


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Zion National Park Hosts Successful Wilderness Work Day

News Release: On Friday, Feb. 19, over 40 volunteers and members of the Zion National Park staff participated in a Wilderness Work Day. Superintendant Jock Whitworth stated, “It was exciting to have so many members of area communities show their support for Zion National Park by participating in the event.".


News Release: Two Week Long Course Offers Teens Personal and Intellectual Challenges.


Fundamental Changes in Final Text of Native Hawaiian Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 23, 2010 - Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the final rewritten text (Abercrombie substitute ) of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009. This latest version, written in secret without Committee review or markup, contains fundamental changes from the bill that was first introduced in the 111th Congress and from legislation (H.R. 505) that was voted on during the 110th Congress.