News from July 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Mike Enzi, ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today asked for the analysis behind the Administration’s claim that certain health insurance reforms will lead to a cumulative increase...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are being managed under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid- to late-August and sea turtle nesting closures may...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following comment today after the Administration announced new regulations on provisions passed in the health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, to help support and protect consumers by giving them the power and resources they need...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: American entrepreneurs are a key driver of our job creation efforts. The Small Business Jobs Act fosters one of our nation’s greatest economic resources - the creativity and ambition of American entrepreneurs - by creating the right conditions for entrepreneurs to start and invest in small businesses...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2010 - Today, during Full Committee markup of H.R. 4416, a bill to increase the authorization of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 from $5 million to $7.5 million a year, Republicans offered a fiscally responsible amendment to freeze the authorization at the current level of $5 million. The amendment to keep funds level for Great Ape conservation failed by a 14-21 vote.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park’s 2010 summer visitor season is off to a strong start, park officials report. The park experienced a 2.9 percent increase in visitation for June 2010 compared to June 2009. Year-to-date park figures reflect a 3.8 percent increase in the number of visits to Glacier for the calendar year through June 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following comment today applauding Senate action to renew import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following opening statement at today’s full Committee hearing on Transfer Pricing Issues...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4213, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, by a vote of 272 to 152. This critical legislation retroactively restores and extends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and Extended Benefits programs through Nov. 30, 2010. For six weeks, Republicans in the Senate have blocked this bill, preventing over 2.5 million unemployed Americans from receiving the benefits that they deserve.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - President Obama today signed a “financial reform" bill into law today that remarkably ignored how the economic crisis was created by a partnership between the federal government and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE’s) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac who paved the way for an...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON A Las Vegas federal grand jury has indicted Thanh Viet Jeremy Cao, a resident of Orange County, Calif., for filing false liens against federal employees and corruptly obstructing the administration of the federal tax laws, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The court has not yet set a trial date.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union (MVLA), which owns and maintains Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, the home of the nation’s first president, George Washington. The department and MVLA reached an amicable agreement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Mark John Walker, 51, of Eugene, Ore., in an eight-count indictment stemming from multiple incidents in which Walker allegedly sexually abused female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a probation officer, and then obstructed a later investigation to cover up his misconduct.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the passage of the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 by the Committee on Education and Labor of the U.S. House of Representatives: "The legislation passed today by the House Education and Labor Committee represents ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: New York – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a preliminary injunction barring trustees Samuel Kohl, Caren Kohl and Welko Inc. of New York City from conducting business with, or on behalf of, the Welko Inc. Pension Plan, unless approved by the court. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York also ordered the defendants to turn over to the court all of the plan's cash assets.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 21, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
