News from July 2010
By USDA Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $23 million of peach products and mixed fruit for federal nutrition assistance programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2010 - Although the Clear Act (H.R. 3534) is being advertised as a bill to establish new laws and regulations in response to the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Democrat majority is using it as a vehicle to push through nearly $1.5 billion dollars a year in unrelated spending, for a total of over $40 billion in new mandatory spending.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2010 - During a Full Committee markup of the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) offered an amendment to prohibit unionized, government oil rig inspectors from striking and walking off the job. The amendment failed 19-26.
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement praising the adoption of a bipartisan provision contained in H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, that aims to restrict the illegal trade in “conflict minerals" that enrich and empower armed groups in the Congo and leave innocent populations vulnerable to rape and other forms of violence.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Armed with dart guns and medical pellets, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are vaccinating bison at the ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa, in support of Yellowstone National Park activities to combat brucellosis in bison.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Carper, D-Del., welcomed the letter from Robert C. Cresanti, Vice President for Government Relations of the SAP Corporation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced Thursday that state and local governments in Maine will receive more than $6.6 million under the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP), a 1.36 percent increase over the $6.5 million awarded to Maine in fiscal year 2009.
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today welcomed a letter co-written by former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Senator Sam Nunn who strongly endorsed the New START Treaty and called for its expeditious ratification. Shultz and Nunn also sent an identical letter to Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has sent a letter to Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar demanding that he comply with the Oversight Committee’s request for documents and information relating to the Committee’s investigation on the events surrounding the Deepwater Horizonexplosion and the federal response to this unprecedented environmental disaster.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has released three Final Environmental Assessments and Findings of No Significant Impact for the construction of new wells in the San Joaquin Valley.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2010 - During Full Committee markup of the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), an amendment offered by Reps. John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Mike Coffman (R-CO), and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) to strike Sec. 239, which requires the disclosures of hydraulic fracturing liquids to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, was defeated in a 19 to 25 vote.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the 75th Anniversary of Social Security approaching, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), today held a hearing to discuss the critical role that the program plays for beneficiaries and why it is needed now more than ever. Social Security provides...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park today announced plans to seek public comments for a proposed project to stabilize the existing Heavens Peak Lookout. The National Park Service (NPS) has decided to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project to review all possible...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new regulation on 401(k) fee disclosure.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Albuquerque Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a contract totaling $434,640 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to KD Huey Company LLC, of Capitan, N.M. for the rehabilitation of two artesian wells to produce water for ponds that benefit migratory waterfowl and other wildlife.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement regarding a review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of potential risks associated with the drug AVANDIA (rosiglitazone maleate), which is a medication manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today joined President Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt to highlight the Obama Administration’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON— McWane Inc., a national cast iron pipe manufacturer headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve more than 400 violations of federal and state environmental laws, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The settlement, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a court-approved consent decree which resolves a lawsuit against the state of New York and its public university systems for their failure to provide voter registration services at offices serving students with disabilities at each public university ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the city of Milton, Wash., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve access to city parks and recreational activities for persons with disabilities. The agreement resolves a complaint alleging that the city’s parks and annual parade and festival are not accessible to individuals with mobility disabilities.
