News from March 2010
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agricultural Credit Act of 2009 and the Florida National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2009. The House Agriculture Committee approved both bills for consideration by the House earlier this month.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins expressed concern Thursday about a plan to reduce postal service delivery from six days to five days per week in order to cut U.S. Postal Service expenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling ruled that Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana did not provide enough charity care to qualify for a state property tax exemption. The case has been closely watched by tax-exempt policy and hospital experts.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: On April 8, 1975, Voyageurs National Park was authorized as the nation’s 36th national park. This year marks the park’s 35th anniversary. Throughout the year the park and its partners are remembering the past and celebrating the future with an array of 35 special activities available to the public. These activities are for all ages and encourage visitors to come and experience Voyageurs National Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) challenged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to hold an up-or-down vote on H.R. 3438, the Access to Insurance for All Americans Act which would give all Americans access to the same health benefit...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: A new report from the Renewable Fuels Foundation says the expiration of ethanol production tax incentives would result in the loss of more than 112,000 jobs in all sectors of the economy, including those directly involved in ethanol production and all other jobs supported by the industry. The excise...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces the opening of the public scoping period for the park’s Invasive Plant Management Plan Update. The scoping period will run from April 15, 2010 to April 30, 2010. The public is invited to submit written ideas regarding this planning effort.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management held its quarterly oil and gas lease sale March 18, 2010 at the BLM Eastern States Office.The BLM offered 42 parcels in Alabama, Mississippi, and Ohio. Parcels were sold in Alabama in Blount, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Lamar, Conecuh and St. Clair Counties. In Mississippi, parcels...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) applauded President Obama’s signing of tax cuts and infrastructure investments designed to create good-paying American jobs. The job-creation tax cuts signed into law today were originally proposed as part of a package authored by Baucus and Finance Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in February.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa, in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, requested answers as to why the Obama Administration HHS has not implemented 53 of 63 Inspector General recommendations made last year. The failure to implement these changes came to light following the release of a new report last week by the HHS IG.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: The fatal accident that killed 9 year old Tommy Botell and seriously injured his 13 year old sister, Katrina (1.7 miles up) on the Lassen Peak Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park was unforeseen as the park completed assessments of the trail earlier in the season. “We are so sorry this accident occurred."...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced legislation that would protect tax benefits that are critical to recruiting and retaining volunteer emergency responders.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement in response to the signing of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act by President Obama today...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Hearing on Mobility and Congestion in Urban and Rural America" March 18, 2010 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today is a great day. Yesterday, the Senate passed the HIRE (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) Act on a bipartisan vote of 68 to 29 ...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health policy, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA), issued the following joint statement upon introduction of comprehensive health reform legislation...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, was at President Obama's side in the White House Rose Garden this morning as he signed the HIRE (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) Act into law.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2010
News Release: Feeding the amino acid tryptophan to young female pigs as part of their regular diet makes them less aggressive and easier to manage, according to a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Agreement with Department of Justice and Outreach Initiatives Will Strengthen E-Verify for Employers and Employees Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to announce a trio of initiatives to strengthen the efficiency and accuracy of the E-Verify system.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Glynco, Ga.—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Ga., to observe a demonstration of a flying-while-armed training for law ...
