News published on Federal Newswire in May 2010

News from May 2010


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement of Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) at the HELP Committee Hearing “ESEA Reauthorization: Supporting Student Health, Physical Education and Well-Being”

News Release: “Today’s hearing will explore how physical activity, good health and sound nutrition can enhance students’ ability to succeed in school and in life.


Scientists Release Biocontrol for Waterhyacinth

News Release: A new insect that will help control the invasive weed waterhyacinth has been released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.


Sen. Murkowski's Opening Statement on the Government's Response to Deepwater Horizon Tragedy

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977


Fourth Thursday in History: Company Buildings for Company Workers

News Release: How do the libraries, schools, and hospitals built in the Copper Country more than a century ago differ from those elsewhere? Here, they were built by mining companies, not governments or civic organizations. Representing the strength of the companies, with powerful Calumet & Hecla leading the way, these...


Issa Essay on Financial Crisis Published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

News Release: Misguided Government Policies Directly Led to Financial Crisis


Grassley Works for Stronger Oversight of Government Regulators

News Release: WASHINGTON - An amendment offered by Senator Chuck Grassley and cosponsored by Senator Claire McCaskill would make changes to the pending Senate financial regulation bill to strengthen the independence and accountability of all agency-appointed inspectors general, including those at five key financial agencies.


Grassley Works for an Accounting of Government, Industry Actions Before Gulf Coast Oil Spill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley has asked government regulators and industry for information related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Field Hearing in Sioux Falls, SD

News Release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Sioux Falls, S.D., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This is the eighth in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to...


The American People Have Spoken – Price-Jordan YouCut Proposal Would Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement praising the first winning YouCut proposal announced by RSC Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Jim Jordan (R-OH). The spending cut would eliminate a $2.5 billion Non-Reformed Welfare Program.


Kline Statement on GAO’s Undercover Investigation Revealing Fraud and Abuse in Head Start Programs

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after an undercover Government Accountability Office investigation revealed fraud and abuse at selected Head Start centers.