News from April 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) made the following statement this afternoon after President Obama’s speech on deficit reduction...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Henry Ford II once said: “What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity, intellect and resources to do something about them.". The enormous Federal budget deficits and the debt our country faces can certainly be called a mess. Identifying ways to reduce...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: STAMFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS MARTE SANTOS, also known as “Julio Cesar Santos," “Cesar" and “Shorty," 40, a citizen of the Dominican...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today following President Obama’s speech outlining his approach to addressing the country’s significant debt and deficits. The Finance Committee has jurisdiction over many policy areas that figure prominently in the debt and deficit discussion. From Chairman Baucus...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13, 2011 - The House Natural Resources Committee this morning passed H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act, by a bipartisan vote of 27 to 16. This bill ends the Administration’s de facto moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico in a responsible, transparent manner by reforming current law to improve safety and setting firm time-lines for considering permits to drill.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Today, more than 47 million Americans rely on Medicare for their health care. For more than 45 years, seniors have had access to the affordable, dependable health care Medicare provides.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: In honor of National Park Week, Biscayne National Park will be offering a free Junior Ranger Day family snorkeling trip on Saturday, April 23, from 10-4:30. Selected participants will work on their Biscayne National Park Junior Ranger badge requirements in the morning, and go snorkeling with a ranger in the afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA. - LOUIS BOYD, JR -. 55, a resident of New Sarpy, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to 25 (300 months) after being convicted of eight counts of federal drug and gun violations, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga advises that April 18 - 22 is designated as National Park Week across the nation. In celebration of this week, the Secretary of the Interior has announced that admission to all National Parks will be free during the period of April 16 through April 24, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Park Service (NPS), and the Volpe Transportation Systems staff are developing an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for commercial air tours in and around Haleakalā.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA - On the heels of our participation in Operation Trail Mix, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) would like to announce that the second National Prescription Take Back will be held on April 30, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the President’s plan to reduce the deficit, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, criticized the President for failing to put forth a concrete plan that will effectively address the nation’s debt crisis and reform the country’s debt broken entitlement programs during a speech on the Senate floor today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: STAMFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found CHARLES HANDY, 43, of Sherman Avenue, Stamford, guilty of...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - A water treatment system that can turn wastewater into clean water has been shown to reduce potential environmental impacts associated with producing natural gas from shale formations in the Appalachian basin.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) sent a letter to World Bank President Robert Zoellick outlining three key areas the World Bank must address in order to overhaul its Energy Sector Strategy. Chairman Kerry commended the World Bank for tackling the challenges ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Committee on Ways and MeansThe announcement for this hearing stated that, “Congress and the President need to work together to achieve a tax system that is fair, simple, and efficient… While some seem to prefer a ‘business-only’ approach to tax reform, we owe it to the hard-working taxpayers we represent to ensure that they are not left out of this discussion." I very much agree.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the Committee invite Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin to testify at tomorrow’s hearing entitled “State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead."
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to John Walsh, Acting Comptroller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) yesterday. The letter called on Walsh to consider postponing action to finalize...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: SCRANTON, PA -Memorial Day weekend will debut an exciting year of rail excursions and events at the Steamtown National Historic Site. Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29, the National Park Service will host an event to pay tribute to American servicemen during World War II, with a display of military equipment...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2011
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this hearing to focus on the problem of identity theft, the overuse of Social Security numbers by both the government and the private sector, and what we can do to better protect the number and reduce the incidence of identity theft.
