News from April 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: BUDGET REALITY CHECK. Republicans Work to Avert Government Shutdown, Make Necessary Spending Cuts . Earlier in the Week, Top Democrat Insists “We’re Not Broke". CHECK THE NUMBERS. U.S. national debt hits $14.25 trillion. U.S. deficit projected at $1.6 Trillion. CHECK THE VOTE. 175 Democrats Vote NO on...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: BUDGET REALITY CHECK. Republicans Work to Avert Government Shutdown, Make Necessary Spending Cuts . Earlier in the Week, Top Democrat Insists “We’re Not Broke". CHECK THE NUMBERS. U.S. national debt hits $14.25 trillion. U.S. deficit projected at $1.6 Trillion. CHECK THE VOTE. 175 Democrats Vote NO on...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to continued GOP demands to attach provisions to the budget-cutting deal that would repeal health protections in our landmark environmental laws.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today took a strong stand in support of American jobs and against higher gasoline and energy costs by approving H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 255 to 172. The bipartisan measure prevents the EPA from transforming the Clean...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: Make healthy plans to come on out to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and celebrate National Park Week 2011. There’s a lot to do for your health and the health of the park. You can improve the health of the park’s plant community by volunteering on April 16, then join us with our partner Porter Health Systems for an exciting announcement on April 21, and finish the week with Junior Rangers to Get Out and Move on April 23.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today took a strong stand in support of American jobs and against higher gasoline and energy costs by approving H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 255 to 172. The bipartisan measure prevents the EPA from transforming the Clean...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today took a strong stand in support of American jobs and against higher gasoline and energy costs by approving H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, by a vote of 255 to 172. The bipartisan measure prevents the EPA from transforming the Clean...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Energy and Minerals Subcommittee legislative hearing on H.R. 1229 the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act, H.R. 1230 the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, and H.R. 1231 the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Last night, House Republicans voted down an amendment to the Upton Dirty Air Act that would have preserved EPA's ability to reduce American oil dependence. Today, House Republicans voted against a measure that would strip EPA of its ability to reduce dangerous carbon pollution. These votes...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Mark D. Leitner has been indicted by a grand jury in the Northern District of Florida for filing false liens against federal law enforcement, corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and public disclosure of another’s Social Security number in the commission of illegal activity, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – JGC Corporation has agreed to pay a $218.8 million criminal penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Donna Paul and her husband, William Paul, formerly of Montgomery, Ala., were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with four counts of tax evasion for the tax years 2004 through 2007, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Laurel Springs, N.J., wastewater treatment and chemical supply company and its owner were sentenced today for participating in a fraud conspiracy in connection with sub-contracts for wastewater treatment supplies and services at two Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Colin Walsh, 19, of Shenandoah, Pa., was sentenced today to 55 months in prison for his role in the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez, the Justice Department announced today. Walsh was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $550 to the Pennsylvania victim compensation fund, as well as a special assessment.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday requested comment on a proposed rule to repeal the Board's Regulation Q, which prohibits the payment of interest on demand deposits by institutions that are member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: Company also facing fines for repeated and willful violations of Fair Labor Standards Act CINCINNATI The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a petition in U.S. district court in Cincinnati seeking to recover from Hamilton Avenue Animal Hospital $85,253 in back wages and damages for 21 workers at its ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced it is soliciting public comments to assist in determining whether and possibly how to expand or modify current rules regarding the electronic distribution of employee benefit plan information. Plan information, such as quarterly account statements, is required to be disclosed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which is enforced by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 6, 2011
News Release: DOVER, Del. – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ordering David Owen, the former president of defunct Owen Printing Dover Inc., to pay $4,640 in restitution and interest to the company’s 401(k) plan.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 6, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
