News from February 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 14, 2011 - In his Fiscal Year 2012 budget, President Obama doubles down on his Administration’s anti-energy agenda by imposing over $60 billion in tax and fee increases over ten years on American energy production. With gasoline prices steadily on the rise, this Administration should be looking to promote domestic production, not punish American-made energy that creates American jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: Celebrate the 11th Annual Winterfest!. Denali National Park and Preserve, its partners, and the Denali Borough communities invite the public to celebrate Alaska’s longest season during Winterfest 2011, which is taking place Friday, February 25 - Sunday, February 27. The Winterfest schedule contains an...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today issued a statement following the resignation of the Special Inspector General for TARP, Neil Barofsky.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 14, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s FY 2012 budget.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: On Feb. 14, 2011, the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), through its Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP), invited 85 universities who provided 245 pre-applications to submit full proposals for PS and MS R&D. This solicitation is open only to those who previously participated in the Request for Pre-Applications (RPA) process.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement today regarding the resignation of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Neil Barofsky...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - During a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, blasted President Obama’s proposed budget for FY2012 for failing to address the nation’s ongoing spending-fueled debt crisis.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: On Tuesday, February 15 at 10:00 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing on “Investigating OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda and Its Impact on Job Creation" in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since 1970, the Occupational Safety and ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s FY 2012 budget request...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: 2011 Lyceum Series "Trying To See The Forest For The Trees: Forest Health In The Rocky Mountains".
By DOE Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s FY 2012 budget request...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: President Barack Obama's FY 2012 budget request released today includes a total of $1,018.4 million for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The President's request reflects his continuing commitment to be prudent with taxpayer dollars while setting priorities for spending. The 2012...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, made the following statement today after President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2012 budget proposal...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today released the following statement on the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: NEW YORK, NY - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the unsealing of charges against seven defendants for conspiring to provide various forms of support to DEA confidential sources whom they believed to be representatives of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s FY 2012 budget request...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: Chickasaw NRA will begin a series of prescribed fires starting on Friday, February 18th and lasting until April 1st (depending on weather conditions). The fires will be conducted by a management team consisting of firefighters from Chickasaw NRA, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Meredith...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: Dear Administrator Sunstein: As the ranking member of the Senate’s Committee on Finance, I am obliged to ensure the appropriate review and promulgation of the regulations issued by Agencies within the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction. As you are well aware, the Executive Branch may not enact through...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
News Release: Rome, NY: Let’s Move with the Backyard Club at Fort Stanwix National Monument and make a Backyard Buddy! The event will be Monday, Feb. 21, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Willet Center on James Street.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 14, 2011 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the proposed FY 2012 budget.
