News from January 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced today they introduced legislation to create job opportunities for veterans returning home from war and help businesses create jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The title of today’s hearing is “Bailouts and the Foreclosure Crisis." On the first issue, we have some encouraging news today on TARP and its outlook for American taxpayers. But on the foreclosure issue, I am concerned about escalating allegations of abuse by the private mortgage service industry.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: National Park Service Needs Volunteers. (Thousand Oaks, CA) Share your knowledge of the Santa Monica Mountains with visitors from around the world. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is seeking volunteers to staff the Visitor Center in Thousand Oaks. Visitor center volunteers assist park...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today Senate Democrats introduced a bipartisan bill to stop state actors, criminals and terrorists in cyberspace determined to harm America’s economy and national security by attacking our technology infrastructure. The bill is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the chairs of seven committees of jurisdiction, Chairs Joe Lieberman, Jay Rockefeller, Carl Levin, Patrick Leahy, Diane Feinstein, John Kerry and Jeff Bingaman.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: A diverse team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists has helped Texas cotton growers track down the likely origins of a boll weevil infestation, provided guidance on how to avoid future infestations and shed light on how far the pest can travel under certain conditions.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 26, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Full Committee Oversight hearing on the President’s National Oil Spill Commission findings and recommendations.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security's decision to replace the color-coded alert system with a new, more useful system...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today reintroduced major legislation to create a healthier future for America by giving our citizens access to better preventive care and consumer information to encourage healthier lifestyles. The Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, also known...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Colorado National Monument has begun plowing the top section of.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Rep. John Kline, Chairman of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, today expressed strong concern with administration proposals and policies that are having a chilling effect on America’s job creators. For 20 consecutive months unemployment has remained above 9 percent and 14.5 million ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service announces a series of public meetings to seek comments regarding Fort San Gerónimo. The National Park Service was directed by.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 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 response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other national parks in Alaska. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011 and a decision is expected to be made by March 15, 2011or soon thereafter. The fieldwork of fellowship recipients must be arranged before Sept. 1, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Join the National Park Service for an open house on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12, 2011. The event takes place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District at 1815 I’On Avenue on Sullivan’s Island.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement lauding the introduction of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, legislation to reauthorize and save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: DENVER, CO. - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement (DEA), has shut down a cocaine ring that imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into Colorado.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today concluded a hearing titled “The Views of the Administration on Regulatory Reform." Mr. Cass Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, testified.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: During a year of weather extremes, landslides, and major construction projects, Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitation in Calendar Year 2010 pulled through to match 2009 levels. Visitation through the Park's three main entrances and outlying areas in 2010 was 9,463,538, just slightly below 2009, the Park's 75th anniversary year which reported 9,491,436 visits.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today concluded a hearing titled “The Views of the Administration on Regulatory Reform." Mr. Cass Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, testified.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 26, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced legislation with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) to help communities determine whether there is a connection between "clusters" of cancer, birth defects and other diseases, and contaminants in the surrounding environment.
