News from January 2011
By Commerce News Now | Jan 24, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 24, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - The Chairman and immediate-past Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Edolphus “Ed" Towns (D-NY), announced today that in the spirit of bipartisanship, they will sit together at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Chairman Camphas rescheduled the Organizational Meeting of the Committee on Ways andMeans. It will now be held on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at 6 p.m. in themain hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and China's Ambassador to the United States Zhang Yesui signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to construct a classical Chinese garden at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. The China Garden project has its roots in a 2004 gift from the Government of China and represents an opportunity to build a permanent tribute to U.S.-China relations in our nation's capital.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Dear Committee Member: Chairman Camp has scheduled an Organizational Meeting of the Committee on Ways and Means to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the main hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building. The Meeting will include consideration of the Committee’s Rules for...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today objecting to Issa’s proposal to return to the policy employed by former Committee Chairman Dan Burton, who issued over 1,000 subpoenas without minority concurrence or a Committee vote. Rep. Cummings also objected to Chairman Issa’s policy of denying minority access to Committee records.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 24, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) is upholding Speaker Boehner’s promise to the American people of openness and transparency in the way the 112th Congress conducts its business. Today, Chairman Hastings announced that video cameras will...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner inquiring about a pilot program the Department of Treasury (Treasury) announced on Jan. 13, which would deliver tax refunds to 600,000 individuals through the distribution of pre-paid debit cards.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado issued a coal lease modification for Bowie Resources, LLC., and issued a decision on a lease by application for the nearby Oxbow coal mine. Combined, these mines employ more than 625 miners in Colorado, producing nearly 8 million tons of coal per year and generating...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate for December was 9.4 percent. As the chart below shows, Democrats promised in their January 2009 “Romer-Bernstein Report" that the unemployment rate would be 7 percent at the end of 2010 if their stimulus passed. Instead, the actual unemployment rate after the Democrats’ failed $1 trillion stimulus law is 2.4 percentage points higher.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Join Park Rangers for the Second Annual Families United with Nature (FUN) Snow Olympics at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) and let your family spirit shine! Meet at the Visitor Center on M-72 in Empire on February 13 at 2:00 p.m. We will make Olympic flags for each family...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Coinciding with the presence of the Oil Spill Commission co-chairs on Capitol Hill, the top Democrats from several House committees tomorrow will introduce new legislation that will reform the safety and regulatory oversight of offshore oil drilling following the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The new legislation will combine elements of the bill passed by the House last summer along with recommendations derived from the findings of the Oil Spill Commission.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week, E-Verify, an electronic system employers may use to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the U.S., has made progress in improving accuracy and reducing document fraud. However, the system remains...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: Discover the winter landscape at Florissant Fossil Beds on Saturday, February 5th at 1:00 pm with volunteer naturalist Allan Studer. He will be leading a 1 - 2 mile nature hike starting from the visitor center. Following the hike, sip on hot chocolate while a program on bears and mountain lions is presented.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Moscow today...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Democratic Caucus of the House Natural Resources Committee met to establish their recommendations for subcommittee leadership and membership for the 112th Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: A Tale of Two Farmers: How to Prevent a Tragic Ending by Implementing the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today warned the Environmental Protection Agency’s final “Boiler MACT Rules," expected in February, pose significant economic risk and underscore the dangers of the agency’s flawed regulatory tactics. Last week a federal district...
