News from January 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called on the House to drop its plans to pass legislation that would increase America’s budget deficit by nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars in just ten years. The effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act would also make...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) issued the following statements in reaction to news that a Virginia judge has ruled that the health care law’s requirement that nearly every American purchase government-sanctioned health insurance is unconstitutional.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - This morning, the Congressional Budget Office released preliminary projections of the effects of the Republicans' NoCare proposal to repeal health reform. CBO has said that they won't complete a full score until later this month. However, House Republicans are taking the unprecedented step...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republican leaders to release, “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law." This new report offers a multi-point...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today released a staff review of the activities and practices of six media-based ministries and reports concerning other churches and religious organizations referred to the committee. He pursued this review as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the tax-exempt sector. The review contains a summary of findings and identifies key issues for discussion by stakeholders.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today before the House Rules Committee in support of the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2):
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today upon announcement of being formally elected by the United States House of Representatives to serve as the Ways and Means Committee Chairman for the 112th Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republican leaders to release, “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law." This new report offers a multi-point...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Camp Statement on Tax Negotiation Agreement.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Beneficial fungi that could help manage grasshopper populations are being tested by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university colleagues.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today as he joined the House Speaker, Majority Leader, and fellow committee chairmen in unveiling “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law, " a new report that reveals job-killing aspects of the controversial health care law...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: New York - American Express announced a $100,000 grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to support Save Ellis Island, Inc., the non-profit partner of the National Park Service. The grant will allow the National Trust to help Save Ellis Island launch the next phase of an ongoing project...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: What if a guitarfish, a fiddler crab, a trumpetfish and a high-hat drum got together and formed a band? Start the new year with an educational and entertaining look at some of Biscayne National Park's Musical Misfits at the park's multi-award-winning Family Fun Fest! The free event takes on Sunday, January...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: There was a distinct buzz in the air of the Great Hall on Ellis Island this past November.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today before the House Rules Committee in support of the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2):
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement today before the House Rules Committee in support of the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2):
By EPA Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republican leaders to release, “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law." This new report offers a multi-point...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement in response to an Obama Administration request to increase the debt limit...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2011
News Release: Celebrate Gullah Heritage! The National Park Service, in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is sponsoring a series of free cultural programs at Charles Pinckney National Historic site every Saturday at 2:00 pm during February and March, 2011.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2011
News Release: Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recently elected as 2010 fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), an honor bestowed upon association members by their peers.
