News from July 2011
Levin: Republicans Undermine Chance for Compromise
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives as Republicans waste another day, using a rule to require a two-thirds vote to pass the Reid proposal...
Old Fall River Road In Rocky Mountain National Park Open For The 2011 Season
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2011
News Release: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park opened this morning for the season. Old Fall River Road normally opens by the Fourth of July holiday weekend but due to the heaviest late spring snow seen in decades the opening was delayed. There are no good long term records of the opening dates of Old Fall River Road prior to 1985. This is the latest the road has opened in 26 years.
In Speech, Hatch Slams Democrats’ Proposal; Treasury’s Silence During Fiscal Crisis
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, outlined the fundamental flaws of the Senate Democrats’ debt proposal and called on the U.S. Treasury Department to provide information to the American people about the monetary resources available to avoid default.
Dow Chemical Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million Penalty to Resolve Air, Water and Waste Violations at Its Midland Michigan Complex
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Dow Chemical Company has agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at its chemical manufacturing and research complex in Midland, Michigan, the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
U.S. Sues Mortgage Lending Business President & Founder in Connection with HUD Insured Loans
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Robert S. Luce, founder and president of MDR Mortgage Corp., a mortgage lending business located in Palatine, Ill., the Justice Department announced today. MDR participated in mortgage insurance programs administered by the U.S. Department ...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $30 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – David R. Lewalski, formerly of Gainesville, Fla., pleaded guilty today to mail fraud in connection with his operation of a $30 million investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill of the Middle District of Florida. Lewalski, 47, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo in the Middle District of Florida and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Former Army Official Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Accepting Illegal Gratuities from Contractors in Iraq
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for accepting illegal gratuities from multiple Iraqi contractors and for stealing from Iraqi fuel reserves, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Second Quarter of 2011
By Commerce News Now | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2011. Today’s release also contained revisions to prior years. Real GDP grew 1.3 percent at an annual rate, below private-sector expectations of 1.8-percent ...
What did Energy Department publish on July 29?
By DOE Gazette | Jul 29, 2011
The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Rule published by Transportation Department on July 29
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed rule published by Labor Department on July 29
By Labor Gazette | Jul 29, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on July 29
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed rule published on July 29 by Transportation Department
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did Transportation Department publish on July 29?
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on July 29
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
State Department publishes notice on July 29
By State News Post | Jul 29, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on July 29 by State Department
By State News Post | Jul 29, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did State Department publish on July 29?
By State News Post | Jul 29, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Transportation Department publishes notice on July 29
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on July 29 by Transportation Department
By DOT News Wire | Jul 29, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
