News from July 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) called H.R. 2497, the "Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act", which would suspend the authority of the Executive Branch to use current immigration law to grant or extend certain forms of immigration relief in order to prevent it from granting “backdoor amnesty", an attack on President Obama and legal immigrants that ignores his Administration’s record of immigration enforcement.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Seneca Falls - A one act play entitled "From Out The Fiery Furnace", will be presented at Women's Rights National Historical Park on Saturday, August 6 at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. The performances will take place inside the Wesleyan Chapel, adjacent to the park visitor center, 136 Fall St., Seneca Falls. The production is free of charge and is presented in partnership with Hopewell Furnance National Historic Site, Elverson, PA.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today welcomed the draft report from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future. However, the committee leaders were disappointed that President...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Fort Stanwix National Monument will honor the first day of the siege of 1777 with activities scheduled throughout the day. From August 3 to 23, 1777, British forces under command of General Barry St. Leger laid siege to Fort Stanwix, commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort. All activities last no more than 30 minutes and happen inside the fort unless otherwise noted.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Montrose Pavilion. 1800 Pavilion Dr., Montrose, CO 81401. 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Sheridan Opera House. 110 North Oak St., Telluride, CO 81435. 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Naturita Community Building. 411 W. 2nd St., Naturita, CO 81422. 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Thursday...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today welcomed the draft report from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future. However, the committee leaders were disappointed that President...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards for cars, pick-up trucks, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Continuing their ‘my way or the runway’ shotgun approach, House Republican leaders refuse to end the senseless shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has jeopardized nearly 90,000 American jobs, furloughed 3,600 engineers, safety analysts, and aviation experts, and has cost nearly $200 million in lost revenue.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are considering some changes in the process by which backpackers make reservations for overnight camping at the Park’s nearly 100 backcountry sites and shelters. The proposed changes, which would update the reservation procedure as well as increasing Ranger presence on the Park’s 800 miles of trails, would be covered by a minimal user fee. No fees are being contemplated for day hiking.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today welcomed the draft report from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future. However, the committee leaders were disappointed that President...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are being managed under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and sea turtle nesting closures may...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Thirty-four law professors wrote to Chairman Issa today urging him not to issue a subpoena to compel the disclosure of all documents relating to the NLRB’s Office of General Counsel’s investigation of Boeing’s alleged discrimination against workers’ rights.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: (Munising, MICH.) On Thursday, Aug. 11, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore interpreter Andrea Chynoweth will give a slide presentation on the Alger Energy Savers program and climate changes affecting the Lakeshore. The free program will held at the Alger County Heritage Center in Munising beginning at 7 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, denounced the Reid debt ceiling plan as another budget-gimmick and blasted the Obama Administration for failing to sufficiently provide lawmakers and the American people with information about the resources available to avoid default and detailed contingency plan if the debt ceiling is not raised by August 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that yesterday a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Kenneth George Eaton, age 55; William Joseph Bohac, age 62; Thomas Eugene Ganey, age...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on continuing problems with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Deepwater program, entitled "Coast Guard: Action Needed As Approved Deepwater Program Remains Unachievable" (GAO-11-743)...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2011
News Release: Summary: The following highlights are based on the projections of national health care spending through 2020 done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary personnel and include the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) (P.L. 111-152).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans were today sentenced to pay a $1 million penalty and banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years by Judge Carl J. Barbier, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.55 million civil penalty to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations for shipping more than 590,000 highway and non-road engines without the correct emissions controls, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and other administration officials met this week with tribal leaders and advocates to discuss issues of tribal safety and domestic violence in Rapid City, S.D., and Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D. The tribal listening conference coincided with the one year anniversary ...
