News from July 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: As prepared for delivery. Author Henry Wheeler Shaw once said, “Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.". We meet together today because we share a common goal. We believe the tax code should boost American competitiveness. It should encourage economic growth...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce committee today took action to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs by approving legislation to ensure the continued beneficial use of coal ash materials.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding a report that was released today by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the safety of U.S. nuclear facilities. The 90-day review was conducted by a task force that was created following Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: "I thank Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, Chairman Rogers and their staffs for their hard work on this bill. The Majority worked closely with our side to put this bill together, and there were many issues where we were able to reach agreement. I particularly appreciate the Chairman and Ranking Member working with me to ensure that NOAA can meet its obligations under the law for activities to restore populations of fish listed under the Endangered Species Act.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce committee today took action to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs by approving legislation to ensure the continued beneficial use of coal ash materials.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: BOISE - Mark Thomas, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Seattle Field Division, announced that Jose Cirilo-Duran, 62, of Weiser, Juana Salto-Vivanco, 29, of Caldwell and Juan Ramirez- Bolanos, 39, of Caldwell, were sentenced to federal prison in early July for drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: BOISE - Gregory Norman Josi, 43, of Hillsboro, Oregon, was sentenced in federal court today to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with the intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. Josi was also ordered to forfeit $150,000 in proceeds that he obtained from his drug trafficking activities. He pled guilty to the charge on Aug. 31, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: I believe that the last time there was a combined meeting of the two Committees on tax issues occurred in 1940 to discuss war taxes. Today's meeting is to discuss certain aspects of current tax law relating to debt and equity in the context of tax reform.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after Moody’s Investors Service put the U.S. government’s credit rating on review for possible downgrade.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - Superintendent Trish Kicklighter today announced a proposal to increase the fees for camping at Assateague Island National Seashore. If adopted, the new camping fees would take effect in January 2012. The proposal includes raising the cost of regular sites in the Oceanside and Bayside...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: BOSTON, MA. - The United States has reached a civil settlement with a Georgetown pharmacy and its owner in connection with civil drug diversion allegations.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: "We are told to increase security in our district offices. But how are we supposed to pay for it?".
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce committee today took action to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs by approving legislation to ensure the continued beneficial use of coal ash materials.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today the Environment and Public Works Committee approved five pieces of legislation and several resolutions, including measures to promote the conservation of migratory birds and to reauthorize the National Estuary Program. The Committee also approved several General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions and an Army Corps of Engineers resolution.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: Dear Leaders Reid and McConnell: We write to express our strong opposition to the idea of creating a temporary Select Committee on Cyber Security and Electronic Intelligence Leaks as proposed by Senator McCain in his July 12 letter to you. We could not agree more with his assertion that “we must provide...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2011
News Release: The popular Zion Canyon Narrows (The Narrows) have reopened for visitor use to both day hikers and overnight campers. Due to high water from an above average snowpack this past winter and a prolonged snowmelt, The Narrows have been closed for a longer than normal period this summer. Water levels have now dropped to a level that is considered safe for visitors to navigate The Narrows which is below 120 cubic feet per second water flow.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: When soil moisture levels increase, pesticide losses to the atmosphere through volatilization also rise. In one long-term field study, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists found that herbicide volatilization consistently resulted in herbicide losses that exceed losses from field runoff.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Under Secretary Rand Beers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Alan Bersin, and other ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Charles Klink, Caleb Grodsky and Steven Block from promoting abusive tax shelters known as “intermediary transactions” and “distressed asset trusts,” the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction orders, to which the three men consented ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2011
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. – Senior environmental enforcement officials from the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) toured sites in Newark, N.J., today and met with federal partners and with environmental and community organizations to discuss mutual efforts to address environmental challenges and enforce environmental laws, and in particular efforts to achieve environmental justice.
