News from July 2011
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are demanding more answers from Obama EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on the agency’s sending millions of taxpayer dollars overseas. Committee investigative staff recently released a report detailing 65 foreign grants (excluding Canada and Mexico) ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today discussed reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which expires on Sept. 30, 2012. Working properly, this program helps bring life-saving drugs to patients and promotes...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are identifying factors that influence pesticide levels in the Chesapeake Bay airshed, including traces of "legacy" pesticides that still linger even though they are no longer being used.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement below in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement today that it has finalized a rule to reduce air pollution transport across state lines.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: Rep. Jim Moran, Interior and Environment Subcommittee Markup.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) reiterated calls for careful regulation that protects jobs and affordable energy after the Obama administration today released its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule addressing power plant emissions.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) reiterated calls for careful regulation that protects jobs and affordable energy after the Obama administration today released its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule addressing power plant emissions.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are demanding more answers from Obama EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on the agency’s sending millions of taxpayer dollars overseas. Committee investigative staff recently released a report detailing 65 foreign grants (excluding Canada and Mexico) ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s submission of its “Network Neutrality" rules to the Office of Management and Budget...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today discussed reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which expires on Sept. 30, 2012. Working properly, this program helps bring life-saving drugs to patients and promotes...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s submission of its “Network Neutrality" rules to the Office of Management and Budget...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) reiterated calls for careful regulation that protects jobs and affordable energy after the Obama administration today released its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule addressing power plant emissions.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, reiterated his call that changes to the tax code should be kept separate from debt reduction discussions. In a speech on the Senate floor, Hatch said conversations regarding tax expenditures should happen as part of fundamental tax reform in order to broaden the base and lower rates. This speech is the second in a series Hatch will deliver on so-called tax expenditures.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: As prepared for delivery. President Truman once said, “In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.". We cannot afford to stand still and delay progress on our trade agenda. Our...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine a recent proposal by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to rush union elections. The proposal would provide employers just seven days to prepare a legal case to present before ...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today discussed reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which expires on Sept. 30, 2012. Working properly, this program helps bring life-saving drugs to patients and promotes...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The success of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) project has led to a repayment of $580,000 to U.S. taxpayers, with much more - potentially exceeding $13 million - possible in the future.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named to receive the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. Cahn's numerous major contributions to materials science include developing...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt National Park Celebrates Teddy Bear Picnic Day.
