News from June 2011
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Seven artists have been selected for the summer 2011 Artist-in-Residence Program at Rocky Mountain National Park. Artists will be provided with a creative, contemplative environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the public. Artistic diversity, new ideas and creative uses of media were encouraged in the application process.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: DENVER - Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels today announced that Mount Rainier Superintendent David Uberuaga has been named Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. Uberuaga will begin his duties in mid-July.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - In a White House meeting today with House Republicans, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) emphasized that comprehensive tax reform that promotes job creation cannot and should not be confused with tax hikes. During the meeting, Chairman Camp pressed President Obama to take on comprehensive tax reform that is revenue neutral. Chairman Camp released the following statement after the meeting...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2012 Energy and Water bill text.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on the House floor regarding Republicans’ “deem and pass" rule that reaffirms their commitment to end Medicare...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - In the wake of extreme weather events like this week’s spate of tornados in Massachusetts, and now the beginning of hurricane season in the United States, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today asked the national scientific body tasked with monitoring and analyzing the nation’s weather and climate for answers about these extreme weather events and about our national preparedness for extreme weather in a warming world.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on Secretary Clinton's decision to not participate in the Durban III conference.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comment on a proposal to establish new U.S. standards for grades of frozen onions.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel), Ranking Member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement on the Appropriations Agriculture Bill.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks gave the following statement on the House floor during consideration of the FY2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for six individuals to serve on the Peanut Standards Board for terms of office ending June 30, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: The American Gibraltar was how Union General George W. Morgan termed the Cumberland Gap, located at the junction of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Seen as an ideal defensive position by both North and South, the Cumberland Gap pass changed hands four times during the Civil War.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.) called for the federal government to take the necessary steps to counter anti-Muslim sentiment.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine the role of charter schools in the nation’s education system.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: "Providing a total of $1 billion for all State and Local Grants, or 65 percent below the request, and providing $350 million for Firefighter Assistance Grants, almost 50 percent below an already reduced request, breaks faith with the states and localities that depend on us as partners to secure our communities.".
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Petrified Forest-Around the world, cultures have been fascinated with the passage of the seasons and movements of the sun and moon, creating such places as Stonehenge in the United Kingdom, Carnac Stones of France, and Uxmal in the Yucatan. For several thousand years the prehistoric people of the Southwest...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the April jobs report...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: Ways and Means Committee Approves JOBS Act Providing New Flexibility to Assist the Unemployed and Promote Hiring.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has concluded its search and rescue efforts for the missing boater on Lake Mead and will transition to a search and recovery operation tomorrow. The missing man who is now presumed drowned is identified as Ruben Aguirre-Martinez, 38, of Las Vegas.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - After summiting Stanton Peak at the head of Lake McDonald, a man fell over a 30 foot cliff and sustained injuries. The individual was airlifted to Kalispell Regional Medical Center (KRMC) by the ALERT helicopter on Tuesday evening on May 31, 2011.
