News from March 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released by his colleague U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) more evidence that there is more than enough fat and waste in the federal government that could be eliminated to slash billions in Washington spending and said it’s time to start significant spending reductions...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want-even under conditions as harsh as the upper atmosphere at supersonic speed, or the churning chemistry of an ion cell.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today responded to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifying federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and redundant operations.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today heard from Govs. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gary Herbert (R-UT), and Deval Patrick (D-MA) as they discussed the impact of the new health care law on Medicaid and state budgets and proposed ideas to allow flexibility...
By State Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) chaired a hearing this morning on the troubling developments on the Korean Peninsula and what can be done to break North Korea’s cycle of provocations. Two panels of witnesses, including Special Representative Stephen Bosworth, Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, and three experts from the private sector testified before the Committee.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: The Cumberland Gap harbors centuries of human history within its midst, and the National Park Service, goes to great lengths to preserve the past through innovative programming and special events. One such program is the newly established "Goodwife Guild" volunteer group that comes together twice a month...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Norm Dicks,Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, gave the following statement on the House floor during consideration of H.Res. 44, a two week Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today heard from Govs. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gary Herbert (R-UT), and Deval Patrick (D-MA) as they discussed the impact of the new health care law on Medicaid and state budgets and proposed ideas to allow flexibility...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today heard from Govs. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gary Herbert (R-UT), and Deval Patrick (D-MA) as they discussed the impact of the new health care law on Medicaid and state budgets and proposed ideas to allow flexibility...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2011 - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the impact of the Administration’s “Wild Lands" order. The Committee heard from Western governors and elected local officials who expressed their concern over the proposed Wild Lands order and its negative impact on jobs, economic growth and American energy production.
