News from March 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: OWENSBORO, KY - An early morning drug sweep in Henderson, Kentucky conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies has resulted in thirteen arrests on charges for possession and distribution of cocaine and additional drug related offenses.
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The following is Congressman Howard L. Berman’s, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, opening statement as prepared for delivery at today’s committee hearing entitled “The Global Nuclear Revival and U.S. Nonproliferation Policy"...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 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 review the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Bureau of Land Management Colorado Associate State Director John Mehlhoff presented retired Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Manager LouAnn Jacobson with the third annual Eric Finstick Stewardship Award today.The award recognizes the contribution of BLM employees in managing BLM’s special places...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC- Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement today at the Hearing on improper payments.Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to today’s panelists for coming to testify before us this morning.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) indicated that he favors the House-passed version of legislation to protect small businesses from a new onerous, job-destroying 1099 tax reporting mandate to the version approved by the Senate. In response, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) urged the Senate to pass and send the house-passed jobs bill to the President this week.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement: Vital for U.S. National Security and U.S. Leadership in Our Hemisphere.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Restoration and Upgrade Projects Concluded at Yosemite NP’s National Historic Landmark.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Thank you for yielding Mr. Chairman.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Good morning and thank you Mr. Chairman.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Chairman Darrell Issa today released the following statement about the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s probe into allegations surrounding the office of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today held a hearing on the implementation of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington - Arthur L. Neal, Jr. is the new Deputy Administrator of the Transportation and Marketing program at the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), convened a hearing on Thursday as part of the American Energy Initiative, an ongoing effort by House Republicans to address rising energy costs, create new jobs, and increase America’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Davis, McDermott Introduce Bipartisan Child Welfare Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule that will amend the National Dairy Promotion and Research Order and establishes a dairy import assessment program as required by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill).
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement upon passage of H.R. 4 to repeal the 1099 IRS reporting provisions enacted in 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius late Thursday afternoon, expressing a wide range of concerns regarding the findings of an independent audit of the...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2011
News Release: Bar Harbor, ME - In preparing for the Park Loop Road to open on April 15, there will be heavy equipment on the roads on weekdays, clearing snow, ice, and any rocks or trees that have fallen onto the road over the winter. Please use extreme caution when walking or biking on the closed portions of the loop road, in anticipation of encountering large vehicles going either way. Bikers, please use extra caution when approaching closed park gates.
