News from May 2011
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC -Today U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called on President Obama to provide additional information and guidance on his plans to reform the Medicare program as part of his overall plan to reduce the deficit.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: Camp, Hoyer Statements on Bipartisan Fact-Finding Mission to Colombia.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining fiscal discipline mechanisms under federal budget law...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko and three other NRC commissioners appeared before Congress today at a joint hearing hosted by House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Environment and the Economy and Energy and Power.
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, bipartisan leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011″ (the “TRAIN Act"). This bill, H.R. 1705, would require an interagency committee to analyze the cumulative impacts of certain...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released “Meet Your Oversight Watchdogs: Rep. Scott DesJarlais, " the fifth in a series of videos to introduce committee members to the American people. Rep. DesJarlais serves the people of Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: Dear Secretary Sebelius: We are writing with concerns regarding the Final Rate Notice on CY 2012 Medicare Advantage (MA) capitation rates, which was released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) cut more than $200 billion...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. Today begins part two of Republican efforts to see that the important financial reforms enacted last year never see the light of day.
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, bipartisan leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011″ (the “TRAIN Act"). This bill, H.R. 1705, would require an interagency committee to analyze the cumulative impacts of certain...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: An outdoor photography workshop will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Knife River Indian Villages NHS from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Participants should meet at the visitor center.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today held a hearing to consider budget trigger proposals ahead of bipartisan talks among Congressional and White House Leaders on ways to reduce the nation’s deficits and debt. Baucus considered different options for such budget...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- At a House Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on the DOJ’s Operation Fast and Furious, a highly controversial operation where federal authorities facilitated the purchase of assault weapons for drug cartels and chose not to interdict them before being transported to Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2011 - Continuing House Republicans’ efforts to advance the American Energy Initiative, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing today on “Protecting the Federal Hydropower Investment: A Stakeholder’s Perspective." At the hearing, Members examined the challenges facing hydropower generation and stressed the need for increased hydropower as part of an all-of-the-above energy approach.
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko and three other NRC commissioners appeared before Congress today at a joint hearing hosted by House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Environment and the Economy and Energy and Power.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, bipartisan leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011″ (the “TRAIN Act"). This bill, H.R. 1705, would require an interagency committee to analyze the cumulative impacts of certain...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) secured a crucial commitment today from the Obama Administration to take important steps to expand access for U.S. beef in Korea. Baucus strongly praised Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement that the U.S. Department of...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the Obama Administration’s announcement that they are set to begin work on implementing legislation for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and pledged to work to get all three pending trade agreements through the Senate. The other two outstanding agreements are with South Korea and Panama.
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko and three other NRC commissioners appeared before Congress today at a joint hearing hosted by House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Environment and the Economy and Energy and Power.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Buffalo River Backcountry Horsemen recently hosted a barbeque at the Tyler Bend Pavillion to congratulate and thank the Buffalo National River trail crew and National Park Service staff for their efforts in renovating a section of the Buffalo River Trail above Woolum.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Miami-area corporations, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC) and Medlink Professional Management Group Inc., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
