News from May 2011
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -The top leaders of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled new bipartisan legislation to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The Welfare Integrity Now - WIN for Children and Families Act would ensure the integrity of taxpayer dollars and prevents TANF benefits from being used inappropriately.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday reported out a resolution emphasizing the importance of sharing airline passengers’ names to prevent terrorists from boarding airplanes bound for the U.S.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Washington - House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments concerning the Republican Majority’s proposed 302(b) Subcommittee Allocations for Fiscal Year 2012, which were released today.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Bonus bids for a total of 14,458.22 acres (13,459.91 acres in M.T. and 998.31 acres in N.D) at the Bureau of Land Management's May 10 oil and gas lease sale in Billings totaled $5,228,927.50.Two Montana parcels received the highest bid per acre of $2,200, which was submitted by Cody Oil & Gas Corporation...
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Zion National Park will be implementing a series of four small prescribed fires totaling 50 acres this spring in Zion Canyon. The first of these burns is planned in the vicinity of park headquarters on or after May 15. The exact dates of the burns will depend on predicted weather conditions and current...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s committee hearing entitled “The Peace Corps at 50.".
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today blasted a budget proposal backed by Senate Democrats that reportedly calls for $2 trillion in tax hikes and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. The plan is being described by proponents as having an even 50-50 ratio of tax increases and spending cuts. However, it reportedly is made up of 57 percent tax increases and only 43 percent in spending cuts.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 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 the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement...
By DOL Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to address recent attacks on the National Labor Relations Board regarding its handling of a complaint against Boeing.
By State Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee mark-up of H. Res. 209, a resolution of inquiry.
By DOL Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to explore ways to streamline and modernize federal job training programs. The hearing, “Removing Inefficiencies in the Nation’s Job Training Programs," reviewed examples of program overlap and examined the success of state and local efforts to consolidate and improve workforce training initiatives.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Leo L. Cotella Co. Inc. (Cotella) alleging the company failed to make full payment promptly to 15 sellers in the total amount of $143,225.70. The company, operating from Oakland, Calif., purchased the produce during the period of October 2007 through January 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed the appointment of U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) to the serve on the Committee and issued the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care (HEALTH) Act, H.R. 5, by a vote of 30 to 20.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) has introduced the “USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011," the House counterpart to a bipartisan bill that recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The proposal makes meaningful improvements to the PATRIOT Act and related ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee recently learned that the Obama administration, despite being required by law, has failed to account for over $1.3 trillion dollars in federal spending. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of...
By EPA Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee recently learned that the Obama administration, despite being required by law, has failed to account for over $1.3 trillion dollars in federal spending. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of...
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced that Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is closing immediately to undergo safety-related repairs. The home, located in lower Manhattan on East 20th Street, is the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: Yosemite National Park will start debris pile burning Monday, May 16, 2011. Pile burning locations will initially include Foresta, a small community surrounded by the park. Future pile burning will occur in the Merced Grove, as well as multiple areas along the Wawona Road such as, Bills Hill, Camp Wawona, and the South Entrance.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2011
News Release: On May 9, seven young people were among those honored by the Sierra Club Miami Group with a “Green Award." The group represents the core of a team of student volunteers that help produce the park’s multi-award-winning Family Fun Fest program. The honorees were Kyle Aulow, Natalie Buell, Jeremy Cole, Judith Cole, Katie Davis, Nicole Hunnewell and Kyle Stodard.
