News from November 2011
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: The Tioga, Glacier Point, and Mariposa Grove Roads Temporarily Closed Due Winter Weather Advisory.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today slammed Senate Democrats for offering a flawed $60 billion infrastructure spending bill (S. 1769) that would use permanent tax hikes for temporary, second-stimulus spending and undermine much-needed job growth during a speech on the Senate floor...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Today, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement voted to authorize the subcommittee chairman to issue a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a request from Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX.) for sensitive law enforcement data related to persons ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously passed H.R. 3289, the “Platts-Van Hollen Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011."
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis to Join New Jersey Congressional Delegation to Dedicate America’s 397th National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Las Vegas, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces itsmonthly Glimpses of the Past presentation, "Weaving of the Southwest, Tapetes de Lana." The program will be held at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge Street, in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2001, at 7:00PM. Using intricate...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A co-founder of NinjaVideo.net, a website that provided millions of users with the ability to illegally download infringing copies of copyright-protected movies and television programs in high-quality formats, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. This investigation is being conducted by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center ).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act." Members of the committee discussed the punitive enforcement agenda adopted by the Obama Department of Labor and its effect on workers and job-creators.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Democrats today continued to press for action on legislation to confront China’s currency manipulation, using a procedural vote (the Previous Question to H.Res. 453) to force consideration of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. The currency legislation, which passed the House last...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Committee member Dr. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released ten examples of the fundamental flaws and problems confronting the Medicaid program that illustrate why this program needs to reformed.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- On, Wednesday, Nov. 16, Grand Canyon National Park will be celebrating National Native American Heritage Month with a day of special presentations and demonstrations.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: In celebration of Veterans Day, Yosemite National Park will offer free admission on Friday, November 11 through Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. This fee free weekend is offered to all visitors in honor of current and retired members of the United States armed forces and their families.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Americans participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29 turned in more than 377,086 (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 take-back sites that were available...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: San Juan National Historic Site, in collaboration with other government agencies, will host a series of activities to celebrate the lifeof 18th century Puerto Rican painter José Campeche. The commemoration, named Campechada, will take place from Friday, November 18 - Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Come to the Antietam National Battlefield visitor center on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11th to discover how to use records at the National Archives to research your Union ancestors at 11:00 and your Confederate ancestors at 2:00. Learn about resources from Constance Potter, an archivist from the...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: SEATTLE,WASH - Americans participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29 turned in more than 377,086 (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 collection sites that were available...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats today introduced the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, legislation to extend federal unemployment insurance programs through 2012. The measure’s introduction, by Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Human Resources Subcommittee Ranking...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: November 3rd, 2011. Rep. Norm Dicks, Washington. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut. Rep. John Olver, Massachusetts. Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona. Rep. David Price, North Carolina. Rep. Sam Farr, California. Rep. Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania. Rep. Adam Schiff, California.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Obama administration's regulatory and enforcement agenda under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Republican committee members expressed concerns about recent actions that take a far more punitive approach to enforcement, fostering greater uncertainty among employers.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Today, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) participated in a roundtable forum on intercollegiate athletics entitled “Hypocrisy or Hype? The Impact of Back-Room Deals, Payoffs, and Scandals in American Collegiate Student Athletics" organized by Representative Bobby Rush (D-ILL.). The forum’s panel ...
