News from October 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity to give bipartisan consideration of the President’s proposals on helping unemployed Americans. Hopefully, we can work together to seek meaningful solutions to the best ways to assist unemployed Americans prepare for and find new work.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, leaders of both parties of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a new Government Accountability Office report entitled Suspension and Debarment: Some Agency Programs Need Greater Attention, and Governmentwide Oversight Could be Improved.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: In the summer of 1864 a Confederate army stood once more on the embattled soil of Maryland, determined to take the war to the gates of Washington, D.C. and reverse the fortunes of the Confederacy. A small Union force stood together along the banks of the Monocacy River to oppose this Confederate advance.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK SD - Visitors can get their first look at the new 5,555 acres of land recently acquired by Wind Cave National Park on Saturday, October 15. A dedication ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. will be held on the property. Gates into the property will open at 9 a.m. The ceremony will take place outdoors atop a small hill. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to suspend the proposed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulation that would require banks to disclose interest paid to nonresident aliens. In a letter to Secretary Geithner, Boustany wrote that if implemented, the regulation would potentially drive foreign investments out of our economy, hurting individuals and small businesses.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Darrell Issa today said that Attorney General Eric Holder received at least five weekly memos beginning in July 2010, including four weeks in a row, describing the ill-advised strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious. The memos were to Holder from Michael Walther, the director of the National Drug Intelligence Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following its recent hearing with members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power submitted an additional series of questions to the Commissioners for the record this week. These questions will assist the committee in gathering critical information concerning the potential impact of EPA’s recent and pending power sector rules on the reliability of our nation’s electric grid.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: Las Vegas, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its monthly Glimpses of the Past presentation, "Quest for Quivira." The program will be held at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge Street, in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2001, at 7:00PM. In 1540, Vasquez De Coronado began...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has developed a partnership with colleagues in South Africa that is improving prospects for cattle breeders in that African nation-and could improve them for breeders around the world.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today said tax reform can make incentives for home ownership more cost effective, while helping promote certainty in the housing market. He noted that the positive effects of home ownership - lower crime rates, higher graduation...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to examine the objectivity and credibility of the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical risk program, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: In order to continue providing opportunities for over 45,000 visitors annually to enjoy camping, hiking, and exploring Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park (DNCRSP), the National Park Service (NPS) and California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) are entering a one-year trial to keep portions...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) responded today to news that Jonathan Silver, Executive Director of the Department of Energy’s Loans Programs Office, is resigning. Silver, who was responsible...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Republicans sent Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Patrick O’Carroll a letter requesting an investigation into a report by the Wall Street Journal disclosing intentional agency delays in deciding thousands of disability claims. Due to a quirk...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to examine the objectivity and credibility of the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical risk program, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) responded today to news that Jonathan Silver, Executive Director of the Department of Energy’s Loans Programs Office, is resigning. Silver, who was responsible...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives declared another victory today in its ongoing battle against destructive regulation with passage of H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act. The measure passed the full House with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 262 to 161.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to examine the objectivity and credibility of the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical risk program, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following its recent hearing with members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power submitted an additional series of questions to the Commissioners for the record this week. These questions will assist the committee in gathering critical information concerning the potential impact of EPA’s recent and pending power sector rules on the reliability of our nation’s electric grid.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following its recent hearing with members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power submitted an additional series of questions to the Commissioners for the record this week. These questions will assist the committee in gathering critical information concerning the potential impact of EPA’s recent and pending power sector rules on the reliability of our nation’s electric grid.
