News from September 2011
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a discussion draft of the Global Partnerships Act of 2011 - his legislative proposal for foreign assistance reform - at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute and the...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: The Roman poet Ovid wrote, “A horse never runs so fast as when it has other horses to catch up to and outpace.".
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Let me begin by recognizing our co-chairs, Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling, for their leadership in the few short weeks since this panel was named. I spoke to both of them throughout August, and appreciate their quick action to begin assembling a strong staff to coordinate our work, develop the rules package we will consider today, and take all the other logistical steps to allow us to hit the ground running.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to the FBI’s morning raid of the Department of Energy’s flagship loan guarantee recipient, now-bankrupt Solyndra. Committee leaders, who have been conducting a six-month investigation into the Solyndra loan guarantee, were not made aware of the pending raid.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced several weather-related road closures within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Heavy rain, runoff, and flooding have caused hazardous driving conditions on a number of park roads. Motorists are strongly advised to heed the barricades and closures.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to the FBI’s morning raid of the Department of Energy’s flagship loan guarantee recipient, now-bankrupt Solyndra. Committee leaders, who have been conducting a six-month investigation into the Solyndra loan guarantee, were not made aware of the pending raid.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Links: Stock Photos. LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service has released the results of the 2011 Lake Mead National Recreation Area visitor survey. Results of the survey report that 95 percent of park visitors are satisfied overall with park facilities, services and recreational opportunities. "We are...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
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By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment in Alexandria, Va., charging five individuals with one count of conspiracy and five substantive copyright infringement counts for their involvement with the Internet website NinjaVideo.net. This investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in conjunction with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center ).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Let me begin by recognizing our co-chairs, Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling, for their leadership in the few short weeks since this panel was named. I spoke to both of them throughout August, and appreciate their quick action to begin assembling a strong staff to coordinate our work, develop the rules package we will consider today, and take all the other logistical steps to allow us to hit the ground running.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: September 8th, 2011. "The Republican leadership has presented a subcommittee bill with a completely inadequate funding level that ignores both our nation’s jobs crisis and the drastic need for infrastructure investment. We should be sending paychecks to American construction workers instead of unemployment...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, which funds highway programs at current levels through Jan. 31, 2012. SAFETEA-LU, which is the existing surface transportation authorization legislation, expires on September 30th. After the Committee markup, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPW Chairman, issued the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: (Thousand Oaks, CA) Nearly 4000 marijuana plants were removed from National Park Service land off of Kanan Dume Road north of Malibu last Friday, September 2. Park Rangers and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies gathered and flew out two tons of trash and mature plants.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Mexico - Emiliano Romero Ramirez, Maria Juana Rugerio Saucedo and Cristina Hernandez Suarez received a collective sentence of 65 years in prison for their involvement in a human trafficking operation. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Mexico Attorney General's Office's (PGR) Special Investigations Unit on Organized Crime (SIEDO).
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Let me begin by recognizing our co-chairs, Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling, for their leadership in the few short weeks since this panel was named. I spoke to both of them throughout August, and appreciate their quick action to begin assembling a strong staff to coordinate our work, develop the rules package we will consider today, and take all the other logistical steps to allow us to hit the ground running.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2011 - In advance of President Obama’s speech, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following opening statement at today’s Full Committee hearing, offering 10 specific ideas to create new American energy jobs.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced 16 projects supporting activities in 24 states and the District of Columbia to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in communities across the nation, and seven additional projects in seven states to help prepare college students for careers designing and building advanced vehicle technologies.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today called attention to the more than $10 billion in Department of Energy loan guarantees yet to be finalized by the Sept. 30, 2011 stimulus deadline. Of the $18 billion in loan guarantees...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to the FBI’s morning raid of the Department of Energy’s flagship loan guarantee recipient, now-bankrupt Solyndra. Committee leaders, who have been conducting a six-month investigation into the Solyndra loan guarantee, were not made aware of the pending raid.
