News from August 2012
By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for July...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Global climate changes could help some shrub-dominated deserts revert to ecosystems that support the growth and establishment of grasslands, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies suggest. These findings indicate that sufficient increased precipitation over a sequence of years-and carefully managed grazing-could help keep woody plants in check in the U.S. Southwest.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Below are some tips for visitors planning to go to Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NRA) during fire season between June and November, with peak months in September and October when the largest number of hot, dry, windy days usually occur.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: VALLEY FORGE, PA - Volunteers are invited to roll up their sleeves and get dirty help to spruce up Valley Forge National Historical Park on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in celebration of National Public Lands Day.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, hailed Senate passage late Thursday of legislation to provide employment protections to Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who are called up for active military duty.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 3, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced unemployment rose to 8.3% after disappointing July job growth.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that ProSeeds Marketing Inc., Jefferson, Ore., has paid $2,250 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman issued the following statement on the departure of Cass Sunstein as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial is pleased to announce several exciting upcoming events to be held at our local national park in the coming weeks. Unless noted otherwise, all events are free of charge. We hope you'll join us for these exciting events.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Acting Superintendent Darrell Echols announced today the reopening of the east side of Cape Point in Cape Hatteras National Seashore to off-road vehicle (ORV) access effective immediately. According to the newly adopted Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, the designated ORV route from 0.4 mile north of...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: “Most transparent administration, they thought they were getting clever…" - Sean Hannity
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: “Most transparent administration, they thought they were getting clever…" - Sean Hannity
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: “Most transparent administration, they thought they were getting clever…" - Sean Hannity
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Obama admin. knew was cheaper to cut off Solyndra-Republicans
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of three nominees: Mark Mazur to be the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy; Matthew Rutherford to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Markets; and Meredith Broadbent to...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today sent a letter signed by key Republican members of the committee to Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) calling for a hearing on the reported manipulation of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Obama admin. knew was cheaper to cut off Solyndra-Republicans
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday refused to comment on a newly released e-mail which again suggests he was involved in the White House decision to promote a $535 million federal loan to Solyndra LLC, a California solar energy equipment company that subsequently went bankrupt.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the announcement that Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator (OIRA) Cass Sunstein was retiring from government service later this month...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2012
News Release: Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday refused to comment on a newly released e-mail which again suggests he was involved in the White House decision to promote a $535 million federal loan to Solyndra LLC, a California solar energy equipment company that subsequently went bankrupt.
