News from August 2012
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spent much of yesterday dodging questions related to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s report that reveals the Obama administration has repeatedly broken its transparency pledge.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today discussed the disparities in energy production on federal vs. non-federal lands, and looked specifically at the adverse impacts President Obama’s policies are having on domestic energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Subcommittees: * Energy and Power (112th Congress) . Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) convened a second bipartisan forum on “State, Local and Federal Cooperation under the Clean Air Act.". The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spent much of yesterday dodging questions related to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s report that reveals the Obama administration has repeatedly broken its transparency pledge.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Subcommittees: * Energy and Power (112th Congress) . Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) convened a second bipartisan forum on “State, Local and Federal Cooperation under the Clean Air Act.". The forum was intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Biologists from the National Park Service recently discovered two mountain lion kittens in the Santa Monica Mountains. The female and male kittens were outfitted with tracking devices after researchers located their den east of Circle X Ranch in Malibu.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding House leadership’s refusal to move forward with a comprehensive, five-year Farm Bill - as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues destroying ...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today discussed the disparities in energy production on federal vs. non-federal lands, and looked specifically at the adverse impacts President Obama’s policies are having on domestic energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following vote after the House passed legislation to provide a clear pathway to comprehensive tax reform in 2013.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said critical assistance to the nation’s livestock producers devastated by historic drought conditions was ignored by Senate Democrats for partisan gain.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security today provided additional information on the deferred action for childhood arrivals process during a national media call in preparation for the August 15 implementation date.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: This morning the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its findings in an exhaustive, 18-month investigation into the Obama administration’s failed $535 million investment in the now-bankrupt California solar panel maker Solyndra. Although the facts reveal Solyndra was a bad bet that never should...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Talented local youth from the South Shore Dance Academy will perform their latest dance routines during an August 4th open house at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Paul H. Douglas Center. Modern and jazz music, tap dancing, and drama performances will be featured starting at 1:30 pm. This program...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today discussed the disparities in energy production on federal vs. non-federal lands, and looked specifically at the adverse impacts President Obama’s policies are having on domestic energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spent much of yesterday dodging questions related to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s report that reveals the Obama administration has repeatedly broken its transparency pledge.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Committee approved, by voice vote, H.R. 6156, the “Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012.".
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Energy and Commerce Republicans today released their “report" on their specious probe into the solar firm Solyndra. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today excoriated the GOP for their coordinated, specific attack against clean energy, personified by this report and GOP presidential candidate Mitt...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: This morning the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its findings in an exhaustive, 18-month investigation into the Obama administration’s failed $535 million investment in the now-bankrupt California solar panel maker Solyndra. Although the facts reveal Solyndra was a bad bet that never should...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2012
News Release: This morning the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its findings in an exhaustive, 18-month investigation into the Obama administration’s failed $535 million investment in the now-bankrupt California solar panel maker Solyndra. Although the facts reveal Solyndra was a bad bet that never should...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: The Obama Administration today announced the winners of the multi-agency Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to spur job creation and economic growth in rural regions across the country.
