News from December 2012
By DOL Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A federal grand jury in Las Cruces, N.M., yesterday returned an indictment charging Garlan R. Plumlee, 60, Justin E. Thompson, 32, and Phillip Larez, 31, all of Carlsbad, N.M., with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue, distribution of a controlled substance analogue, and possession of a controlled substance analogue with intent to distribute. The indictment also charges Plumlee with money laundering offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: This morning, the House Judiciary Committee held a Full Committee Markup of H. Res. 819, “Directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Samuel (42, Tampa) to the statutory maximum...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: A depiction of the carving of Mount Rushmore was revealed by the United States Mint to be located on the reverse, tails side, of an America the Beautiful Quarter to be released in the fall of next year.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: As the 112th Congress comes to a close, Americans are looking for solutions to provide certainty in the new year. While there are plenty of issues where a consensus has not yet emerged, there is at least one remaining question where a bipartisan agreement has already been reached - how to best regulate...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: The Travertine Nature Center and Visitor Center in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area will be closed December 25th and January 1st so that our employees can enjoy the holidays with their families. In addition, the Travertine Nature Center will be closed January 9-11, 2013 for cleaning. Crews will be cleaning and doing general maintenance to the Nature Center. The Nature Center will reopen Jan. 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency today announced its final new rule for fine particulate matter, revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard from 15 micrograms per cubic meter to a more stringent level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) issued the following statement in response to EPA’s announcement...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the Operation Fast and Furious-linked shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Legislation authored bySenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) boosting U.S. exports to Russia became law today, a week after he led its overwhelming approval in the Senate. The law helps American businesses, ranchers, farmers and workers capitalize on Russia’s growing...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service Southeastern Utah Group is currently accepting applications for the 2013 Community Artist in the Parks program.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: As the 112th Congress comes to a close, Americans are looking for solutions to provide certainty in the new year. While there are plenty of issues where a consensus has not yet emerged, there is at least one remaining question where a bipartisan agreement has already been reached - how to best regulate...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal grand jury has indicted seven residents of Las Cruces, N.M., on conspiracy and prescription drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales and Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to heads of the Business Roundtable and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) responding to the President Obama’s call for a corporate tax...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency today announced its final new rule for fine particulate matter, revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard from 15 micrograms per cubic meter to a more stringent level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) issued the following statement in response to EPA’s announcement...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency today announced its final new rule for fine particulate matter, revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard from 15 micrograms per cubic meter to a more stringent level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) issued the following statement in response to EPA’s announcement...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: As the 112th Congress comes to a close, Americans are looking for solutions to provide certainty in the new year. While there are plenty of issues where a consensus has not yet emerged, there is at least one remaining question where a bipartisan agreement has already been reached - how to best regulate...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the President signed bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6156) to grant permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia and Moldova into law...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating and welcoming the new Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Congaree National Park has announced new camping regulations to reflect improvements made to the Longleaf and Bluff Campgrounds.A recent expansion project at the Longleaf Campground added four (4) group sites to make group camping more convenient for park visitors.The campground has ten (10) individual...
