News from December 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a man from Great Britain made his initial court appearance today following his extradition to face charges he conspired to smuggle cocaine hidden in the retractable handrails of luggage aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore announced that because of this week's inclement weather, the temporary closure of the Harkers Island Visitor Center(originally scheduled to end on Friday, December 14), has now been extended through Sunday, December 16. During this time, construction crews are replacing windows and installing hurricane shutters.The visitor center will reopen to visitors beginning Monday, December 17.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to a letter to Congress from the Business Roundtable (BRT), an association of some of America’s largest multinational corporations, stating that higher tax rates on individual taxpayers should be considered to avert the fiscal cliff.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial is now accepting applications for Special Use Permits and Commercial Use Authorizations to use the theater and grounds during July through December, 2013. The open booking period closes on Dec. 15, 2012. A reminder that each application must include the $50 non-refundable...
By State Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: “I've known and worked closely with Susan Rice not just at the UN, but in my own campaign for President. I've defended her publicly and wouldn't hesitate to do so again because I know her character and I know her commitment. She's an extraordinarily capable and dedicated public servant. Today’s announcement ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Acting Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources Erik Paulsen (R-MN) released the following statement thanking actor Tamara Tunie, spokesperson for the National Coalition to End Child Abuse Deaths, for her support of the bipartisan proposal to reduce child deaths due to abuse and neglect.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing evaluating efforts to improve care and lower costs for patients who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid programs...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: As prepared for delivery. President Harry Truman once said, "Difficulties are a challenge to men of determination.". On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed monumental legislation creating both Medicare and Medicaid. At long last, the United States had met the challenge of guaranteeing health...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson concerning the agency’s use of secondary email accounts and aliases. It was recently revealed that Jackson...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) examined the progress being made in improving the quality of care and reducing costs for Americans enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, often called “dually-eligible," or “duals." Senator Baucus highlighted the continued need to streamline payment methods, coordinate care between providers and cut red tape within Medicare and Medicaid to meet those goals.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the administration’s major policy reversal on the Medicaid blended rate proposal.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today BP’s undersea rovers are conducting a delayed survey of the underwater wreckage and area surrounding the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, following the second incident of a detected oil sheen. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today renewed his call for BP, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard, to release all information related to the surveys of the Deepwater Horizon wreckage and the surrounding area, including video, maps and documents related to the leaks.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the release of the 2012 version of the Ways and Means Green Book, which is officially titled “Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means." This document,...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today will convene a hearing with federal and state officials to discuss the implementation and regulation of the health exchanges and Medicaid expansion established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Governors, members of...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Homestead, Florida: Everglades National Park will be conducting the Tower Tract (East Everglades 6) Prescribed Burn on Friday Dec. 14, 2012, in the East Everglades District of the park. The general location of the Tower Tract unit is south of 168th Street, north of 232nd Street, and west of 218th...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce leaders today commended Ambassador Terry Kramer, Ambassador Philip Verveer and the rest of the U.S. Delegation’s decision not to sign an international telecommunications treaty that would expand the role for the UN on Internet issues. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Greg Walden (R-OR), Mary Bono Mock (R-CA), Lee Terry (R-NE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 (H.R. 6642).
By DOE Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health today heard from federal and state officials on the “State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA’s Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion." Nearly 1,000 days after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law, states and members of Congress...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the administration’s major policy reversal on the Medicaid blended rate proposal.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today congratulated incoming full committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) upon her appointment to the House Budget Committee. The Budget Committee will work to provide a framework to address the trillion dollar...
