News from February 2012
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: PHILADELPHIA- National Park Service Northeast Regional DirectorDennis Reidenbach has announced the selection of JBAY, LLC to operate beach club services at Silver Gull Beach Club and Breezy Point Beach Club. Both clubs are located in the Breezy Point section of Gateway National Recreation Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: The demand for additional wireless broadband continues to rise as American consumers increasingly rely on mobile broadband services and devices such as smartphones and tablets. After years of debate, outreach, and negotiation, Congress is voting today to require the FCC to allow all bidders to bid for...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is headed today to Russia to meet with senior government officials to discuss key economic, trade and foreign affairs issues, and to pursue new trade opportunities for U.S. businesses, ranchers and farmers. Baucus will seek resolution...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: The demand for additional wireless broadband continues to rise as American consumers increasingly rely on mobile broadband services and devices such as smartphones and tablets. After years of debate, outreach, and negotiation, Congress is voting today to require the FCC to allow all bidders to bid for...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and other members of the Energy & Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) today made the following statements on the House floor in support of the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, which the House approved by a vote of 293 to 132...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today opposed legislation that would extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment insurance, and patch Medicare physician payment rates through 2012.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) today made the following statements on the House floor in support of the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, which the House approved by a vote of 293 to 132...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns are pressing Energy Secretary Steven Chu for answers regarding a $1.4 billion partial loan guarantee for a large-scale rooftop solar project that was to be supplied...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns are pressing Energy Secretary Steven Chu for answers regarding a $1.4 billion partial loan guarantee for a large-scale rooftop solar project that was to be supplied...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) today made the following statements on the House floor in support of the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, which the House approved by a vote of 293 to 132...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) recently outlined a 2012 agenda for his subcommittee that includes protecting jobs and the economy, increasing access to affordable American energy, and conducting oversight of the Obama administration.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting Peregrine Falcons in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1, 2012, in order to protect the nesting success of this bird which is in recovery from "endangered species" status. The closing date is based on analysis of information collected from 2001-2011 regarding the peregrines' arrival time to their nesting cliffs in the park.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: This agency has been the largest contributor to the poor and hungry. And in my opinion will lead the way forward as the provider of nutritional food for a healthier America. For a century and a half, the USDA has been there to help rural Americans. It has been there to protect our nation's food supply. And it has been there to offer food assistance to families when they are most in need. Today, the mission of the USDA has never been more important.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the H.R. 3630 Conference agreement...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee this evening received 463 pages of internal White House documents and emails produced in response to subpoenas issued by the committee on Nov. 3, 2011. On Dec. 12, 2011, committee investigators went to the White House for good faith negotiations...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: The demand for additional wireless broadband continues to rise as American consumers increasingly rely on mobile broadband services and devices such as smartphones and tablets. After years of debate, outreach, and negotiation, Congress is voting today to require the FCC to allow all bidders to bid for...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) recently outlined a 2012 agenda for his subcommittee that includes protecting jobs and the economy, increasing access to affordable American energy, and conducting oversight of the Obama administration.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris consisting of trees and brush when weather conditions permit beginning Saturday, February 18 through May 31, 2012. The piles are situated at four locations, including sites near the Denali Park Road and in the backcountry. Smoke may be visible in areas near the debris piles, and from the Denali Park Road, Parks Highway, and aircraft.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2012
News Release: Homestead National Monument of America's Eastern National bookstores announce the arrival of 150th items, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Homestead Act, including magnets, key chains, mugs, embroidered patches, and collectible coins. When visiting the monument this year, be sure to get the...
