News from February 2012
By Commerce News Now | Feb 14, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 14, 2012 - Facts are stubborn things and the facts in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget regarding future lease sales for offshore energy reflect this President’s true position on expanding offshore energy production. The five year offshore lease plan implemented under...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: Everyone is invited to attend the Fourth Annual Far North Conservation Film Festival held in the National Park Service Auditorium at 2nd & Broadway on Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10.A total of 12 movies will be shown over the course of two evenings.The movies will start at 6:00 p.m. on both nights...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - American workers are being forced by union leaders to give money to partisan political activity they oppose. On February 8th, three of these workers testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about how forced political contributions violate their freedom...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: A more cost-effective, longer-lasting selenium supplement for livestock may soon be available, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: AJO, Arizona: With the weather warming and visitors arriving, Organ Pipe Cactus has scheduled tours to historic Quitobaquito. "This year we have planned additional tours over last year. This is the only opportunity local residents and visiting public have to visit this historical area. Tours will enhance...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: Andersonville National Historic Site will host its annual Civil War Living History Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11, 2012. This educational program offers visitors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of what life was like between 1864 and 1865 at Andersonville, the infamous...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today with Treasury Secretary Geithner to examine the plans in the President’s 2013 budget proposal to continue the economic recovery, create jobs, reform the tax code and reduce the deficit. Baucus noted the economy...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON -The National Park Service is the steward of the Nation's most cherished natural and cultural resources. As the keeper of 397 park units, 23 national scenic and national historic trails, and 58 wild and scenic rivers, NPS is charged with preserving these lands and historic features that were...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar is appearing this morning before the Natural Resources Committee to discuss his agency's budget and other issues.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: The Senators were Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Homeland Security and Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein, D-Ca.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at 9:00 pm, Everglades National Park will host a New Moon Star Party event.The park is a perfect spot for viewing the wonders of the night sky due to its location away from the lights of the local communities.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing examining the President’s budget proposal for FY 2013. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before the Committee this morning.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: The Senators were Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein, D-Ca.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: (DETROIT) - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-M14) will host a Democratic Judiciary forum concerning the legal implications of the Emergency Manager Law. The forum will start at 5: 0 p.m. on Tuesday, February, 21, 2012 and will be held at Soul Harvest Ministries in Highland Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 14, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) and California Representatives Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy, Tom McClintock and Jeff Denham today announced that comprehensive legislation, H.R. 1837, will be considered and amended in Committee to end future man-made droughts, bring job and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign food sources.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today introduced the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012, legislation to fix the carried interest loophole and ensure that income earned managing other people's money is taxed at the same ordinary income tax rates as the income...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a legislative hearing on the Student Success Act (H.R. 3989) and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990). The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, an innovative, pro-growth approach to energy and infrastructure development that will remove barriers to energy production and job creation and provide for the crucial repair...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: 2012 SUPERINTENDENT'S COMPENDIUM. Of Designations, Closures, Permit Requirements and Other Restrictions Imposed Under Discretionary Authority. Superintendent Marie Frias Sauter announced today that Fort Union National Monument has released an update to the park's Superintendent's Compendium of Designations...
