News from January 2012
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union Address tonight...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today reminded former MF Global customers who were affected by the firm’s collapse last year, that the deadline for filing claim forms is Jan. 31, 2012. The bankruptcy of MF Global, the 8th largest ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: “Some technologies don’t pan out; some companies fail."
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement this evening following President Obama’s State of the Union address...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Encouraging the Obama Administration to follow its own directives regarding transparency in regulations, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to request that EPA release an estimate of the total cost of EPA’s recently finalized Utility MACT rule.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today released the first in a series of videos that explore new draft legislative proposals to improve federal K-12 education law, known as No Child Left Behind.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: “Some technologies don’t pan out; some companies fail."
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following remarks this afternoon at the meeting of the House-Senate Conference Committee on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement this evening following President Obama’s State of the Union address...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 24, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union address.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following remarks this afternoon at the meeting of the House-Senate Conference Committee on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement this evening following President Obama’s State of the Union address...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Encouraging the Obama Administration to follow its own directives regarding transparency in regulations, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to request that EPA release an estimate of the total cost of EPA’s recently finalized Utility MACT rule.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: “Some technologies don’t pan out; some companies fail."
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation's next-generation power grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently outlined the process by which test laboratories and certifying organizations are accredited for evaluation of Smart Grid products.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following remarks this afternoon at the meeting of the House-Senate Conference Committee on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 23, 2012 - Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the Committee’s work during the first session of the 112th Congress to create jobs and expand access to our own energy and natural resources. Through 115 hearings, Republicans...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2012
News Release: Hawaiʻi National Park, HI - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors throughout February. These programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2012
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 23, 2012–The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it has awarded a research grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to help reduce the occurrence and public health risks from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) along the entire beef production pathway. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2012
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, was charged today with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities, Justice Department officials announced.
