News from July 2012
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department announced today the selection of eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats on Monday will join with House Democratic leaders in introducing legislation to extend the Bush tax cuts for middle class families, an identical measure to the one that passed the Senate yesterday. The bill would extend the tax cuts for households with...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON -The House of Representatives today passed a comprehensive regulatory reform bill to cut red tape and make the federal rulemaking process more friendly to job creators. The measure included several provisions previously passed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded House passage of H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will improve consumer
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - On the 22nd anniversary of the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Chairman John Kerry made the following statement during a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee to consider a resolution of advice and consent to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Treaty Doc. 112-7). The resolution was amended and passed by a strong bi-partisan vote of 13 to 6.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have made significant progress in finding genetic resistance to two key cotton pests-the root-knot nematode and the reniform nematode.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, introduced the “Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act" to ensure all federal employees receive retroactive pay for the duration of a federal government shutdown, regardless of individual furlough status. Congressman Frank Wolf...
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Dear President Rogge: Thank you for your reply to our letter of May 23. However, we are deeply disappointed that you did not directly respond to our specific request to hold a minute-long moment of silence at the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in memory of the eleven Israeli Olympians...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Three mountaineers were evacuated from the 17,200-foot high camp on Denali's West Buttress climbing route by the park's contract A-Star B3 helicopter on Thursday, July 26. Two had sustained leg injuries in an avalanche, and were unable to walk.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC-Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a report titled “Shining Light on the Gray Market," which exposed a network of private “gray market" companies that take advantage of the national drug shortage crisis to charge exorbitant prices for drugs used to treat cancer and other life-threatening conditions.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Since their discovery in 1986, high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors have been the subject of intense interest to researchers. But the mechanism behind the superconducting phase transition in these materials remains poorly understood and extremely difficult to study directly.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Since our hearing on this issue in June action within the control of Congress has improved. Those of us who have been pressing for a bill that seeks to strengthen enforcement are pleased that our efforts came to fruition in the bipartisan outcome of the Senate Finance Committee’s markup last week.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - On the 22nd anniversary of the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Chairman John Kerry and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a resolution of advice and consent to Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Treaty Doc. 112-7). The resolution was amended and passed by a strong bi-partisan vote of 13 to 6.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on the Egg Products Inspection Act, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today said he was concerned the act would cause a dramatic increase in the price of eggs for consumers already struggling in this economy.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - On the 22nd anniversary of the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Chairman John Kerry and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a resolution of advice and consent to Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Treaty Doc. 112-7). The resolution was amended and passed by a strong bi-partisan vote of 13 to 6.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy today approved S. 710, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, as amended. The legislation, which passed the Senate unanimously last summer, is a commonsense solution that will modernize the way the federal government...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Zion National Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth announced today that the Hidden Canyon Trail is currently closed due to a rockslide that occurred on Wednesday evening, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. The rockslide covered a narrow section of the trail with debris trapping 11 park visitors behind it for approximately...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Under President Obama, the issuance of economically significant regulations - those regulations that cost the economy at least $100 million annually - has increased significantly. In fact, according to OMB data, President Obama has issued, on average, 35 percent more economically significant regulations...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Under President Obama, the issuance of economically significant regulations - those regulations that cost the economy at least $100 million annually - has increased significantly. In fact, according to OMB data, President Obama has issued, on average, 35 percent more economically significant regulations...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Under President Obama, the issuance of economically significant regulations - those regulations that cost the economy at least $100 million annually - has increased significantly. In fact, according to OMB data, President Obama has issued, on average, 35 percent more economically significant regulations...
