News from July 2012
By USDA Wire | Jul 20, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 20, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 20, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 20, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 20, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a nine page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 20, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Johnston Seed Company Inc., Ashburn, Ga., has paid $3,150 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education released a report today illustrating the misleading practices and debt that stemmed from the financial boom and bust of the private student loan market over the last decade...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statements in response to the Administration’s notification to Congress that the Administration intends to initiate negotiations with Canada as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Billions of barrels of oil that could increase domestic supply, help reduce imports, and increase U.S. energy security may be potentially recoverable from residual oil zones, according to initial findings from a study supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of legislation that grants Russia permanent normal trade relations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman requesting detailed information on the IRS’s information technology (IT) budget. With a budget...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., made the following statement today after House Republican Leaders outlined next week’s floor schedule, which does not include the farm bill. This leaves only four legislative days to consider the bill before Congress adjourns for their August recess.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in reaction to the President’s call to raise taxes...
By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed the decision by the Department of Homeland Security allowing Taiwanese citizens entering the United States to list Taiwan as their country of citizenship rather than China (Taiwan) on their Form I-94 and in the Global Entry Program.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement concerning new reports that the General Services Administration (GSA) spent nearly $270,000 of taxpayer money on a lavish one-day awards ceremony in 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - This week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its report on Modernizing SSA Disability Programs: Progress Made, but Key Efforts Warrant More Management Focus. The GAO found that six of the fourteen categories of medical conditions considered severe enough to qualify...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: FAIRBANKS - In accordance with the Department of Interior hazardous fuels reduction treatment priorities, the fire management staff at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve will be implementing a prescribed burn to reduce hazard fuels. Piles of debris from previous mechanical thinning will be ignited...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Despite a weak economy and lackluster job numbers, President Obama continues to call for tax increases on small businesses, the engine of job creation. A new report released today by Ernst & Young finds the President’s tax increases will hurt the economy and cost more than 700,000 American jobs.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced its schedule for the week of July 23, 2012. The committee will continue its commitment to sound energy policy with a hearing to examine policies and procedures at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a markup of legislation to protect taxpayers from risky bets like Solyndra.
