News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today reiterated their concern about the Obama administration’s failure to take timely...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - On the third anniversary of House passage of the historic Waxman-Markey climate and clean energy bill, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today defended the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate heat-trapping emissions, and the sound science...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today reiterated their concern about the Obama administration’s failure to take timely...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding today's decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals to affirm the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) landmark efforts to protect Americans from the devastating impacts of carbon pollution.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Washington DC-Today, Chairman Issa released a letter to the President challenging the legal basis for his assertion of executive privilege over deliberative Justice Department documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious, but his letter omitted key information from the primary judicial case on which his argument relies.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today reiterated their concern about the Obama administration’s failure to take timely...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Trading cards have been popular with kids for generations, from images of sports figures to movie stars. Now, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are offering free trading cards featuring individuals and sites linked to the "Civil War to Civil Rights" theme.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Arizona immigration law.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "I am pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that state laws cannot dictate the federal government’s immigration enforcement policies or priorities. DHS remains focused on enhancing public safety and the integrity of our ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Additional Assistance for Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Awarded Audio HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina, June 25, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 450 projects nationwide, including 31 in North Carolina, that are focused on helping agricultural ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor primary elections on June 26, 2012, in Orange County and Queens, N.Y., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today: “I welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down major provisions of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 on federal preemption grounds. Today’s ruling appropriately bars the State of Arizona from effectively criminalizing unlawful status in the state and confirms the federal government’s exclusive authority to regulate in the area of immigration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) today announced funding awards to over 220 cities and counties, aimed at creating or saving approximately 800 law enforcement positions. The grants will fund over 600 new law enforcement positions and save an additional ...
