News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after President Obama delivered remarks today on the economy...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: "Two days ago, as the Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security bill came to the floor for consideration, I applauded our Chairman for shepherding the bill before this body in a timely fashion and under an open rule. Collaboration and collegiality characterized our subcommittee and full committee...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces a new exhibit entitled Yosemite Viewed: Landscape Paintings of the 19th and 20th Centuries which opened to the public on Monday, June 4, 2012. The exhibit will run until Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. It is located in the Yosemite Valley Museum (adjacent to the Yosemite...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published in the Federal Register the Notice of Availability for the Final Land Use Analysis and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for East Lynn Lake Coal Leases in Wayne County, W.V.In response to two lease applications to develop federal coal near...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: Bring the family to an outdoor extravaganza at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education on June 16 from 9 am - 3 pm. In partnership with the United Urban Network, The Field Museum, and the Calumet Stewardship Initiative, park staff and partners have a variety of themed hikes, activity stations, and outdoor games planned for the whole family to enjoy.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: Sandy Springs, GA: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area tomorrow, Saturday, June 9. In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, all 397 national parks, including Chattahoochee River, will waive entrance fees.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are once again asking the administration to provide a complete estimate of the cost of the Utility MACT rule announced last December. Members wrote today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to follow up on previous committee requests. This is the fourth letter the committee has sent administration officials this year requesting a full and transparent accounting of the rule.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its efforts to fight Medicare fraud, holding a hearing on “Medicare Contractors’ Efforts to Fight Fraud - Moving Beyond ‘Pay and Chase.’" Medicare fraud costs taxpayers untold billions of dollars...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are once again asking the administration to provide a complete estimate of the cost of the Utility MACT rule announced last December. Members wrote today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to follow up on previous committee requests. This is the fourth letter the committee has sent administration officials this year requesting a full and transparent accounting of the rule.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: At Valley Forge National Historical Park the National Park Service (NPS) intends to lease the Philander Chase Knox main house and immediate grounds for private use. The lessee will use the space for private events at multiple times from the beginning of April through the end of October. The purpose of this project is to provide a means of managed public use for the house and also to provide revenue for its ongoing maintenance and preservation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: I thank the Chairman for convening this hearing today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - After the House of Representatives voted down legislation that would have drastically cut transportation funding, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on passage of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 5855)...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, June 8, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the second annual Summer Food Service Program Week to promote access to healthy meals when schools close for the summer. During the June 11-15 awareness campaign, USDA and its partners will redouble efforts to emphasize the important nutrition benefits offered through the federal Summer Food Service Program and other healthy meal options available for low-income young people across the nation.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are once again asking the administration to provide a complete estimate of the cost of the Utility MACT rule announced last December. Members wrote today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to follow up on previous committee requests. This is the fourth letter the committee has sent administration officials this year requesting a full and transparent accounting of the rule.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its efforts to fight Medicare fraud, holding a hearing on “Medicare Contractors’ Efforts to Fight Fraud - Moving Beyond ‘Pay and Chase.’" Medicare fraud costs taxpayers untold billions of dollars...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel) issued the following statement on the proposed 41% reduction of the President's funding request for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Two National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) publications have received National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) first-place awards for superior government communications.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its efforts to fight Medicare fraud, holding a hearing on “Medicare Contractors’ Efforts to Fight Fraud - Moving Beyond ‘Pay and Chase.’" Medicare fraud costs taxpayers untold billions of dollars...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: Saturday, June 9, 2012 is the 5th Annual National Get Outdoors Day, established to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun at sites around the country. At Fire Island National Seashore, you can celebrate by taking a ferry ride to Watch Hill or Sailors Haven, or drive to the Wilderness Visitor Center, William Floyd Estate, or the Fire Island Lighthouse. Take a stroll on your own along miles of open beach, or join a park ranger for a guided walk or tour.
