News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said today that instead of pushing a job-killing, redundant pay-equity bill, that Senate Democrats should instead work to prevent the largest tax hike in American history that is set to hit every tax-paying American on January 1st.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Miami/Key West, FL: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Everglades or Dry Tortugas National Park this Saturday, June 9. In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, all 397 national parks, including Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks will waive entrance fees.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing held today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program ahead of its expiration on September 30 presents an opportunity to strengthen the program so that it helps families regardless...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Chairman Issa regarding Operation Fast and Furious. The letter includes redactions of information to protect the integrity of ongoing investigations and prosecutions.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) on June 9, 2012, by going on a bird walk in Rocky Mountain National Park! Join us for an opportunity to learn more about migratory birds while exploring the park with experienced bird watchers. The event will be held Saturday, June 9, starting at the...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will on Thursday consider legislation introduced by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Howard “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), and Joe Heck (R-NV) that will help unemployed Americans gain the skills and education necessary to fill in-demand jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after former President Bill Clinton said on CNBC this afternoon that all the tax rates that are set to expire on January 1st should be extended...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Saturday, June 9, 7:00 p.m. - Beaver Meadows Visitor Center.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - With less than 24 hours until he was scheduled to testify in front of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz has notified the committee that he will not appear at tomorrow’s hearing. Counsel representing Armendariz contacted the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2013 Financial Services Appropriations bill text.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Miami/Key West, FL: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Everglades or Dry Tortugas National Park this Saturday, June 9. In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, all 397 national parks, including Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks will waive entrance fees.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: The National Park Service has installed a new fee system at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Dunewood Campground in time for the busy summer season. The campground now features an Automated Fee Machine that will allow quick and convenient check-in at the campground...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said today that the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook should serve as a stark reminder of the urgent need to tackle out-of-control spending driven by the nation’s unsustainable entitlement programs. Hatch called on President Obama to confront the crisis and demonstrate real leadership to put America back on a sustainable fiscal path.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - With less than 24 hours until he was scheduled to testify in front of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz has notified the committee that he will not appear at tomorrow’s hearing. Counsel representing Armendariz contacted the...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - With less than 24 hours until he was scheduled to testify in front of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz has notified the committee that he will not appear at tomorrow’s hearing. Counsel representing Armendariz contacted the...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Point Reyes, California - The oceans are key to the health and the success of the Earth. In recognition of their importance, President Barack Obama has proclaimed June as National Oceans Month. "Healthy oceans, coasts, and waterways are among our most valuable resources--driving growth, creating jobs...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: Robert Kennedy once said, “…As long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.".
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: Dinosaur, CO - An aggressive black bear that was conditioned to human foods and habituated to people was shot and killed by Dinosaur National Monument staff in the park's Gates of Lodore campground on Sunday, May 27.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jun. 4, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that organic products certified in the United States or European Union may now be sold as organic in either market, as trade opened up on Friday, June 1, under a new U.S.-EU equivalency partnership. Agriculture Deputy Secretary ...
