News from March 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Marking the second year anniversary of the unconstitutional, $2.6 trillion health spending law, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today released a fact sheet outlining the challenges involved with the unprecedented expansion of the federal government’s role in regulating...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Office of Inspector General for the National Labor Relations Board issued a report documenting allegations of ethical misconduct by recess appointee Terence Flynn...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: ATLANTA, GA- The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Ebenezer Baptist Church will commemorate the annual observance of King Remembrance Week which honors the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4-9, 2012 with a special Wreath-Laying Ceremony April 4, 2012...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A Modesto man faces up to 30 years in prison following his indictment by a federal grand jury on one count of producing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: Visitors to the Melrose mansion now have a chance to see a Natchez classic, a life-size, marble bust of Zachary Taylor completed in 1848 by Natchez sculptor Edwin Lyon, probably at the request of John Quitman of Monmouth, who once owned the statue.In 1846, Quitman had commanded a brigade under Taylor during the Mexican War before being promoted to Major General and then Military Governor of occupied Mexico City.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today outlined plans to advance two bills through the committee to help address rising gasoline prices. The process will begin next Wednesday when Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) will hold...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today outlined plans to advance two bills through the committee to help address rising gasoline prices. The process will begin next Wednesday when Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) will hold...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Member John F. Tierney called on Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA), to comply with previous requests for information...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park is pleased to announce that it will show the documentary film Top Secret Rosies this Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, at 12:00 noon.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: A mild winter and dry start to spring has resulted in high to extreme fire danger throughout the Central and Southern Black Hills including Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Current conditions have the potential to bring about wildfires that can present a threat to both visitors and resources.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: During a four state public relations blitz this week, President Obama sat down for an interview with American Public Media’s Marketplace and gave a stunning response when asked about Solyndra, stating, “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand: This was not our program, per se."
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: During a four state public relations blitz this week, President Obama sat down for an interview with American Public Media’s Marketplace and gave a stunning response when asked about Solyndra, stating, “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand: This was not our program, per se."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: During a four state public relations blitz this week, President Obama sat down for an interview with American Public Media’s Marketplace and gave a stunning response when asked about Solyndra, stating, “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand: This was not our program, per se."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today outlined plans to advance two bills through the committee to help address rising gasoline prices. The process will begin next Wednesday when Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) will hold...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - As the reappearance of leaves on the trees outside denotes the arrival of warmer weather, the staff at Andersonville National Cemetery would like to remind the public of the following seasonal changes to the floral decoration policy.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - On the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today cheered the progress the law is making. The law is protecting consumers, expanding coverage and lowering costs for seniors, families and businesses in Montana and across the country. Baucus was a chief architect of the health reform law.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two years since the enactment of the landmark health reform law, millions of Americans are already benefitting from better coverage and lower costs. With continued rollout of the law, the benefits to Americans of all ages will only grow. Statements from Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stark (D-CA) are below.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on improper payments at the Department and how to prevent them in...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Nearly 40 U.S. Companies to Form Business Ties and Joint Ventures WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012–Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March 23-28. U.S. agricultural ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution (D.C.DAR) today announced a new People's Garden at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) in Washington, D.C. In this joint People's Garden venture, D.C. DAR will provide funding, USDA is providing technical expertise and students on the Green Team at CHEC will build, plant and sustain it.
