News from March 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chairman Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Brady (R-TX), and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member McDermott (D-WA) introduced legislation to ensure that the Department of Commerce can continue to apply countervailing duty law to non-market economies...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: The Friends of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks: The Bates Wilson Legacy Fund is a non-profit fundraising organization whose mission is to "promote the legacy of Bates Wilson by inspiring stewardship of the natural and cultural treasures, and enriching the visitor experience, in the national parks of southeast Utah.".
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released “Regulation Nation: Doug’s Story," a new video in which veteran truck driver Doug Grove - safety director at SanBernardino, CA based Western HiWays - explains how the burdensome rules andregulations government bureaucrats...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner asking the department to provide a detailed explanation for its projected $111 billion increase in spending for health insurance exchange subsidies (premium tax credits) in the Democrats’ health care law. The increase, which was included in the FY2013 budget proposal, reflects a 30 percent increase over the FY2012 budget proposal.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: The latest data from a two-decade-long wildlife study in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve reports a healthy and rebounding wolf population.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: The National Park Service has released the draft Environmental Assessment for "Restoration of Cowles Bog Wetland Complex's Lake Plain Wet-Mesic Prairie for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore", and is seeking public comment. Each unit of the national park system is driven...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the February jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 227,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for February was unchanged at 8.3 percent.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Shulman requesting a complete response to a previous request on general information on the tax-exempt sector, IRS audits and compliance activities related to...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded U.S. Department of Agriculture efforts that will help U.S. beef producers increase exports. USDA today published a new comprehensive BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) rule that will ensure other countries aren’t able to place non-tariff trade barriers on U.S. beef.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), issued the following statements today upon passage of H.R. 4105, bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the House of Representatives. This legislation overturns the decision of the Court of Appeals...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after a group of Senate Democrats indicated that they were sending the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a letter urging the agency to take action on non-profit 501(c)(4) organizations...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in reaction to the release of the Obama Administration’s corporate tax proposal.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Johnson City, TX: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park proudly announces the opening of a new exhibit recognizing the Lady Bird Johnson Centennial Celebration that continues throughout 2012. This exhibit will be on display in the Park's Visitor Center at 100 E. Ladybird Lane in Johnson City through...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on today’s unemployment report for the month of February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) released the following statement after the Committee favorably approved H.R. 452, “Medicare Decisions Accountability Act," legislation to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sebelius, Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Eric Holder, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2012
News Release: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Hot Springs National Park Superintendent Josie Fernandez announced that the National Park Service will enter into negotiations to lease the Hale and Superior bathhouses.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2012
News Release: Innovative partnership preserves working lands and supports efforts of private landowners to conserve habitat for at-risk species WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a new $33 million partnership with farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to use innovative approaches to restore and protect the habitats for wildlife, including seven at-risk species and other vulnerable game species.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2012
News Release: 13 Federal agencies leverage resources to strengthen regional industry clusters and advance rural economies WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012—The Obama Administration today announced a $15 million multi-agency Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator challenge to spur job creation and economic growth in distressed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice, the FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) remind the public there is a potential for disaster fraud in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Suspected fraudulent activity pertaining to relief efforts associated with the recent series of tornadoes ...
