News from March 2012
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, March 7, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today joined tribal leaders from across the nation at the National Congress of American Indians to announce investments in positive nutrition education and physical activity habits that can lead to healthier lifestyles. The grants are...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, March 7, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today joined tribal leaders from across the nation at the National Congress of American Indians to announce investments in positive nutrition education and physical activity habits that can lead to healthier lifestyles. The grants are...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
Release: Sabado Josè Maria, a former crop farmer in Mozambique, has more than doubled his income thanks to support and training he received in a USDA-funded Land O’Lakes dairy project.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: The National Park Service will conduct nine prescribed fires this spring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Three burns will take place near the Miller area of Gary. The 140 acre Miller Woods Prescribed Fire is west of the Douglas Center on Lake Street. Thirty-eight...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act. This legislation would modify present law to ensure workers are not stripped of their union protection.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the Obama Administration’s trade agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: Today’s hearing on closely held businesses covers a vitally important topic. One of the measures of tax reform should be how well it promotes economic growth and job creation. So-called pass-through businesses represented over a third of business receipts in 2008 and just under half of business income. They are a major part of our economy and a major source of growth and jobs.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: "I am convinced that the commercial nuclear energy sector in the U.S. is safe and effective. That being said, we must ensure that the lessons learned from last year's tragedy at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility are heeded and we enhance the safety and emergency protocols at America's nuclear reactors.".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: March 10, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan/Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for New River Gorge National River. The Record of Decision selects the approved general management plan for New River Gorge National River for the next 15 to 20 years.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: “Thank you Chairman Lucas. I believe the letter before us today illustrates the many challenges that lie ahead as we begin writing a new farm bill.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, March 7, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new steps to enhance the delivery of USDA services while creating greater efficiencies to make the most of taxpayer dollars. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is collaborating with six states on new demonstration projects...
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Valley Village), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today authored a series of provisions designed to increase pressure on the murderous regime of Bashar al Assad.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - In a hearing with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk today to discuss the President’s 2012 trade agenda, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) detailed concrete steps to expand trade opportunities overseas for American businesses, ranchers and farmers, boost U.S. exports and create jobs here at home. Baucus laid out three major trade goals for 2012...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Wind Cave National Park is hosting a series of meetings in mid-March to receive input on how the public would like to use the newly acquired 5,556 acres of land formerly owned by the Casey Family.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Committee on Oversight andGovernment Reform today released “Food Stamp Fraud EXPOSED, " a new video highlighting recent reports revealing hundreds of merchants previously disqualified from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), hosted a hearing today to examine rising gasoline prices and discuss solutions to help bring relief at the pump.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: Chairwoman Stabenow. U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. March 7, 2012. Today, we will focus on the increasing demand for locally-grown food, and the opportunities that creates for farmers and ranchers across the country. We’ll also take a look at how we can strengthen access ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: Opening Statement of Ranking Member James P. Moran.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on nutrition programs and the marketing of local and regional products, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member, today said all titles of the Farm Bill should be consolidated, streamlined and evaluated to determine the best use of taxpayer dollars.
