News from May 2012
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 2, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will speak on the state of housing in Black America at a public issues forum hosted by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Dear Mr. Donohoe: Last week, the Senate passed S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, bipartisan legislation to help restore the Postal Service to sound financial footing, and we look forward to working with the House of Representatives and the Postal Service to enact final legislation in the...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2012
Release: By Michael J. Zamba, Senior Director of Communications, Counterpart International.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the Committee approved Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations of the Ways and Means Committee...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: On the evening of May 20, 2012, the skies over southeast Utah will host a rare celestial occurrence: an annular solar eclipse. Arches, Canyonlands and Natural Bridges will offer special ranger-led activities to help visitors enjoy this unique experience safely.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Chairman Camp Trade Speech before the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, May 12, 2012, State Highway 313 will be temporarily closed to vehicles for the Thelma & Louise Half Marathon (a road running race). The road will be closed from the intersection of State Highway 191 to mile marker 11 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statement after the release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: This year is the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. On Saturday, May 5, formal educators, naturalists, youth leaders, water managers, treatment plant operators, and interested citizens are invited to celebrate and try their hands at a wide variety of activities they can use to teach about water quality during a Healthy Water Healthy People Workshop (HWHP) at the Dunes Learning Center in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Superintendent John J. Donahue is pleased to announce that the park has collaborated with both Columbia Gas Transmission (Columbia), a NiSource Company and Met-Ed, a First Energy Company to control the non-native, invasive Mile-a-minute vine (Persicaria perfoliata), also known as Asiatic...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Somerset, PA -A meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission will be held on Saturday May 5, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Somerset offices of Flight 93 National Memorial: 109 W. Main Street, #104, Somerset, PA 15501.
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday continued her efforts to develop new markets for Alaska’s 35 trillion cubic feet of natural gas on the North Slope by raising the potential of providing a long-term, stable supply of energy to Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at a dinner hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the State Department released on Friday a revised model for U.S. bilateral investment treaties (BITs). This ends the Administration’s long-paralyzed review of the prior model, which President Obama ordered three years ago. Since then, BIT negotiations have been in a holding pattern.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: (DETROIT) - Last Thursday, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers ruled not to validate the petitions placing a referendum on Michigan’s emergency manager law on the ballot. In a split 2-2 decision, The Board did not validate the petitions after a group opposed to the referendum argued that text of the ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Dear Secretary Geithner and Ambassador Kirk...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fort Caroline National Memorial will observe the 450th Anniversary of the landing of a French naval expedition in Florida in a ceremony tomorrow at 10 a.m. The event is part of the week-long celebration of French Week in Jacksonville.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 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 sent a letter to Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regarding internal documents showing that...
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Dear Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Boston African American National Historic Site Welcomes Stephanie LeBris.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner inquiring into the performance, effectiveness and evaluation of the Medicare Integrity Program...
