News from May 2012
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Saugus, MA - To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Crossroads of Culture at Fort Stanwix National Monument, Saturday, May 26th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 27th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 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 impact of tax reform on tribes and territories...
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Thanks to funds available through the federal government's Hazards Fuel Mechanical Treatment Project, Gateway National Recreation Area has started to protect Staten Islanders from phragmites wildfires by creating firebreaks in key along the island's southeastern shore. A press conference is scheduled Thursday, May 17, 2012 in an open area on Kissam Avenue to mark this ongoing effort.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2012 - As part of the more than year-long investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a 2008 coal regulation, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a final request letter to the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection...
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement today after Speaker Boehner threatened to again to take our economy to the brink and reiterated his support for a tax proposal that would dramatically cut taxes for the very wealthiest while raising taxes on middle- and lower-income Americans...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today commemorated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 150th anniversary by highlighting the progress made over the last 150 years as well as the work that remains to be done to ensure that America’s agricultural economy can continue growing. Below is the Chairwoman’s floor statement.
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: American families and businesses continue to struggle with high gas prices. High energy prices don’t just affect Americans at the pump, they contribute to the costs of products families consume every day. But instead of offering relief, the president has only offered excuses, blaming high prices on speculators...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today made the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation into the...
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation into the...
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Two astronomy events will be celebrated in Grand Canyon National Park this June. On the afternoon of June 5, 2012, there will be public telescope viewing of a rare Transit of Venus at the South Rim's Grand Canyon Visitor Center. Then, from Saturday, June 16 through Saturday, June 23, the twenty-second annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held on both the South and North Rims of the park.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: American families and businesses continue to struggle with high gas prices. High energy prices don’t just affect Americans at the pump, they contribute to the costs of products families consume every day. But instead of offering relief, the president has only offered excuses, blaming high prices on speculators...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about the U.S-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, or Colombia TPA, which enters into force today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation into the...
By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: American families and businesses continue to struggle with high gas prices. High energy prices don’t just affect Americans at the pump, they contribute to the costs of products families consume every day. But instead of offering relief, the president has only offered excuses, blaming high prices on speculators...
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - At a Senate Finance Committee hearing held today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said tax reform should simplify the code and help improve the economic outlook of Indian tribes, many of which have extreme unemployment rates and financial problems. Baucus also addressed the uncertainty caused by provisions in the tax code that expire frequently or are unclear, making it difficult for families to plan their finances or tribal governments to attract businesses.
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Dr. Gregory Jaczko, and to Southern California Edison (SCE) requesting information regarding the replacement of steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear plant.
By Homeland Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney today announced joint consultations with stakeholders on cross-border business - increasing efforts to facilitate business travel between the United States and Canada.
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2012
News Release: Loans Will Assist with Renovation and Expansion of a 75-Year-Old Facility JEFFERSON, Iowa - May 14, 2012 - Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced that Greene County Medical Center (GCMC) in Iowa will receive $20 million in loans through the Community Facilities ...
