News from May 2012
By DOE Gazette | May 8, 2012
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Recent terrorist activities emanating from Yemen calls into question whether New England should be importing significant amounts of its natural gas from that country, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote today in a letter sent to the head of the Department of Energy. Al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of the Interior, after years of delay, finally approved nearly 4,000 natural gas wells near Vernal, Utah.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: I thank the Chairmen for holding this hearing. I am pleased to have the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration before us today. These agencies are both entrusted with personal information, and they should play an important role in preventing identity theft.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Since it first appeared in Texas in 1986, the Russian wheat aphid has cost U.S. wheat growers an estimated $200 million each year. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new tool to keep track of this nasty worldwide threat to wheat and barley and to provide guidance to researchers and plant breeders on control strategies.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Despite the bipartisan desire to protect students from being hit with increased interest rates for student loans, Washington Democrats have instead chosen to play politics by raising taxes on small businesses and raiding Medicare to pay for it.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on two bills that would amend the Lacey Act, H.R. 3210, the “Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act," and H.R. 4171, the “Freedom...
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment on the White House’s nomination of Kristine Svinicki to a second term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Svinicki’s current term expires June 30.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: The Senate Highway Bill (S. 1813) reauthorizes and fully funds the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for two years, investing $9.2 billion over that timespan in job-creating infrastructure projects to ensure safety and mobility, help businesses operate, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. The Senate bill also makes a long-term down payment for future highway improvements, investing nearly $14 billion in our highway infrastructure over the next decade.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: As Spring brings a fresh green coat and enticing warmth throughout American Fork Canyon, visitors are encouraged to get outside, picnic, hike and enjoy a multitude of recreational opportunities available. Starting Saturday May 12, 2012 visitors should add a visit to Timpanogos Cave National Monument...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: MCLOUGHLIN HOUSE MAY EVENTS. OREGON CITY, OR - The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has some exciting events coming in May, beginning with a new roof for the Barclay House. Come see the new roof on Saturday the 12th while enjoying a tour or our Victorian Cultural Demonstration.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a committee hearing today to consider the nominations of Mark Mazur to be the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy, Matthew Rutherford to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Markets and Meredith Broadbent to be a Commissioner of the International Trade Commission (ITC).
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Dear Member Flynn: As Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I received a March 19, 2012, report from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry, which detailed repeated violations of ethical standards you committed while serving in your...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing considering the nominations of Mark Mazur to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for tax policy, Matthew Rutherford to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for financial markets, and Meredith Broadbent to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) today made the following statements regarding the agreement to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank...
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in recognition of National Charter Schools Week...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: NPS and Virginia Take Action on John Smith Trail.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Dear Commissioner Shulman: A matter has recently come to my attention that raises serious concerns about the procedures providing for security and confidentiality of information filed with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"). This matter demands your immediate attention. As reported recently in the...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Hidden History Lecture Series Continues at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement today after President Obama urged Congress to act on several proposals to boost job growth in the United States...
