News from May 2012
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: The Internal Revenue Service does a lot with a little - processing 140 million tax returns in the span of just a few months, while combating fraud and enforcing our tax laws. Congress needs to do its part, too, by providing adequate resources and enacting legislation that strikes the right balance between efficiently processing returns and preventing fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to swiftly schedule a vote on the nomination...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and senior Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) initiated an investigation today into the connections of drug manufacturers Purdue Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals, and Johnson & Johnson with medical groups and physicians who have...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Thank you Madam Chair. I don’t think anyone in this room will contradict me when I say we all want to conclude this conference committee as quickly as possible, and in a way that puts our transportation programs on a stable and predictable footing and that ensures a strong voice for local communities...
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to swiftly schedule a vote on the nomination...
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today expressed his disappointment at the failure of a Senate cloture vote on a measure that will keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to swiftly schedule a vote on the nomination...
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks.
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: As a negotiator from the Energy and Commerce Committee, provisions within our purview include the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program under the Clean Air Act and vehicle safety overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On vehicle safety, I will be particularly focused...
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Surface Transportation Bill Conference Opening Meeting May 8, 2012 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Colleagues: I trust we all know how fortunate and blessed we are to have this opportunity to save or create three million jobs and protect thousands of businesses ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: We are finally the 'in' thing," said Roger Kilmer, director of NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to the more than 800 manufacturers and industry experts gathered at the Manufacturing Innovation 2012 conference today. "Everyone from the media to the political pundits to your neighbors, they're all talking about manufacturing. It's now clear. We need to be a nation that makes things."
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Fire restrictions in place since mid-March have been lifted at Wind Cave National Park. Park superintendent Vidal Davila announced today that due to recent rains, cooler weather, and the start of the spring green up, normal park operations and fire restrictions are now in effect.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: As a negotiator from the Energy and Commerce Committee, provisions within our purview include the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program under the Clean Air Act and vehicle safety overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On vehicle safety, I will be particularly focused...
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - When people think of benefits from energy research, they usually don’t envision saving lives. But thanks to an innovative alloy jointly developed by Boston Scientific Corporation (BSCI) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) metallurgists, that’s what is happening.
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the Homeland Security bill text.
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: As a negotiator from the Energy and Commerce Committee, provisions within our purview include the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program under the Clean Air Act and vehicle safety overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On vehicle safety, I will be particularly focused...
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today called for bipartisan support for a measure that will keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Harkin helped develop and is one...
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2013 Defense bill text.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police Cathy Lanier and members of the local law enforcement community to participate in the 33rd Annual Washington Area Police Memorial Service, honoring the service and sacrifice of law enforcement professionals who gave their lives in the line of duty.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: Global Health Care Company Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration ...
