News from February 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled: “Front-Line Response to Terrorism in America ". Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: In 2005, residents of the Native Village of Fort Yukon were seeking a better, less costly way to heat the village’s common buildings and shared water system. At that time, leaders of the 600-person community eight miles north of the Arctic Circle began researching more efficient fuel options than diesel or fuel oil for their village, which is accessible by boat during the summer but only via snowmobiles and airplanes in the winter.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today attempted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. H.R. 3762 was the first bill that repealed Obamacare to reach the president’s desk. The action follows up on last month’s vote and is part of the ongoing effort to pave the way to institute real, patient-centered reforms.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Foreign Agricultural Service is currently recruiting for Foreign Service Positions. The vacancy announcement for hiring new Foreign Service Officer Trainees has been posted on USA Jobs and closes on Feb. 17, 2016. The announcement can be found at the following link.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo, and additional Members of the Committee will hold a press conference tomorrow to discuss the introduction of legislation to reauthorize and reform federal aviation programs and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Questions EPA Process for Selecting Air Advisors
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today welcomed reports that a deal has been struck between negotiators from the United States and European Union on a new agreement on transatlantic data flows. The committee has been active on these issues, including hearings on cross-border...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on the President’s announcement of budget proposals to tackle prescription drug abuse and heroin use.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office has postponed its quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for today, Feb. 2, 2016, due to a severe snowstorm in the area. The sale was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Once the BLM determines how and...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Announces Amendments to The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Welding has been around, in some form, for centuries. Today it enables a large percentage of the U.S. economy,* thanks to its role in the creation of a diverse range of everyday goods from furniture and cars to computers and mobile phones.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding reports that the President is proposing an increase in funding for NATO/European defense forces...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today welcomed reports that a deal has been struck between negotiators from the United States and European Union on a new agreement on transatlantic data flows. The committee has been active on these issues, including hearings on cross-border...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today welcomed reports that a deal has been struck between negotiators from the United States and European Union on a new agreement on transatlantic data flows. The committee has been active on these issues, including hearings on cross-border...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today attempted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. H.R. 3762 was the first bill that repealed Obamacare to reach the president’s desk. The action follows up on last month’s vote and is part of the ongoing effort to pave the way to institute real, patient-centered reforms.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor ahead of a vote to override President Obama’s veto of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762, a bill that would cut funding for Planned Parenthood and undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today’s vote marked the 63rd time House Republicans have attempted to repeal or undermine the ACA...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today reviewed eight energy infrastructure bills. Each of the bills under consideration builds upon the committee’s ongoing work to strengthen and modernize our energy infrastructure.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service and more than 270 Acadia Centennial Partners are celebrating Acadia National Park's centennial in 2016 with a year-long series of community events. A complete list of events is available at www.acadiacentennial2016.org.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today reviewed eight energy infrastructure bills. Each of the bills under consideration builds upon the committee’s ongoing work to strengthen and modernize our energy infrastructure.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: Superintendent Todd J. Suess has announced the approval of a 10-week road construction program scheduled to begin in the spring. The program will alter road designs in some locations of Mojave National Preserve and will address conditions intended to enhance driving safety.
