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Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing on January 20th
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, January 20th, Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE), announced today. The hearing will be held in room 215 Dirksen, beginning at 10 am.
Roth: Give Americans More Health Care Protections
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Republican Health Care Task Force on Patient Protections held a press conference today to announce that their legislation designed to protect health care consumers will be reintroduced in the 106th Congress. This comprehensive legislation was originally introduced in July, 1998.
Finance Subcommittee Chairmen Named
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. today announced that he has chosen the following members to chair Finance subcommittees during the 106th Congress. Roth's decision is subject to the approval of the full committee at the organizational meeting.
Roth Authors New Legislation to Promote Secure Retirements
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Building on the success of the Roth IRA, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr., today announced his intention to introduce a bill this month to help Americans save more for retirement in both private savings plans and employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Bipartisan Leadership to Introduce Legislation to Remove Barriers to Work for People with Disabilities
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 1999
News Release: In a bipartisan effort to see that people with disabilities have access to the services they need to enter and stay in the workforce, Senators Jeffords (R-VT), Kennedy (D-MA), Roth (R-DE) and Moynihan (D-NY) will introduce the Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.
Thompson Probes Weak IRS Computer Security Taxpayer Information at Risk of Unauthorized Disclosure
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 1999
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) released a General Accounting Office (GAO) report today that criticizes computer security practices at the Internal Revenue Service.
Roth Urges Clinton To Improve Retirement Security
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 1999
News Release: Dear Mr. President: Recently, there have been several press reports on possible Administration actions to improve retirement security for Americans. Let me say there are several points that I have found very encouraging, and urge that you include in your State of the Union address and budget. First,...
Thompson Targets Wasteful NASA Spending Millions of Dollars Squandered on Employee Charter Flights
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 7, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) has called upon the NASA Administrator to require NASA employees to fly commercial flights to Moscow instead of paying up to $20,000 per seat on chartered aircraft.
Roth: Increased Surplus Should Bring Tax Cuts and Personal Savings Account
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The following is the statement of Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE)...
Roth Statement on Long-Term Care Tax Credit
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 4, 1999
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The following is the statement of Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE)...
Thompson Reacts to Attorney General's Decision on Independent Counsel
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today issued the following statement on Attorney General Janet Reno's decision not to appoint an independent counsel to investigate 1996 campaign finance abuses.
39 Senators Call on Congress to Enact Budget Reform
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 1998
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC --Congress should move to a two-year budget cycle because the current annual federal budget process takes up too much of Congress' time and leaves too little for congressional oversight activities, according to U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici, R-NM, and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson, R-TN.
Congress Passes Thompson Legislation Promoting Public's Right to Know Costs and Benefits of Regulation
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 1998
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that the FY 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, passed by the House yesterday and the Senate today, includes language Thompson introduced that will require the government to disclose the benefits and the costs of federal regulatory programs to the American people.
Thompson Announces Victory on Law to Enforce Advice and Consent of the Senate
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today announced that the fiscal year 1999 Omnibus Appropriations bill, passed by the House yesterday and the Senate today, contains the language of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Thompson authored this legislation with Senators Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Strom Thurmond (R-SC) to enforce the Senate's Constitutional role in appointing important federal officials.
THOMPSON ANNOUNCES TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REFORM BILL TO SAVE TAXPAYERS $90 MILLION SIGNED INTO LAW
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 20, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today announced that the president yesterday signed into law H.R. 930, the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998.
THOMPSON SAYS ADVICE AND CONSENT OF CONGRESS IGNORED BY ADMINISTRATION IN WIDESPREAD APPOINTMENTS OF 'ACTING' FEDERAL OFFICIALS
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 30, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) led the Senate floor debate yesterday in support of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, a bill he authored with Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) to restore the Senate's authority as an institution in the process of appointing important federal officials.
Committee Schedules Markup
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 22, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that a business meeting has been scheduled to consider the following matters...
Thompson Announces Hearings on Vulnerability of Taxpayers' Private Information on Government Computers
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) has scheduled the third in a series of computer security hearings. The hearing on "Computer Security in the Federal Government: Protecting Personal Information" will be held on Wednesday, September 23 at 10 am in Room 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building and will focus on computer security vulnerabilities at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Thompson Schedules Nomination Hearing on Prewitt, Walker
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 16, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) has announced a hearing on the nominations of Kenneth Prewitt to be Director of the Census Bureau and Mike Walker to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hearing will be held on Thursday, September 17 at 10:30 in Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building.
THOMPSON SAYS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM CRUCIAL TO END ABUSES OF "INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM" IN SENATE FLOOR ADDRESS
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 1998
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) today called on the Senate to pass campaign finance reform legislation to correct the abuses of a current campaign finance system that is "inherently defective" and "cannot last." Excerpts follow...
