March 31, 2009
Tomorrow Secretary Duncan will visit Doswell Brooks Elementary School in Capital Heights, Maryland, to announce the first round of education stimulus funding available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Doswell Brooks is a 2008 Title I Distinguished School in the Prince George’s County school district, where administrators plan to use ARRA funds… Read More
March 30, 2009
The House and Senate will take up their budget resolutions this week as Democrats seek to lay the groundwork for healthcare reform and other elements of President Obama’s agenda, as Republicans continue to make the case that the programs will hurt the struggling economy. Both resolutions include deficit-neutral reserve funds for healthcare reform, energy and… Read More
March 30, 2009
March 30- April 3- House and Senate to debate and vote April 3 on the fiscal 2010 budget resolution. March 30 – House to debate and vote on national service legislation (HR 1388). March 31 – Election in New York’s 20th District to replace Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. April 1-3 – House to debate and vote… Read More
March 27, 2009
The President made the following announcement this afternoon regarding Department of Energy nominations. Cathy Zoi, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy In January 2007, Cathy Zoi joined the Alliance for Climate Protection as its founding CEO. Established and chaired by former Vice President Al Gore, the Alliance is… Read More
March 27, 2009
Yesterday, the Senate Budget Committee approved its FY10 budget resolution following similar action in the House the day before. The White House Budget Director applauded House and Senate committee approval of their budgets, noting they include the administration’s top priorities. Both the House and Senate will take floor action on their proposals sometime next week…. Read More
March 26, 2009
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee scheduled the first of two confirmation hearings on the nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. That hearing will take place on March 31. The second hearing will be in the Senate Finance Committee, which also has jurisdiction… Read More
March 26, 2009
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) held a press conference today to announce the introduction of the National Trauma Center Stabilization Act. She was accompanied by two representatives from the National Foundation for Trauma Care, Dr. Ronald Maier from Harborview Hospital in Seattle, and trauma surgeons from the Medical College of South Carolina, Ohio State University, University… Read More
March 26, 2009
The House yesterday passed HR 146, which contains more than 150 measures to designate more than 2 million acres of new wilderness areas, including wild and scenic rivers, historic sites, scenic trails and protected lands. This should have been a non-controversial bill, but disagreement arose over the issue of gun rights in national parks. The… Read More
March 25, 2009
The Senate confirmed former Washington State Governor Gary Locke as Commerce Secretary yesterday. As Secretary, Locke will oversee National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service, as well as the census, some international trade issues, and the switch to digital TV. Read more
March 24, 2009
The Association of American Universities has posted on its website materials for advocacy on behalf of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The materials include a document on the importance of NEH and the humanities—with a focus on the restoration of funding for core program divisions and the creation of a new graduate education program—with… Read More
