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News release: “At a hearing today in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Assistant NOAA Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab said that the U.S. is making good progress toward meeting the mandate to end domestic overfishing. We know that nearly $31 billion in sales and as many as 500,000 jobs are …
“A nonpartisan map of all 435 congressional districts in the nation has never been drawn. The widespread diffusion of redistricting technology and data and the training of a group of students dedicated to that purpose has made such a map possible for the first time. DrawCongress.org represents the first attempt to create an internet depository …
Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Submitted pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act, March 1, 2011: “Economic activity in the United States expanded at a moderate pace, on average, in the second half of 2010 and early 2011. In the spring and early summer, a number of key indicators of economic activity …
Shaving Off Dollars and Cents: “House Republicans announced a two-week spending bill designed to avert a government shutdown March 4. The measure would cut several programs already targeted by the White House for elimination, producing a total of $1.24 billion in savings. Cutting certain earmarks would realize $2.7 billion more in reductions.”
CBO Estimate of H.R. 1, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 as Passed by the House of Representatives on February 19, 2011 (In millions of dollars)
Via Capital.net, the guide – Congress by the Numbers, 112th Congress, 1st Session, includes the following resources: Congress Seating Charts – Congressional Schedule – Congressional leadership and committees – Leadership of the current Congress – with photos, and more.
Congress 3.0 for Android: “If you have an Android phone (or tablet) and haven’t checked out the Congress app for Android in a while, now is a good time to give it another look. Today we’re releasing version 3.0, which, in addition to a redesigned theme and layout, adds: Live updates from the House floor; …
Avoiding Water Wars: Water Scarcity and Central Asia’s Growing Importance for Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Majority Staff Report prepared for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 112th Congress, First Session, February 22, 2011 “This report by the committee majority staff examines United States policy with respect to water scarcity …
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Iraq: The Transition from a Military Mission to a Civilian-Led Effort (Committee Print – Majority), January 31, 2011 “This will be a year of unprecedented transition for the United States in Iraq as we move from a military-led mission to a civilian-led effort. The diplomatic mission that results will be …
Saving Oil and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through U.S. Federal Transportation Policy, by Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Nick Nigro, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, February 2011 “The United States consumes over 10 million barrels of oil per day moving people and goods on roads and rail throughout the country. Surface transportation generates over …
News release, World Wildlife Fund: “Americas conservation heritage took a major hit in the…budget plan that passed the House of Representatives, including many programs intended to protect the health of our children and the natural world that we all depend on, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said today. The budget proposal strips away funding to save …
Science Insider: “Last night the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to cut off funding for the rest of 2011 for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. My constituents should not have to continue to foot the bill for an organization to keep producing corrupt findings that can be used as justification to impose a massive …
