OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
Category «Congress»
Bipartisan Calls For Tax Info From 15 Oil and Gas Companies
Senate Judiciary Cmte. press release, Grassley, Baucus Seek Oil Company Tax Returns: “.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, are asking the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax and financial information on the nations largest oil and gas companies.” The text of the letter …
House Passes Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Following up on recent postings, the House today passed the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006 by a vote of 409-0.
60 Day Gas Tax Holiday Proposed
Press release: “U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today filed an amendment to provide immediate relief to American families at the gas pump by suspending the 18.4 cent federal gas tax for 60 days and repealing several billion-dollar tax giveaways to major oil companies. The Menendez Federal Gas Tax Holiday Amendment is a short-term measured geared …
Controversy Continues Over Leaks of Classified Intel By Gov’t Officials
Prewar Intelligence: Is There A Double Standard On Leak Probes? by Murray Waas, National Journal: “On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, Sen. Pat Roberts was involved in disclosing sensitive intelligence information that, according to four former senior intelligence officers, impaired efforts to capture Saddam Hussein.” Related documents and references: April 24, 2006 POGO …
Survey Shows Public Disillusionment with Congress at Record Levels
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press: Public Disillusionment with Congress at Record Levels – Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Echoes 1994, April 20, 2006 Summary of Findings: “The American public is angry with Congress, and this is bad news for the Republican Party. The belief that this Congress has accomplished less than its predecessors is …
Release of Foreign Relations Volume
Press release: “The Department of State has released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, volume VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970, the first of five volumes to cover the end of the Vietnam war. The Presidential election of November 1968 had demonstrated just how divisive Vietnam had become in American society and politics. Vietnam was …
2005-2006 PATRIOT Act Votes and Library Funding Support
From ALA, this guide to 2005-2006 Congressional PATRIOT Act Votes and Library Funding Support, which includes “a record of how your Members of Congress voted for the PATRIOT Act reauthorization and for funding for libraries. Please refer to their voting record when you meet with them during National Library Legislative Day.”
Cost and Benefits of Federal Regulations
Draft 2006 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations (59 pages, PDF)
Senator Demands Clarification on Use of Warrantless Domestic Surveillance
Follow-up to April 6, 2006 posting, AG’s Statements to House Judiciary Cmte. Maintain Authority of Domestic Surveillance, this letter today from Sen. Barbara Boxer to AG Gonzales: “I am deeply concerned with your recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in which you suggested that the President has the authority to wiretap conversations between Americans …
President’s Declassification of Iraq Intel Called Politically Motivated
Follow-up to April 10, 2006 posting, President Defends Declassification of Pre-War Iraq Intel, this press release today from California Senator Barbara Boxer: “Boxer Seeks Apology from President for Politically-Motivated Leaks…Yesterday, you justified your actions by saying, “I wanted people to see the truth.” Yet the information that you declassified about Iraq seeking uranium was not …
Industry Group Urges Congressional Action on Security Breaches
Cyber Security Industry Alliance Board Urges Congressional Leadership on Consumer Data Protection: Letter to Congressional Leadership
