Topic: David Vitter

Woods Hole scientist out of running for top NOAA position

Cape Cod Times - 21 days ago
The U.S. Senate will no longer consider a Woods Hole scientist for a leadership position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

White House Gives Up on NOAA Science Chief Nomination

Science - 22 days ago
b Back to work. /b Scott Doney's nomination as NOAA chief scientist fell victim to oil drilling politics. . . The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has ...

Corps of Engineers facing a late start on independent levee review: An editorial

Times-Picayune, New Orleans - 23 days ago
An independent review of the debris that's been found in a levee being built south of Marrero is a needed step but one that is going to take most...

Eyeing FHA capital ratio, new measure would trigger recapitalization

BUILDER Online - 23 days ago
National Mortgage News' Brian Collins reports on a bill introduced to the Senate last week by David Vitter, R-La., that would pressure the Federal...

EPA Ordered to Do Outside Reviews of Toxicology Database

Science - 24 days ago
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crafts a regulatory standard-how much arsenic is safe in drinking water, for example-its staff...

Senators wade into flood insurance fray again

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 78 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of the Senate have revived the debate over the federal government's flood insurance program, with one pushing to extend the program before it expires and the other demanding faster payment on existing claims.The National Flood ...

GOP Senators Want to Fast-Track Keystone XL

Mother Jones - 79 days ago
Tweet. A few short weeks after the Obama administration decided to put off a final decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a batch of Republican...

US lawmakers reject Canada drug purchases

AFP American Edition - 120 days ago
The US Senate Thursday rejected a measure that would have enabled Americans to buy prescription drugs in Canada in a bid to reduce the costs of their health care.The measure, an amendment to a spending bill, was defeated by a vote ...

Brothel-hopping Republican quiet on Weiner

Posted - 254 days ago
By Sheldon Alberts Postmedia News Washington Correspondent. . WASHINGTON — As members of Congress from both U.S. political parties line up to call...

Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C) May Manage BP Compensation Fund (NYSE: BP)

American Banking News - 558 days ago
Citigroup, Inc (NYSE: C), the third largest bank in the United States by assets, may be the firm which manages' BP (NYSE: BP)'s $20 billion Gulf of...