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ARLINGTON, Va., July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the introduction of S. 3599, the Secure Chemical Facilities Act, National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) released the following statement: "NACD has grave concerns about S. 3599, the Secure Chemical Facilities Act, introduced yesterday by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Like the House-passed bill, H.R. 2868, the Senator's legislation would create a much more prescriptive system than the current CFATS...

Panel discussion will feature Senators Carper and Voinovich, Congressman Blumenauer, and Former Senator Gorton WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announced today that it will host a panel discussion, "Difficult Choices: Transportation Spending in An Age of Fiscal Crisis," with leading transportation stakeholders and experts. The discussion will focus on how to make wise transportation investments given the current fiscal condition of the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Ganley (R-Brecksville) today launched a statewide television ad campaign to support his bid for the open US Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Senator George Voinovich. "Everywhere I go my conservative message of creating jobs, cutting taxes, and reducing the Federal budget deficit is resonating with voters. Supporters from around the state and around the country are coming to my website and signing up to help our campaign....

WASHINGTON, April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Senator George Voinovich (R-OH), and key members of the Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), unveiled The National Energy Security Act of 2009 Wednesday. The bill presents a comprehensive plan to reduce our nation's dangerous dependence on oil, primarily through the electrification of the short-haul ground transportation fleet. "For too long, our national...

President Barack Obama's chief liaison to distressed U.S. automakers said $21.6 billion in loans already requested may fall far short of the companies' needs. Funds needed to keep General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC afloat could be considerably higher, Steve Rattner said in a television interview, the Detroit Free Press reported Friday. What they've asked for depends on them achieving plans that are somewhat ambitious, Rattner said. Like all management teams they tend to take a reasonably,...

United Automobile Workers President Ron Gettelfinger added his voice to those calling for the government to intervene on behalf of ailing U.S. automakers. After the Senate failed to pass a $14 billion bailout bill approved by the House of Representatives Thursday, Gettelfinger called on the Treasury Department or the White House to act to prevent the imminent collapse of the automakers and the devastating consequences that would follow, The New York Times reported Friday. House Speaker Nancy...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on the White House to come up with plan to help U.S. automakers after a bailout bill failed in the Senate. The consequences of the Senate Republicans' failure to act could be devastating to our economy, detrimental to workers, and destructive to the American automobile industry unless the president immediately directs (Treasury) Secretary Paulson to explore other short-term financial assistance options, The New York Times reported her as saying....

A bipartisan plan to rescue U.S. automakers fell apart in the U.S. Senate Thursday night amid disagreement over requiring pay cuts for union autoworkers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said earlier in the evening the plan to assist General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC took a different approach than the $14 billion bailout approved by the House Wednesday. That plan stalled in the Senate Thursday after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., came out against it. A lot of...

Senate Republicans held strong in opposition to a $14 billion bailout for U.S. automakers Thursday after Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke out against the bill. The nation's senators did not vote on the bill after Sen. McConnell, R-Ky., questioned where the federal government should draw the line, The New York Times reported. A lot of struggling Americans are wondering where their bailout is, he said. Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., challenged the Republicans to put an alternative bill up for a...

A bipartisan plan to rescue U.S. automakers could be close to a vote in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday. Reid said talks were under way on a deal to assist General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, but did not disclose details of the plan, the Detroit Free Press reported. However, Reid said the plan would take a different approach than the $14 billion bailout approved by the House Wednesday, but stalled in the Senate Thursday after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,...