Testimony Other Formats 45 KB PDF Washington, D.C….February 11, 2014….Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. In my remarks today, I will discuss the current economic situation and outlook before turning to monetary policy. I will […]
Reno, CA…Washoe County Regional Animal Services announced today that they have extended their highly successful free microchipping campaign for an additional two years. Washoe County pet owners may microchip their pets for free at Animal Services through January of 2016. “We want to continue to do everything we can to help reunite lost pets with […]
Reno, NV… Washoe County Regional Animal Services is currently looking for volunteers to join their Animal Rescue Team. Animal Rescue Team members are a group of well-trained, dedicated volunteers who assist Animal Services staff during times of disaster, help out during special events and participate in day-to-day operations. When animals are threatened as part of […]
Washington, DC…Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Amendment 554 by Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA). This amendment added language to HR 2954, a wider public lands package, that would expedite the post-Rim Fire timber salvage process on federal Forest Service lands around, but not within the boundaries of, Yosemite National Park. The […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. In my State of the Union Address, I talked about the idea of opportunity for all. Opportunity is the idea at the heart of this country – that no matter who you are or how you started out, with hard work and responsibility, you can get ahead. I ran for President to […]
Sacramento, CA…Caltrans today released the first issue of The Mile Marker: A Caltrans Performance Report, a straightforward accounting of how the department is performing as it improves and protects California’s transportation system. Is Caltrans efficiently managing its funding and resources? Are California’s highways and bridges getting safer? What is Caltrans doing to relieve traffic congestion, […]
Sacramento, CA…The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) extends its thanks to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for passing the Farm Bill Conference Report (Farm Bill) in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Through the passage of the Farm Bill, federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding is now officially extended for FY […]
Granite Bay, CA…Local activists will take Rep. Tom McClintock to task for his failure to help the struggling communities in his district. They will meet with Rep. McClintock’s Press Secretary Bill George and deliver over 1,500 petition signatures gathered by California Fair Share and MoveOn.org in support of reauthorizing the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program for […]
Washington, DC…The federal budget deficit has fallen sharply during the past few years, and it is on a path to decline further this year and next year. CBO estimates that under current law, the deficit will total $514 billion in fiscal year 2014, compared with $1.4 trillion in 2009. At that level, this year’s deficit […]
Sacramento, CA….The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) today released the external review of Caltrans it ordered last year—which has found that over the past decades the department has not kept pace with changes in transportation policy—and called for department reforms to modernize its mission, strengthen management and performance, and match investments and resources to the […]
