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House Committee Responds to TSA OIG Report on Need for Better Training
November 17, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On November 16, 2010, the House Homeland Security Committee issued a statement in response to a DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report entitled "Transportation Security Administration’s Management of Its Screening Workforce Training Program Can Be Improved". The report found some process and documentation inconsistencies with TSA’s training regime.

House Committee Questions DHS Secretary on Air Cargo Security
November 17, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On November 15, 2010, Representatives Thompson (D) and Jackson-Lee (D), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Chairwoman of the Committee’s Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano regarding the development of an effective strategy for addressing current and emerging threats to the air cargo transportation system.

Coalition Sends Letter, Petition Urging Senate Passage of Currency Bill
November 17, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On November 15, 2010, the Fair Currency Coalition sent a letter and petition to Senators expressing support for Senate passage of currency legislation. In the letter, the Fair Currency Coalition urges the Senate to pass H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, prior to its adjournment.

Senator Asks FDA to Investigate Shopping Bags with Excessive Lead
November 17, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On November 15, 2010, Senator Schumer (D) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate and ban reusable shopping bags that contain higher than acceptable levels of lead. According to Senator Schumer, many of these popular bags are manufactured in China and sold to grocery stores, who then sell them to customers. Senator Schumer (D) is asking federal agencies to investigate and ban any reusable bags sold to grocery stores and retailers that are found to have high levels of lead in them.

Republican Leadership Announces Support for Earmark Moratorium
November 17, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On November 15, 2010, Senator McConnell, the Senate Republican Leader, announced that he was joining the Republican Leadership in the House in support of a moratorium on earmarks in the 112th Congress. The President responded to Senator McConnell’s announcement by stating that he looks forward to working with Democrats and Republicans to not only end earmark spending, but to find other ways to bring down the deficit.