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12 May 2015, 9:00 am by WIMS
<> DeFazio, Norton Push for Joint Committee Hearing on Revenue Options to Fund Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill - Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) pushed for a Joint Hearing of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure … [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Peter DeFazio (D-OR) reintroduced legislation to require FDA to label foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. [read post]
5 Mar 2015, 9:55 am by Michael Markarian
Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the 79 House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell asking her to support a petition by The Humane Society of the United States and 21 other wolf conservation and animal protection groups to downlist the gray wolf from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act, rather than removing their federal protections entirely. [read post]
5 Mar 2015, 9:55 am by Michael Markarian
Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the 79 House members sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell asking her to support a petition by The Humane Society of the United States and 21 other wolf conservation and animal protection groups to downlist the gray wolf from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act, rather than removing their federal protections entirely. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 10:03 pm by News Desk
Peter DeFazio (D-OR) reintroduced legislation to label genetically engineered food. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 10:03 pm by News Desk
Peter DeFazio (D-OR) reintroduced legislation Thursday to label genetically engineered (GE) food. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 9:22 am by Elizabeth Litten
Representative Peter DeFazio regarding development and use of mobile health apps and HIPAA compliance reminding him (and anyone reading the letter) that: “The first question for any entity … is whether it is a covered entity or a business associate within the meaning of the HIPAA rules. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 9:22 am by Elizabeth Litten
Representative Peter DeFazio regarding development and use of mobile health apps and HIPAA compliance reminding him (and anyone reading the letter) that: “The first question for any entity … is whether it is a covered entity or a business associate within the meaning of the HIPAA rules. [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 7:57 am by Michael Markarian
Editor's note: This post was originally published at 7:34 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014), and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Deborah Dingell (D-MI) and Paul Tonko (D-NY), along with representatives from the AFL-CIO, National Catholic Social Justice Lobby NETWORK, the Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 4:34 pm by Michael Markarian
As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014) and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 1:54 pm by Michael Markarian
Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, has introduced another bill to turn up the heat on poachers: H.R.5454, the Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in their Range (TUSKER) Act. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 10:03 pm by News Desk
Peter DeFazio (D-OR) said that, “EPA shunned its duties to protect the environment and safeguard public health by bowing to corporate interests instead of relying on science. [read post]
2 Sep 2014, 9:00 am by Michael Markarian
., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., have introduced H.R. 3556, the Humane Care for Primates Act, to correct this omission. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Peter DeFazio (D-OR) are hoping that more members of Congress sign on to their letter to McCarthy and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging them not to approve Enlist Duo and 2,4-D-resistant crops. [read post]
11 May 2014, 10:20 pm by Cookson Beecher
Rumblings over a new USDA policy about which synthetic (non-organic) materials can be used in organic agriculture sparked heated blowback on legal and political fronts during a four-day meeting late last month of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) in Texas. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 12:05 am by Dan Flynn
Peter DeFazio (D-OR), have urged USDA to reverse this policy change, saying that it “turns the sunset policy of the Organic Foods Production Act on its head” and is “in conflict with both the letter and the intent of the statute. [read post]
13 Feb 2014, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR) to mandate national labeling of GMO foods. [read post]