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Three Men Sentenced for Roles in Bribery Conspiracy
News Release: Three Texas men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to two city commissioners in Weslaco in exchange for their official actions in connection with city contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.
Transportation
Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Ronnie Brown III discussed on Jan. 19 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Protection
EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Construction Materials and Products
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first opportunities for public input on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials made possible by a $350 million investment from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The Agency will hold three public ...
Agriculture
USDA Invests Nearly $4.7 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks
USDA Invests Nearly $4.7 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks
Agriculture
Snowpack Conditions Ideal After Two Months of Consistent Precipitation
Snowpack Conditions Ideal After Two Months of Consistent Precipitation
Agriculture
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk assessment for the Importation of Fresh Orange and Tangerine from Egypt
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk assessment for the Importation of Fresh Orange and Tangerine from Egypt
US charges two businessmen over $90M yacht linked to Russian oligarch
Two businessmen, Vladislav Osipov and Richard Masters, face charges in the United States for their roles in a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme involving a $90 million yacht owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at Six New Hampshire Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at six National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in New Hampshire this year.
Transportation
Buttigieg: Investigation opened on 'incursion' at JFK airport
The National Transportation Safety Board recently announced it is investigating a runway “incursion” at John F. Kennedy International Airport involving an American Airlines Boeing 777 and a Delta Boeing 737 on Jan. 13.
Justice
“CONDEMNING INTIMIDATION TACTICS OF PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 11
“CONDEMNING INTIMIDATION TACTICS OF PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS“ was published in the House section on page H168 on Jan. 11
Labor
US, Mexico sign memorandum to protect temporary foreign workers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs.
Labor
US Department of Labor recovers $49K for servers after finding restaurant’s owners shared servers’ tips with manager illegally
Release: Employer: Pho Saigon restaurant. Investigation sites: 826 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found restaurant owners Cindy Le and Oanh Le allowed their daughter Karen Walden - working as the restaurant manager ...
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Rhode Island Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at four National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Rhode Island this year.
Interior
“SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 10
“SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT” was published on pages H129-H143 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 10.
Homeland
DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Severe Weather and Recovery Efforts in Alabama, California, and Georgia
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to respond to the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia as well as the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California.
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Before Their Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure, as always, to welcome my colleague and friend Mevlut Cavusoglu here to Washington, to the State Department.
Labor
“OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 20, 2004
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING” on Dec. 20, 2004.
Justice
Rep. Jim Jordan probe to zero in on FBI communications with Twitter
News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan’s looming investigation into the “weaponization" of the Department of Justice will zero in on a trove of documents sent by the FBI to Twitter just hours before The Post published bombshell revelations about Hunter Biden, the lawmaker told The Post in an exclusive interview.
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at One Vermont Superfund Site this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct a comprehensive review of completed cleanup work at a National Priority List (NPL) Superfund site in Vermont this year.
Labor
Federal court orders Carbondale café, owner to pay $98K in back wages, damages to 31 employees, rectifying jury decision that shorted back wages
News Release: CARBONDALE, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order requiring a Carbondale café to pay 31 workers $98,400 in back wages and damages for operating an illegal tip pool, almost six months after a jury awarded the workers $4,900 - just 10 percent of their back wages - in what the department alleged was an error based on the jury’s instructions and how they interpreted the evidence at trial.
Homeland
Rep. Banks Cosponsors AUMF Targeting Cartels
Rep. Jim Banks announced he is cosponsoring legislation introduced last week by Reps. Mike Waltz and Dan Crenshaw creating the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to target Mexican drug cartels facilitating the fentanyl crisis at America’s southern border.
Justice
Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
News Release: The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.
Justice
DOJ's 'weaponization of government' against conservatives under scrutiny in new investigation: Jim Jordan
News Release: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, R., called out the "double standard" in the Justice Department's treatment of Democrats and Republicans, sharing his intentions to lead a select committee investigation into President Biden's mishandling of classified documents on Sunday.
Environmental Protection
EPA to Review Cleanups at Two Maine Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at two National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year.
Justice
Jim Jordan Gives Update On FBI Whistleblowers, Teases Public Hearings
News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) offered a glimpse Sunday into how the GOP-controlled House may ratchet up investigations into FBI whistleblower allegations of politicization within the agency.