News from December 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: SAN ANTONIO, TX - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 69, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been sentenced to 222 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit (RICO), Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pittman, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared draft Statements of Findings (SOFs) for Wetlands and Floodplains for Multi-use Trail Segment 3P19 - A Bridge Over County Line Road and Trail from 200 Feet West of County Line Road to Milepost 96.0 (Approximately from Milepost 95.0 to Milepost 96.0).The SOFs...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: “Good morning and thank you Chairman Lucas.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that will protect rural America from continued uncertainty and potential costly expansion of federal dust regulations. H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of 268 to 150.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: On Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 the First Flight Society and the National Park Service will continue the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the 108th anniversary celebration of the first heavier-than-air powered flight.The theme of this year's celebration is 100 years of Naval Aviation.The event will take place at Wright Brothers National Memorial; park entrance fees will be waived for the day.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA - This afternoon, the DEA San Diego Field Division’s Narcotics Task (NTF) along with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Health Advocates Rejecting (HARM) announced the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego County in 2011.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to reconsider his threat to reject House legislation offering relief to out-of-work Americans.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding Senate Republicans’ vote today to block President Obama’s nomination of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a bipartisan and bicameral agreement has been reached on pipeline safety legislation. Earlier this fall, the Energy and Commerce Committee voted 52 to 0 in support of H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to reconsider his threat to reject House legislation offering relief to out-of-work Americans.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that will protect rural America from continued uncertainty and potential costly expansion of federal dust regulations. H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of 268 to 150.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: As snow rapidly approaches, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to announce the completion of significant improvements at "Lake Superior Overlook" along the newly completed Alger County Road H-58. The improvements include two new viewing platforms, steps to provide improved beach access and a fully accessible restroom.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a bipartisan and bicameral agreement has been reached on pipeline safety legislation. Earlier this fall, the Energy and Commerce Committee voted 52 to 0 in support of H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a bipartisan and bicameral agreement has been reached on pipeline safety legislation. Earlier this fall, the Energy and Commerce Committee voted 52 to 0 in support of H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to reconsider his threat to reject House legislation offering relief to out-of-work Americans.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved several pieces of legislation, including bills to help restore Lake Tahoe and the Delaware River Basin, and a measure to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. The Committee also approved several General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions. The measures now go to the full Senate for consideration.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: Seventeen San Antonio-based members of the Texas (TS) have been charged by federal grand jury indictment with conspiring to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt (RICO) statute. The announcement was made today by United States Attorney Robert Pitman, DEA Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena, U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: LAREDO, TX - The leader of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 has pleaded guilty, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that will protect rural America from continued uncertainty and potential costly expansion of federal dust regulations. H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of 268 to 150.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2011
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Employees of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recognized in an awards ceremony Dec. 7 at NIST's Gaithersburg campus. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher and other officials presented the NIST awards and recognized recipients of the Department of Commerce Gold and Silver medals, who will receive their awards in a separate ceremony.
