News from September 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: SEATTLE - Two brothers who, with other fugitive brothers, led a Mexico based drug smuggling and distribution ring were sentenced on September 7, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to over a decade in prison. One of the leaders, Orlando Olais Rocha, 32, of Lynnwood, Washington was sentenced to 17...
By State Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery at today’s committee hearing, titled: “Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea." The statement follows...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: DALLAS - Following a five-day Texas-wide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation, 50 convicted alien sex offenders and other criminal aliens were arrested by officers with ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) also assisted with this operation. Twenty four of those arrests occurred in the north Texas area.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today continued its efforts to grow the economy and create jobs by passing the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H.R. 5865, by a vote of 339 to 77. This bipartisan legislation, authored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), will develop a plan to help promote job growth and make American manufacturing more competitive.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of recipients in 14 states and one territory to receive loans to create or save jobs and boost local economies. Funding is provided through USDA's Intermediary Relending Program (IRP).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today continued its efforts to grow the economy and create jobs by passing the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H.R. 5865, by a vote of 339 to 77. This bipartisan legislation, authored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), will develop a plan to help promote job growth and make American manufacturing more competitive.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its “Where the Jobs Are" hearing series, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today heard from a panel of witnesses on the growing demand for jobs within the applications (apps) marketplace. A rare bright spot in our struggling economy, the apps industry, particularly for mobile devices, is fueling job growth in towns and cities across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: (DETROIT)-Last week, a three-judge District Court in D.C. blocked onerous legislation requiring an individual to show a photo identification before casting a ballot in an election. The court found the law to be discriminatory, and would effectively limit the right to vote of minorities and poor voters. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released this statement following the court’s decision...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: Statement of Chairman Boxer "Oversight Hearing: NRC's Implementation of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety in the 21st Century" Sept. 12, 2012 Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee is holding its seventh oversight meeting on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) since ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The General Services Administration’s top official Wednesday described for Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, the many ways he is working to ensure that the flagrantly irresponsible and wasteful spending of past years does not reoccur.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its oversight of the Department of Energy’s management of our nation’s most sensitive nuclear facilities with a hearing to examine a range of management and administrative challenges confronting DOE, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its “Where the Jobs Are" hearing series, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today heard from a panel of witnesses on the growing demand for jobs within the applications (apps) marketplace. A rare bright spot in our struggling economy, the apps industry, particularly for mobile devices, is fueling job growth in towns and cities across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: Acting Superintendent Darrell Echols announced today the selection of two District Ranger positions for the Bodie Island and Ocracoke Districts in Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its oversight of the Department of Energy’s management of our nation’s most sensitive nuclear facilities with a hearing to examine a range of management and administrative challenges confronting DOE, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today continued its efforts to grow the economy and create jobs by passing the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H.R. 5865, by a vote of 339 to 77. This bipartisan legislation, authored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), will develop a plan to help promote job growth and make American manufacturing more competitive.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 12, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical-looking suburban home for a family of four can generate as much energy as it uses in a year. Following an initial year-long experiment, ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its “Where the Jobs Are" hearing series, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today heard from a panel of witnesses on the growing demand for jobs within the applications (apps) marketplace. A rare bright spot in our struggling economy, the apps industry, particularly for mobile devices, is fueling job growth in towns and cities across the country.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following opening statement during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on S. 3469, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012:
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its oversight of the Department of Energy’s management of our nation’s most sensitive nuclear facilities with a hearing to examine a range of management and administrative challenges confronting DOE, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Kevin Corley, a former active duty officer in the U.S. Army, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Corley, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colo., also...
