News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: In Series of Burglaries at University Dormitory.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Canistota, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for making and subscribing false tax returns.


Upton: This Debate is About Jobs. And It’s About Fairness.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today spoke in support of H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, and H.R. 2668, the Fairness for American Families Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON -Seventeen people, including a Prince George’s County, Md., police officer, have been indicted on federal charges in connection with an ongoing investigation by the FBI/Metropolitan Police Department Safe Streets Task Force into a network that distributed heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and prescription pills in the Washington, D.C. area.


Baucus Pushes for Continued Growth in Health IT to Improve Care, Reduce Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON -In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushed for continued growth in health information technology (HIT) to improve care, promote efficiency and reduce costs.


News Release: What: A music festival celebrating our international maritime heritage through performances on two outdoor stages, and aboard two historic floating vessels, all at Hyde Street Pier.


IRS Chief Counsel’s Office Demanded Information on 2010 Election Activity of Tea Party Applicants

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr. M.D. (R-LA), today in a letter to Acting...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) applauded yesterday’s proposal from Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai to reform the Schools and Libraries Universal Service program to reduce waste in the program and make broadband access a reality for children throughout America.


Lowey Statement on 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act

News Release: The bill before us today is indeed an inadequate allocation, $4.7 billion, or 7.5%, below the President's request. As a result, resources used to protect our communities and mitigate and prevent natural disasters are limited.


ICE deports man convicted of conspiracy to export defense articles without a license

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Belarus national with federal convictions for conspiracy to export defense articles without a license, conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments was deported Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on July 16, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, MARTHA MAE MITCHELL, a 57-year-old resident of Box Elder and an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 22, 2013. She is currently detained.


Dallas Residents Arrested In Law Enforcement Operation

News Release: Large Amounts of Cocaine and Methamphetamine Seized, Along With Luxury Vehicles and More Than $350,000 in Cash.


Upton, Walden Applaud FCC Commissioner Pai’s Proposal to Increase Broadband Capabilities for America’s Students

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) applauded yesterday’s proposal from Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai to reform the Schools and Libraries Universal Service program to reduce waste in the program and make broadband access a reality for children throughout America.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) applauded yesterday’s proposal from Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai to reform the Schools and Libraries Universal Service program to reduce waste in the program and make broadband access a reality for children throughout America.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) renewed their longstanding partnership with today’s signing of a cooperative agreement that supports both organizations’ work in natural resource management.


News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said the Committee must examine lessons from past market failures as it reauthorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to avoid repeat crises like the 2008 near-collapse ...


Upton: This Debate is About Jobs. And It’s About Fairness.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today spoke in support of H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, and H.R. 2668, the Fairness for American Families Act.


News Release: Three individuals, a male age 23, a female age 23 and a child are believed to have been struck by lightning late this afternoon as they were hiking on the St. Mary Falls Trail on the east side of the Glacier National Park. It is unknown if they are a family unit.


Committee Advances Jobs, Energy, and Public Health Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced six important bills that will collectively promote economic growth, create and protect jobs, support a more secure energy future, and promote public health.