News from November 2013
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), lead Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2014 Renewable Fuel Volumetric Obligations for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA's proposal recognizes ...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the Department of Energy’s approval of a license to Freeport LNG to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from its Texas facility to nations not party to U.S. free trade agreements:
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Washington - USDA today released its final tally for agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2013, showing a new record of $140.9 billion. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on this news.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today unveiled a series of documents provided by the Department of Health and Human Services from July 2013 that reveal the administration internally voicing serious concerns about the progress of the HealthCare.gov website. Among the concerns raised by senior officials was the ability to meet the October 1 launch date and the impact the compressed timeframe would have on testing of the site.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of Nov. 18, 2013. The committee will convene five hearings, including an examination into the security of HealthCare.gov and continued oversight of the FirstNet program. The committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A long-time resident of Goldfield, Nev. was sentenced today to two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for improperly possessing and attempting to purchase firearms, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By State Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement following the death of former President Glafkos Clerides of Cyprus.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH- United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court todayChief United States District Judge James C. Dever III, sentenced WILLIS SARVIS, 35, of Wilmington, North Carolina to life imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today continued its Our Nation of Builders series with a hearing focused on efforts to train a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce, which is essential for America’s manufacturing...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis Cedillo, recently of Sylmar, Calif., has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with trafficking heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: ANTOINE BROOKS, age 23, DON BROOKS, a/k/a “Crip," age 21, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule setting out Renewable Fuel Standard targets for 2014, which attempts to address concerns with the RFS for the upcoming year. The Energy and Commerce Committee, through a...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) applauded today’s House passage of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. The House of Representatives approved the Keep Your Heath Plan Act by a vote of 261 to 157.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Nov. 15, 2013, Elbert Lee Karr, Jr., age 48, formerly from Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 151 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Karr was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment, and to pay $2,920 in restitution and $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Across generations, presidencies are often associated with one famous utterance. “Ask not, what your country can do"… “The only thing we have to fear" … “Tear down this wall." And our current president will be no different… “If you like you health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. Period."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: This Monday, the United States Senate will consider the nomination of Judge Robert L. Wilkins to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Over the course of the last month, Senate Republicans have derailed the nominations of two other well-qualified appointees to the same ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: ***The Trolley Express is full. we will not be taking any more reservations. The City of Lights & Holiday Stroll offers many exciting family events.***.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies." Specifically, this oversight hearing focused on the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition’s antitrust efforts. During his opening remarks, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) delivered the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today unveiled a series of documents provided by the Department of Health and Human Services from July 2013 that reveal the administration internally voicing serious concerns about the progress of the HealthCare.gov website. Among the concerns raised by senior officials was the ability to meet the October 1 launch date and the impact the compressed timeframe would have on testing of the site.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: False Reports An Attempt To Hide Worsening Financial Condition.
