News from April 2014
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, by a bipartisan vote of 33 to 18. The legislation aims to increase U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, which would help free our allies from the stranglehold of Russian energy supplies while supporting domestic job creation and economic growth.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced two energy efficiency bills by voice vote. The bills advanced today have strong bipartisan support and will facilitate energy and cost savings in our nation’s federal buildings and schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Nicole Racquel Drakeford, 44, of Fountain Island, S.C., was sentenced today to 147 months in prison, followed by a term of supervised release, for armed bank robbery and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Data provided to the committee by every insurance provider in the health care law’s Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) shows that, as of April 15, 2014, only 67 percent of individuals and families that had selected a health plan in the federally facilitated marketplace had paid...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: A Waterloo man who ran from police with a firearm was sentenced on April 25, 2014 to almost four years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Markevin Faucette, 41, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced today in United States District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to more than 16 years in prison and 8 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, that is, crack cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Faucette pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 2, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: SAN JOSE - Jamal Raphael Broussard pleaded guilty in federal court today, to transportation of minors for prostitution, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Pornography allegations against volunteer wrestling coach.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Ernest Johnson, 42, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to violating the Clean Air Act asbestos work practice standards. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Before I make my statement, I’d just like to take a moment to thank Chairman Wolf for his service to this Committee and our country. Chairman Wolf, it has been a pleasure working with you on our shared commitment to keep our country safe, and I wish you the best of luck in your next chapter.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - The owners of a local convenience store pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and food stamp fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Data provided to the committee by every insurance provider in the health care law’s Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) shows that, as of April 15, 2014, only 67 percent of individuals and families that had selected a health plan in the federally facilitated marketplace had paid...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced the launch of 21st Century Cures, a new initiative that aims to accelerate the pace of cures and medical breakthroughs in the United States. Chairman Upton, along with committee member Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday May 7, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The NRC FY 2015 Budget and Policy Issues."
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: The Intermountain Region of the National Park Service (NPS) approved and signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Jenny Lake Renewal Plan/Environmental Assessment (Jenny Lake Plan/EA). The purpose of the Jenny Lake renewal initiative is to design and implement a master plan that provides for a safe, environmentally sensitive and enhanced visitor experience in the Jenny Lake area of Grand Teton National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Effective Thursday, May 1, the Gila District of the Bureau of Land Management, all districts of Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Tumacácori National Historical...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a LaGrande, Ore., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for traveling across states lines to Missouri to engage in illicit sex with a minor. Abdul Lamont Gamble...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: 9:00 a.m-noon. USDA South Building. Jefferson Auditorium. 1400 Independence Ave. SW. Washington, DC 20250. (Please use Wing 4 entrance on Independence Ave.). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss operational issues related to the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program...
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning at 10 a.m. ET, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will consider the bipartisan H.R. 4490, the United States International Communications Reform Act. The legislation improves the missions, objectives, and effectiveness of U.S. international broadcasters.
