News published on Federal Newswire in January 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee released the following video ahead of tomorrow’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, 2014: Seeking PPACA Answers.

Topeka Man Charged With Drug Trafficking

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was charged in federal court today with drug trafficking and firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Cummings Seeks Protocols to Safeguard Sensitive HealthCare.gov Documents

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: On Thursday, the Committee is scheduled to hold its latest hearing on the security of the Healthcare.gov website. I am writing to raise concerns and propose Committee action on three requests so that Committee Members will be able to conduct this hearing in a responsible and bipartisan...

Committee Holds First #CommActUpdate Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held its first hearing focused on the committee’s plans for an open and transparent multi-year process leading to a comprehensive #CommActUpdate.

Alleged Illegal Alien Indicted For Failure To Depart

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a federal grand jury in Scranton returned an Indictment yesterday against Sergey Ryzhenkov charging failure to depart the United States.

Polar Vortex Sends Gas Prices Soaring, Underscores Need to Build Architecture of Abundance

News Release: The so-called Polar Vortex froze most of the country last week, sending temperatures in some areas to dangerous lows. The East Coast was hit particularly hard by the arctic blast, with the temperature dropping to a record four degrees in New York City. The frigid weather also sent natural gas prices...

Topeka Man Arrested After Car Chase Charged In Federal Court

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man who was arrested after wrecking a car while fleeing from police was indicted today on a federal firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Blackburn: “The goalposts have moved so much on this health care law, the administration doesn’t even know where to aim.”

News Release: THEN: Success = 7 Million Enrollees, Nearly 40% Young, Healthy

Blackburn: “The goalposts have moved so much on this health care law, the administration doesn’t even know where to aim.”

News Release: THEN: Success = 7 Million Enrollees, Nearly 40% Young, Healthy

Summary of 2014 Omnibus: Financial Services and General Government

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 15, 2014

News Release: 2013 enacted level: $21.25 billion. 2014 Committee mark: $17.0 billion. 2014 Omnibus: $21.85 billion. · $11.9 billion for the Department of the Treasury, which is $301 million less than the 2013 enacted level. · $11.3 billion for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is $503 million less than the...

Senator Boxer Commends EPA for Taking Enforcement Action on Environmental Violations at AllenCo’s University Park Facility

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 15, 2014

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified AllenCo that its oil and gas pumping facility in University Park had violated federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

Recycling Bins Relocated at the Burnwood Complex of NPS

By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2014

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia,Jan. 15, 2014 - The National Park Service partners with the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority to provide recycling services for the Fayette County community. Eight years ago, recycle bins for plastic, aluminum, and paper products were located at Burnwood for use by the public. Recently, the recycle bins were moved to a new location because its visibility and location near a dumpster resulted in people putting household trash in the bins.

Polar Vortex Sends Gas Prices Soaring, Underscores Need to Build Architecture of Abundance

News Release: The so-called Polar Vortex froze most of the country last week, sending temperatures in some areas to dangerous lows. The East Coast was hit particularly hard by the arctic blast, with the temperature dropping to a record four degrees in New York City. The frigid weather also sent natural gas prices...

Los Angeles Gang Member Convicted Of Heroin Conspiracy And Obstruction Of Justice Involving Murder Of A Federal Witness

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Quenshey Mitchell, a/k/a "Ripper" "Baby Ripper", and "Q", age 36, from Los Angeles, California, was convicted on Jan. 10, 2014 of all six counts of a superseding indictment which included charges of conspiracy to distribute in excess of a kilogram of heroin, multiple conspiracies to...

Beaver County Woman Admits Threatening Potential Federal Witnesses Via Facebook

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County woman pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal witness intimidation laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

Vitter to Boxer: Time to Schedule Oversight Hearing of EPA Fraud & Mismanagement Surrounding John Beale Saga

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 15, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to EPW Chairman Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), requesting a full Committee hearing to examine the fraudulent activity of former senior official John C. Beale during his tenure with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Agency's management practices that allowed him to commit fraud and theft for over a decade.

Committee Holds First #CommActUpdate Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held its first hearing focused on the committee’s plans for an open and transparent multi-year process leading to a comprehensive #CommActUpdate.

Wesley White, Sr. Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Charges

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Wesley White, Sr., a/k/a “Westside", 38, of Valdosta, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty on Jan. 13, 2014, to possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of “crack cocaine". Mr. White entered his plea of guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta, Georgia.

E&C STUDIO PRESENTS: Still Searching for #ObamacareAnswers