News from June 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the IRS announced that it would scrap the proposed 501(c)(4) rules it released last fall.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2014
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Michael Minas, 49, of Boise, Idaho, appeared on June 13, 2014, in federal court in Boise on an indictment charging him with 17 count of distributing a controlled substance. Minas was arrested on June 12, 2014, outside of his medical practice in Eagle. Trial is set for Aug. 12, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Santos’ reelection in Colombia:
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2014
News Release: Due to the presence of the invasive Little Fire Ant, War in the Pacific National Historical Park will close a section of park property along Asan Beach, across Marine Corps Drive from Harley Davidson Motorcycles. This closure was implemented to reduce the health risk to the public from contact with the Little Fire Ant, and to reduce the possibility of spreading the Little Fire Ant to other areas of the park or island.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Representative Eliot L. Engel, the lead Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today made the following statement regarding the Colombian presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2014
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Derik Eugene Rothrock, 35, of Sturgis, Michigan, who pled guilty in federal court in March to receiving sexually explicit cell phone photos of a 15-year-old West Michigan girl, was sentenced on July 14 to a term of imprisonment of 40 years followed by a lifetime of supervised...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - A local news report on the efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to rescue children from child predators earned an Emmy Award June 14.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2014
News Release: GREENBELT, Md. - A 41-year-old Takoma Park man was sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from two separate residential mortgage fraud schemes.
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement about reports that Russia has sent tanks and other military equipment to aid anti-government activities in Ukraine...
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s runoff election in Afghanistan...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - The great genius behind the First Women's Right Convention was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and it marked her entrance into the women's rights movement. What did her spouse think of all this? Was he supportive? Was he also a women's rights activist?
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, co-authored the following Letter to the Editor with Rep. William Keating, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, in this weeks The Economist in response to the article on Turkish politics, “Disillusioned and divided," which ran in the May 24th edition.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Illinois where he was joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Representatives Luis Gutierrez and Bill Foster to a conduct site visit at the regional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, participate in a community engagement meeting in Willowbrook, and meet with groups dedicated to immigration reform.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: U.S. Agriculture Secretary to Meet with Agriculture Ministers, Other EU Leaders in Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, Dublin WASHINGTON, June 13, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Europe next week to meet with agricultural and trade officials and stakeholders to discuss the expansion ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 13, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced up to $14.5 million in funding for two USDA bioenergy programs made available through the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA's Rural Development (RD) announced it is accepting applications from companies seeking to offset the costs associated ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 13, 2014 – The U.S. Forest Service next week will publish a Federal Register Notice seeking public comment on a proposal that would help standardize where and when over-snow vehicles, such as snowmobiles, are used on national forests and grasslands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Friday on the passing of actress Ruby Dee: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ruby Dee – a legendary actress and a lifelong champion for civil rights and social justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: The owner and operator of a Houston area ambulance company was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a $2.4 million Medicare fraud scheme.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: Federal banking regulators on Friday issued final supplemental guidance on income tax allocation agreements involving holding companies and insured depository institutions. An aim of the guidance is to reduce confusion regarding ownership of tax refunds.
By USDA Wire | Jun 13, 2014
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
