News from March 2014
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach." The subcommittee examined ongoing efforts to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of concussions in sports, including game rule changes, coaching and player education, guidelines, as well as developing brain injury research and equipment research and development.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to every insurance provider participating in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace requesting specific enrollment data, including the number of individuals who have paid their first month’s premium and those who are identified...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Bipartisan legislation to help American families access safe, affordable, and quality child care has cleared the Senate with strong support from senators on both sides of the aisle. U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Richard Burr (R-NC) ...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to every insurance provider participating in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace requesting specific enrollment data, including the number of individuals who have paid their first month’s premium and those who are identified...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS- As part of President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge, the Department of Energy today recognized Staples for its leadership in energy efficiency at the Coppell Fulfillment Center near Dallas, Texas. Through the Better Buildings Challenge, building owners and managers are charged with...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach." The subcommittee examined ongoing efforts to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of concussions in sports, including game rule changes, coaching and player education, guidelines, as well as developing brain injury research and equipment research and development.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that ANTHONY MARCOS CHADWELL, 20, of Billings, was sentenced to 48 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release by Senior U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy on Feb. 19, 2014. In November 2013, a jury found Chadwell guilty of being a subject of a court order in possession of firearms and ammunition after a 2 day trial.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River announces two programs on Saturday, April 5. First, bring any questions you have and come join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. (ET). Then, meet at Lilly Bridge at 11:00 a.m. for our Climb with a Ranger program.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Then-E&C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today responded to Wednesday’s announcement by the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau changing FCC policy with regard to the approval...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Laquon Ashton, 33, of Arlington, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in Northwest Louisiana.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the below statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing on “Keystone XL and the National Interest Determination."
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Then-E&C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee member and author of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following video ahead of today’s House of Representative’s vote on a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to every insurance provider participating in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace requesting specific enrollment data, including the number of individuals who have paid their first month’s premium and those who are identified...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Alfredo Ozuna Ahumada, a resident of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced to 100 months in prison following his plea of guilty to one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1). Senior U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Ahumada in Richland, Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Angel Santiago, 43, of Ambrose, Georgia, has been indicted for engaging in a sexual act with an inmate who was then under his custodial authority as a federal correctional officer. The indictment was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida and Teresa M. Gulotta-Powers, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Miami Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Robert Stewart, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Judge Hollander enhanced Stewart’s sentence upon finding that he is an armed career criminal based on four previous drug convictions.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Rep. George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee; and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today to introduce...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Are you a teenager looking for a challenging summer job? If so, you may be interested in working for the National Park Service as a member of the Youth Conservation Corps at Fort Sumter National Monument. The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) was established by Public Law 93-408 as a summer employment program...
