News from June 2015
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO-Ozark National Scenic Riverways announces that the stairwell and viewing platform over Devils Well will be temporarily closed to the public on June 24 and 25 so that researchers may conduct biological monitoring of the underground spring system and evaluate the platform supports.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 9, the “Innovation Act," Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing efforts to improve the nation’s mental health system, the committee today released a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office entitled, “Better Documentation Needed to Oversee Substance Abuse and Mental...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today issued the following comments following the U.S. District’s Court’s decision rejecting requests for a stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s heavy-handed utility-style rules for the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Yolanda Aberin Scott on thirty-two counts of filing false tax returns announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A National Framework for the Review and Labeling of Biotechnology in Food."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: “I am pleased that the court has rejected attempts to delay the strong net neutrality rules put in place by the FCC. The importance of these protections cannot be overstated, and I am glad that consumers across the country will benefit from them as soon as possible."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing efforts to improve the nation’s mental health system, the committee today released a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office entitled, “Better Documentation Needed to Oversee Substance Abuse and Mental...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today a felony Criminal Information was filed late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Scranton charging Jorge Mojica, age 24, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with possessing and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking from July 2013 to April 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Johnson City, Texas -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park concludes its popular outdoor summertime movie series on Saturday, Sept. 12, with the showing of the movie the Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews at the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. The film starts at dusk and will be presented on a large outdoor screen. Access to the ranch begins at7:00 pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, announces that CASE SALES COMPANY, INC., GARRY DAVIS, CAROL SAWYER, and THOMAS J. MORRIS, III, have agreed to pay $175,000 to settle claims related to a debt owed to the United States.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing efforts to improve the nation’s mental health system, the committee today released a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office entitled, “Better Documentation Needed to Oversee Substance Abuse and Mental...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Christopher D. Brackett, 37, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for producing, transporting, and possessing child pornography. Brackett was convicted after a jury trial on all three charges. The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, Senior United States District Court Judge, sentenced Brackett to...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: “The FCC plays a vital role protecting consumers in the 21st century economy. Millions of Americans have made their voices heard and called on the FCC to enact strong net neutrality protections. Instead of listening to the will of the people, Republican appropriators are playing politics with the FCC's...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislation to reauthorize crucial programs to help 9/11 victims and families. H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, would provide important resources and certainty to programs that support those affected by the September 11th attacks, including the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: New Jersey Man Admits Smuggling $65 Million in Sensitive Electronic Components to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Federal Security Service.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Contact... Kristina Baum (EPW) - 202.224.6176 Donelle Harder (EPW) - 202.224.4721 Michael Tadeo (ENR) - 202.224.5810 WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislation to reauthorize crucial programs to help 9/11 victims and families. H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, would provide important resources and certainty to programs that support those affected by the September 11th attacks, including the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2015
News Release: Rodrigo Pineda-Fernance, a/k/a “Jose Morales," a/k/a “Jose Cardona," 50, of Perkasie, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The Indictment alleges that on or about May 7, 2015, Pineda-Fernance, an alien, and native and citizen of Honduras, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about Jan. 29, 2010, May 24, 2013, and July 31, 2013.
