News from June 2015
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: “This proposal is welcome news for our country’s small businesses that deserve a fair shot at competing in today’s wireless marketplace. Small businesses drive our economy, employ millions of Americans, and are often women- and minority-owned, but outdated rules make it even harder for them to thrive.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Clint Andrews Williamson, 29, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, received a 30-year sentence in federal prison yesterday for producing a child pornography video of a toddler and live-streaming it to a couple in Georgia, who are currently facing state and federal charges related to child...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine bipartisan legislation to improve health care for newborns, infants, and children.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act by preserving tax credits for health insurance in states with federal health insurance marketplaces.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent two letters relating to pipeline safety oversight. The first letter requests updates from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the status...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: “Today, the Supreme Court of the United States reaffirmed that the American people, no matter where they live in this country, still have the right to access quality, affordable health insurance. Legal experts had always considered the case attacking the Affordable Care Act to be legally frivolous.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today held a hearing on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and trade retaliation: what is at stake for America's farmers, ranchers, businesses and consumers.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent two letters relating to pipeline safety oversight. The first letter requests updates from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the status...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, a bill that includes an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, an extension of Generalized System of Preferences, and a renewal of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following joint statement in response to today’s announcement from the Department of Education regarding its controversial college rating system...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Affordable Care Act tax credits for families nationwide.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A man who died while hiking the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 36-year-old Takayuki Fujiwara of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, with Independence Day on the horizon, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, lead a group of 17 senators in introducing legislation that would grant Washington, D.C. full statehood, including full voter representation...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in partnership with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), today began a safety reporting program called the Safety Review Process (SRP). The 18-month pilot program, which is open to all bargaining-unit employees, allows FAA employees who work in the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) to elevate safety concerns without fear of retaliation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 324 months in prison for his role in a $3 million conspiracy to scam customers by offering phony consulting services to owners of timeshares through the New Jersey-based Vacation Ownership Group LLC, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, released the following opening statement - as prepared for delivery - at today’s hearing on country-of-origin labeling (COOL).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Cristi M. Wellen, 36, of Painesville, with stealing cash from various first-class mail while employed by the United States Postal Service, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- Kendrick Christopher, 47, a Grenadian national, and Jeard Shillingford, 33, a Dominican national, pleaded guilty today in District Court on St. Thomas to an information charging them with encouraging and inducing aliens to enter the United States for commercial or financial gain in violation of law, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Cornelius J. Gaymon, 34, and Tedrick O. Speller, 33, both of Norfolk, have pleaded guilty to heroin and narcotics charges. Gaymon, who is a 10-time convicted felon, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 23 grams of heroin. Speller pleaded guilty yesterday to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of crack cocaine.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. “For more than 60 years the United States has been the leader in providing food for those in need around the world. Partnering with private organizations, millers and shippers, the United States has delivered more than $80 billion in international food aid since World War II.
