News from June 2015
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Teton Interagency fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to HIGH for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and all of Teton County, Wyoming. The potential for fire activity has increased due to drying vegetation combined with higher temperatures, low humidity and brisk...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Michael Patrick Redente, 39, of San Angelo, Texas, was charged in a federal indictment, returned last Wednesday, June 17, by a grand jury in Lubbock, Texas, with one count of possession of prepubescent child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John R. Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -In advance of this week’s hearing, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow - ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - today released a draft proposal that offers a pathway forward on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) in the wake of the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 23, 2015, Anthony Johnson, 25, pled guilty to an indictment charging him with Possession of Contraband by a Federal Inmate. Johnson was an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution located...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, by a bipartisan vote of 247-180. The Ratepayer Protection Act was introduced by Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: MISSOULA - Tony Gustafson, 48, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 200 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Gustafson was also required to forfeit his computer, hard drives, a USB device, and 30 VHS tapes that were...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, by a bipartisan vote of 247-180. The Ratepayer Protection Act was introduced by Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of the Senate EPW Committee, praised unanimous support for the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) at the Senate EPW markup today...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on finding a long-term solution to pay for America’s roads and bridges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2015 - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today held a hearing to review a report published yesterday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is chronically mismanaging its bonding program for renewable energy projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jason Zaifert, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 97 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Patrick Ball, 38, of Toledo, Oregon, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to 96 months in prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. The federal charges were brought after the Lincoln County Police and Toledo Police Department identified Ball as a methamphetamine trafficker and began an investigation. After a traffic stop, he was found with 107 grams of actual methamphetamine and arrested.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, by a bipartisan vote of 247-180. The Ratepayer Protection Act was introduced by Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday reported out favorably the nomination of Carol Fortine Ochoa to be inspector general of the General Services Administration. Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) made these remarks afterward...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - This morning, Wisconsin Congressman and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) joined Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition to discuss the importance of Trade Promotion Authority and why it’s critical to getting future trade agreements.and excerpts of Congressman Ryan’s responses follow.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Convicted for Racketeering and Money Laundering Following Trial of Over Two Months; A Total of 40 Defendants Have Been Convicted in the Jail Racketeering Conspiracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reiterated his support for bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation and called on Congress to swiftly advance a comprehensive bipartisan trade agenda across the finish line.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the administration’s approval of Medicaid demonstration projects. A recent report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office raised concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in the administration’s spending on Medicaid programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate voted to end debate on trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation, setting the stage for final passage this week. In response, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A Montgomery man was convicted on June 19, 2015 for unlicensed firearms trafficking, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.
