News from March 2015
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittees today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator urging the administration to reverse course on its proposed changes to the popular and successful Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter echoes similar concerns outlined by bicameral Republican committee leaders in a letter sent to President Obama last month.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Next Steps for Spectrum Policy."
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Monday, March 23, construction will begin on a new Youth Exploration Area at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. During construction a section of the Presidential Trail will be closed to the public. If weather conditions permit, the project is anticipated to be completed and trail reopened by the end of May.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The legislation - nearly identical to bills introduced in the House and Senate last year - was introduced by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: Texarkana, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Derrick Estell, age 35, of Hot Springs, was sentenced today on two counts of Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence. Estell pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2014 to charges...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Charles Riley, Jr., age 45, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for two counts of possession with intent to distribute...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: “Periods of record warmth in the West and not enough precipitation during the rainy season cut short drought-relief in California this winter and prospects for above average temperatures this spring may make the situation worse," said Jon Gottschalck, chief, Operational Prediction Branch, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Lagranger Jones, 36, and Lamonte DeShannon Rush, 45, both of Sacramento, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and methamphetamine distribution.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: “Small businesses are vital to our economy. New Jersey alone is home to over 800,000 small businesses, which are responsible for half of the jobs in the state. Without smart policies, these small businesses simply cannot survive in capital-intensive industries such as telecommunications," said Congressman Pallone. “It’s time for the FCC to update its rules to give small businesses a fair shot at getting access to the nation’s airwaves."
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 26, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse: State and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA - Three individuals, including two operators of a Harrisonburg restaurant, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg on charges related to labor trafficking and witness tampering.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will host an Internet of Things Showcase featuring Internet-connected products manufactured in members’ districts. The showcase will precede a subcommittee hearing on “The Internet of Things: Exploring...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Raymond Rysheem E. Starr, 21, of Philadelphia, PA was charged today by indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of oxycodone, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: Ahmad Elbast Lied that He Was Caring for His Father to Receive Benefits.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today continued its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. Members reviewed the FCC’s FY 2016 budget request, questioned the commissioners about the recent vote to regulate the Internet with Depression-era rules, and discussed draft legislation to bring the FCC into the 21st Century.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, welcomed President Obama’s executive order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across the federal government, along with the pledge of several major federal suppliers to disclose...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The legislation - nearly identical to bills introduced in the House and Senate last year - was introduced by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: Defendant Had Several Turbo Tax Debit Cards And PII For 200 Individuals When His Limo Was Stopped For Traffic Offense.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: The legislation - nearly identical to bills introduced in the House and Senate last year - was introduced by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee...
