News from March 2015
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced witnesses for the Committee’s hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the Unites States" (WOTUS) proposed rule.
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 Commerce 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 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 DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Ameena Ali, 39, of Trinidad, was arrested after a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against her on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, charging her with making a false statement in an application for a passport and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today. On Wednesday March 18, 2015, Ali made her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cannon in district court. She was released pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -Steve Gibbons has been selected as the next superintendent at Lassen Volcanic National Park, after serving as acting superintendent at the park for the past four months. He will begin his new role in early May.
By DOE 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 DOE 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: COVINGTON - The leader of a massive drug conspiracy that distributed large quantities of heroin and marijuana in northern Kentucky and southern Ohio has been convicted by a jury of multiple drug charges and other related offenses.
By EPA 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: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Matthew Lavilla, of Spencerport, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to engaging in financial transactions with proceeds from a fraud scheme. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By Commerce 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 EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. The bipartisan, bicameral bill seeks to end the cycle...
By DOE 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 DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2015
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - A federal grand jury in Amarillo, Texas, returned an eight-count indictment this afternoon charging three men with various felony offenses stemming from an alleged heist of money from an armored car last year in Amarillo, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2015
News Release: Faces 10 Years in Prison, State Commitment as a Sexually Violent Predator.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W. Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that John E. Swain II, 52, of Charleston, West Virginia was sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas Johnston to three years of probation for impersonating a federal law enforcement officer. On April 14, 2014, Swain chased a...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 10, 2015, a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment against Tina M. Gentry (age: 47) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, charging her with filing false claims against the United States for tax refunds...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2015
News Release: Defendant Faces A Minimum Of 10 Years In Prison For Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Victim.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement: "On this National Agriculture Day, we acknowledge the impact of American agriculture on our daily lives and our nation's economy. We thank the scientists, conservationists, farmers and ranchers dedicated ...
