News from February 2016
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Stay the Clean Power Plan
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Recently, the National Park Service (NPS) announced $15 million in support of 69 projects in 63 parks, including funding for the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area to construct a picnic pavilion at the Appaloosa Field near the Bandy Creek Visitor Center. The NPS funding for Big South Fork will be matched with funding from the Knoxville Arabian Horse Club.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing focused on “Reaching America’s Potential: Delivering Growth and Opportunity for All Americans.".
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY 2017 budget request...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that DAVID C. JACKSON, also known as “C. David Manns," “Charles Jackson" and “Andrew D. Smithson,"...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) today in New Zealand...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today welcomed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) passing seven bipartisan bills as part of its medical innovation package that is similar to the House passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Momentum continues in the collective effort to deliver #CuresNow.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY 2017 budget request...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a safety alert to U.S. and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the risks associated with transporting lithium batteries as cargo. The FAA also is issuing guidance to its own inspectors to help them determine whether the airlines have adequately assessed the risk of handling and carrying lithium batteries as cargo.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: 2016 is the "International Year of Pulses," an initiative of the United Nations that aims to heighten consumer awareness of the nutritional and other benefits of pulse crops and to marshal the capabilities of agricultural research organizations worldwide to develop new, improved varieties. The Agricultural...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A 60-year-old Kennard, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal environmental violations, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today made the following statement after reviewing President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to Congress, which includes legislative proposals to cut the federal crop insurance program by $18 billion.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement following the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Two bipartisan bills introduced in the House will reform the management of federal office space and real estate, reduce government waste, and have the potential to save taxpayers billions of dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to four years’ probation on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today welcomed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) passing seven bipartisan bills as part of its medical innovation package that is similar to the House passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Momentum continues in the collective effort to deliver #CuresNow.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Juneau, Alaska -U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a joint United States-Canadian wildlife investigation has concluded in the United States after the convictions of two Canadian hunters for violations of the Lacey act for the illegal take and export of wildlife.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Dear Acting Secretary King: Students who want to further their education but struggle with homelessness face serious roadblocks in applying for financial aid. I am writing to urge you to address inconsistencies in U.S. Department of Education (“the Department") policies that have created financial aid...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: By John Huber - United States Attorney.
