News from February 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a legislative hearing entitled, “Examining Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act." The hearing provided an opportunity to get an update on the regulation and approval of biosimilars from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as an update on the reimbursement policy recently outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Congress considers broad energy legislation on the Senate floor, all 12 Senate Finance Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged their colleagues to take action on energy policy and combat climate change by updating outdated energy tax policies.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX) expressed disbelief after the Obama administration unveiled a proposal to place a $10-per-barrel tax on oil.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Shukri Abdullah, age 43, of Albany, New York, was arraigned yesterday on an indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids with brand names like Scooby Snax, Geeked Up, and Green Giant.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement commending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking important steps to address the opioid epidemic sweeping our nation. Today, the agency released its Opioids Action Plan, which, among other measures, ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced new legislation, the Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act, to provide additional tools to review and ensure the safety of medical devices after contaminated...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX) expressed disbelief after the Obama administration unveiled a proposal to place a $10-per-barrel tax on oil.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Feb. 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and key members of his staff, today received awards for their leadership on issues important to wheat producers from the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. Roberts also addressed the NAWG Winter Conference.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority (TCCA) have released for public comment an Environmental
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a legislative hearing entitled, “Examining Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act." The hearing provided an opportunity to get an update on the regulation and approval of biosimilars from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as an update on the reimbursement policy recently outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold a meeting of the Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee on Feb. 24-25, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a legislative hearing entitled, “Examining Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act." The hearing provided an opportunity to get an update on the regulation and approval of biosimilars from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as an update on the reimbursement policy recently outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
By State Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding reports of a letter from the State Department Inspector General revealing that classified material was sent to the personal email account of Secretary Powell and to the personal email accounts of Secretary Rice’s senior staff...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz released the following statement on reporters that the IRS suffered a “hardware failure" causing the Agency to stop accepting electronically filed tax returns.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing considering a number of pending nominations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Tax Court...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement commending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking important steps to address the opioid epidemic sweeping our nation. Today, the agency released its Opioids Action Plan, which, among other measures, ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, including Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan.; Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; and Ben Sasse, R-Neb.; this week introduced S.Res. 360, a resolution acknowledging the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s (NASDA) 100th anniversary and its commitment to promoting the interests of American farmers and ranchers, both domestically and abroad.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX) expressed disbelief after the Obama administration unveiled a proposal to place a $10-per-barrel tax on oil.
