News from February 2016
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), 34 Senators and 171 House Members filed an amicus brief today in the case of State of West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - The first phase of transportation improvements at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Construction is completed.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), 34 Senators and 171 House Members filed an amicus brief today in the case of State of West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: Couple Allegedly Owned and Operated Businesses in Las Vegas and Raton, N.M., and Kingman, Ariz., Used to Distribute Spice and Launder Drug Proceeds.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: EMMETT, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will host an informational open house March 9 to inform the public of the status of the proposed construction of a third hydroelectric generating unit at Black Canyon Diversion Dam on the Payette River, near Emmett, Idaho.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the investigation into defective Takata airbag inflators.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said this Tuesday in response to President Obama’s plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and transfer detainees to the United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Cruz “Kelly" Chacon, 42, of Burley, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to preparing false income tax returns for clients of her business, “Kelly’s Tax Service," U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing to Examine Pipeline Safety Reauthorization." The Energy and Commerce Committee has been at the forefront of improving pipeline safety.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing to Examine Pipeline Safety Reauthorization." The Energy and Commerce Committee has been at the forefront of improving pipeline safety.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell is set to return to 2123 RHOB Wednesday to testify before the Health Subcommittee on the agency’s 2017 budget request. Her appearance is timely given the committee’s still unanswered questions on Obamacare’s cost-sharing reduction program as well as the recent revelation that the administration has “looted" billions in taxpayer dollars to prop up insurance companies.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the investigation into defective Takata airbag inflators.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: In announcing the appointment, Midwest Regional Director Cam Sholly said, "Mike has the right blend of experience to take the helm at the Arch. He has a proven track record of leading complex operations and building strong coalitions with partners and communities.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Kauba Simpson, 28, and Makoyia D. Jenkins, both of Dearborn, Michigan, with attempt to provide marijuana to a federal inmate and attempt to possess marijuana by a federal inmate, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former Navy Contractor has pleaded guilty to submitting a False Statement to the government in connection with $4.4 million contract to renovate warehouses at the Naval Support Facility in Mechanicsburg, PA.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell is set to return to 2123 RHOB Wednesday to testify before the Health Subcommittee on the agency’s 2017 budget request. Her appearance is timely given the committee’s still unanswered questions on Obamacare’s cost-sharing reduction program as well as the recent revelation that the administration has “looted" billions in taxpayer dollars to prop up insurance companies.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) responded following the release of the Health and Human Services Inspector General’s report on HealthCare.gov. The committee has actively conducted aggressive oversight of the failures of HealthCare.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Samuel J. Cusumano, 66, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced late yesterday to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $7.8 million in restitution for wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent solicitation from investors of the Swedish-registered Storehouse Credit Union. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - During a hearing today with Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, accused Russia of contributing to the flow of refugees from the Syrian conflict in order to stoke instability in Europe.
