News from January 2016
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously approved legislation co-sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPW Ranking Member, to help protect and restore Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 (S. 1724) was introduced by Senator Dean ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - A former interim finance director for the city of Kingman charged with stealing more than $1 million from the city was arrested Wednesday, following an investigation by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
Release: Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2016 - In anticipation of legislation this week from the Senate to reauthorize child nutrition programs, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Marlon Gonzalez, also known as “Rey," 26, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - When U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors returned to an Atlanta food manufacturing facility and found previously cited hazards had reoccurred, the management of Schwan's Global Supply Inc. took an unusual step.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today held a business meeting where bipartisan legislation to reauthorize child nutrition programs was favorably reported out of the Agriculture Committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After requesting information regarding the administration’s unlawful payments to insurance companies for almost a year, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) each issued a subpoena to Secretary of...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After requesting information regarding the administration’s unlawful payments to insurance companies for almost a year, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) each issued a subpoena to Secretary of...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Improving the Federal Response to Challenges in Mental Health Care in America. In her remarks, Murray highlighted examples from Washington state that show how comprehensive mental health care can truly improve lives.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today held a business meeting to consider a bill to reauthorize child nutrition programs for five years.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked the consideration of the American Safety Against Foreign Enemies Act. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sponsored the Senate companion, S.2300 in November. The American SAFE Act requires...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man who shot at police in Kansas City, Kan., was indicted Wednesday on federal charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) responded today to the President's veto of S. J. Res 22, a measure that rejects an Administration rule that gives the federal government sweeping authority to regulate virtually all waters or wet areas throughout the United States.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Good morning and welcome. Last month, 14 Americans were killed and 22 were seriously injured in San Bernardino, California, by two terrorists who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. This barbaric attack demonstrated the serious threat that Islamic terrorists pose to our nation.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today held a business meeting where bipartisan legislation to reauthorize child nutrition programs was favorably reported out of the Agriculture Committee.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Senate EPW Reports Five Bills, 32 GSA Resolutions Out of Committee
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: Fritch, TX -- Fire managers plan to conduct prescribed burns at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. A single prescribed burn is planned totaling approximately 1,200 acres. Prescribed burning will occur at the south end of the park in the Rosita off-road area.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Report shows DHS was able to confirm departures of over 99 percent of nonimmigrant visitors scheduled to depart in Fiscal Year 2015, and that number continues to grow; DHS continues to improve the entry/exit system to better identify and track ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: Producers, Including Beginning and Underserved Farmers, Have a New Option to Gain Access to Land WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2016 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead a trade mission March 14 to March 18 to expand export opportunities for U.S. agriculture in Chile and Peru.
