News from May 2016
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today responded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) announcement that it was expanding the Takata airbag recall.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Jesse Starkey, 35, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered that Starkey’s 30 month sentence is to run concurrent...
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Roger Allen Combs Facing Federal Prison Time.
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As youth Spring football games begin around the nation, Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent letters to collegiate and youth football leaders asking how they plan to prevent and mitigate the risks of degenerative brain disorders for student-athletes.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: The Halls Crossing Marina fuel dock will be temporarily closed on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10 for upgrades. Fuel will remain available at the Bullfrog Marina. Fuel services at the Halls Crossing Marina will resume on Wednesday, May 11.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that Granville Robinson, 27, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to 294 months in prison for his role in operating a sex trafficking scheme out of the Riviera Motel in New Orleans, using force and threats to compel multiple women to engage in prostitution for the defendants’ profit in New Orleans and elsewhere.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Used the Stolen Funds for Personal and Business Benefits, Such as Dog Grooming, Adult Entertainment, Clothing and Payroll for His Employees.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: FLAGSTAFF, AZ-The National Park Service (NPS) and International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) are pleased to announce Flagstaff Area National Monuments -Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon and Wupatki - have been designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the IDA. The monuments and their immediate...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced a hearing for Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement in response to partisan subpoenas issued by Chairmen Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Fred Upton (R-MI), requiring the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT STEWART, a/k/a “Bob," was sentenced to four years’ probation, with the first year to be served in home detention, and $150,000 in forfeiture for conspiring to use inside information provided by...
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Dr. David Danielson today announced the second round of funding for the Energy Department’s Technologist in Residence (TIR) program. At its core, the new program aims to strengthen lab-industry relationships to support industry needs and...
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today responded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) announcement that it is expanding the recall of an additional estimated 35 million Takata airbags.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the committee’s broad review of concussions, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced today it will hold a hearing on concussions in youth sports next Friday. The hearing will build upon the committee’s first roundtable...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement in response to partisan subpoenas issued by Chairmen Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Fred Upton (R-MI), requiring the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today responded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) announcement that it was expanding the Takata airbag recall.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Tennessee Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Operating Sex Trafficking Enterprise.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced a hearing for Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
