News from November 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 392-26.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Kurowski, 23, of Cheektowaga, NY, plead guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a Majority staff report titled, Restoring the Power of the Purse: Shining Light on Federal Agencies Billion Dollar Fines Collections. The report surveyed 34 agencies and found they collected over $83 billion in fines and penalties between 2010 and 2015, which were used to fund operations and unappropriated programs.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As today’s vote nears on the 21st Century Cures Act, support continues to build. The growing support is diverse, coming from: patient advocacy groups, rare disease groups, cancer centers, technology groups, top universities, biopharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and others. To date, over 300 groups, some representing anywhere from 50 to 200 organizations, have shared letters or messages of support.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Neil West, Sr., 65, of Portland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 14½ years in prison and five years of supervised release for armed bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: Justin Stanley to Spend Three Months in Federal Prison, Pay Over $20,000 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold an informal stakeholder meeting Dec. 6, 2016, to allow public input regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Biological Opinion (BiOp) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Tuscaloosa man as part of a conspiracy to traffic cocaine in Tuscaloosa County, and with using an express delivery service to illegally distribute drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven Gerido.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Armando Sotelo, 24, pleaded guilty today to a hate crime offense for his role in a June 19, 2015, assault of a black Somali man in Dodge City, Kansas. Omar Cantero Martinez, 32, also pleaded guilty today to providing perjured testimony during a hate crimes prosecution arising from the same assault.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey jewelry store owner who used his business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 392-26.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s announcement of the first ten chemicals that will be evaluated for potential risks to human health and the environment as required under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: There is not a single person in this chamber or watching at home today who has not been touched by disease in some way. We have all said too many early good-byes to people we hold dear. Families robbed of a parent that will never get to see their child’s milestones. A child born without the gift of a...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: A monumental vote on the 21st Century Cures Act is just hours away, and the New York Daily News added its voice to get #CuresNow across the finish line. Praising the bipartisan hard work of committee leaders, the editorial board highlights a “promising legislative package," saying that Congress “is on the verge of doing something big."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or “MS-13," pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in connection with attempting to murder a gang rival in Chelsea in 2015 and distributing cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that LeConte Lodge, the popular backcountry lodging facility at the base of Mount LeConte, and the Elkmont Campground and Historic Districts have sustained no damage from the fire activities in the park on Monday evening. Some Elkmont buildings sustained roof damage from falling trees caused by heavy winds, and some roof repairs will be required.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: A monumental vote on the 21st Century Cures Act is just hours away, and the New York Daily News added its voice to get #CuresNow across the finish line. Praising the bipartisan hard work of committee leaders, the editorial board highlights a “promising legislative package," saying that Congress “is on the verge of doing something big."
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: From the mapping of the human genome to the rise of personalized medicines that are linked to advances in molecular medicine, we have seen constant breakthroughs that are changing the face of disease treatment, management, and cures.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Energy and Power Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed emissions targets for model years 2022-2025.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: The Defendant Used the Embezzled Money to Fund Lavish Lifestyle.
