News from September 2016
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on news that the Republican leaders of the House and Senate commerce and judiciary committees are asking the Obama Administration to reconsider the transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA):
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: A member of the Suquamish Tribe and his wife were sentenced to prison today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for the repeated physical abuse of two of their six children, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. GARNET L. MABE, 32, of Suquamish, Washington was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered the following remarks at today’s meeting of the Senate and House Conferees on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. Included in the House amendment to S. 2012 were several committee provisions that have...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Evidence Showed Defendant Tried to Kill and Burn the Victim.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: I’ll just generally outline that our relationship with Pakistan has been very complicated. I think we’ve gone through a period of time where we’ve both viewed our relationship as very transactional. We went through a period of time where we tried to change that and deal with Pakistan in a different manner and to create a more whole relationship with them. From my standpoint, that hasn’t been very successful.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., announced today that after a lengthy and comprehensive investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, together with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Volunteers are needed to help with trash cleanup and trail construction, when the Bureau of Land Management celebrates National Public Lands Day, Sunday, Sept. 25, at project sites on Bald Mountain southeast of Susanville.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: Rock Island, Ill. - Peter W. Cooper, 59, of Milan, Ill., was sentenced today for theft of funds from the Veterans Administration, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois. U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow ordered Cooper to serve one year in federal prison and to pay $178,789...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SILVIA MARIA GARCIA-COYADO, age 34, last residing in Houma, pled guilty today to a three-count Indictment for unlawful transfer of identification documents.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: As Summer Comes to a Close, Obamacare’s Outlook Worsens.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup convening on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at 5:30 p.m., or 10 minutes after the conclusion of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology markup, whichever is later, in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building for opening statements only. The subcommittee will reconvene on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at 2 p.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office is partnering with the Tuolumne County Land Trust, Tuolumne
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a legislative hearing examining legislation to improve public health.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Department of Energy’s Role in Advancing the National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States." Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) will preside over the hearing. Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz is slated to testify.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to obtain stolen identity information and use it to file phony tax returns with the IRS, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that three Mission, South Dakota, women have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Child Abuse.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered the following remarks at today’s meeting of the Senate and House Conferees on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. Included in the House amendment to S. 2012 were several committee provisions that have...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a federal grand jury in Williamsport has indicted two federal inmates in cases resulting from separate incidents.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $13 million funding initiative aimed at mitigating methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure. The funds will support twelve multi-year research projects focused on developing cost-effective methods to reduce methane emissions and better quantify their sources, volumes, and rates. This initiative aligns with the President's Climate Action Plan Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - During a hearing on U.S. policy toward Pakistan, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed continued frustration over Pakistan’s refusal to target the Haqqani network, a leading terrorist affiliate of the Taliban that is responsible ...
