News from September 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Disrupter Series: Advanced Robotics."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the historical perspectives of the Federal Power Act. The hearing builds on a June committee letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Norman Bay requesting...
By State Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 634, legislation recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and nuclear proliferation. By passing this legislation, introduced by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), the House has not only condemned North Korea’s continued belligerence, but has also helped ensure regional security and human rights.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Unemployment Insurance: An Overview of the Challenges and Strengths of Today’s System" on Wednesday, September 7, at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s August 2016 jobs report...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Fourth Graders and Their Families Eligible for Free Access to Public Lands and Waters Nationwide.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), have announced a joint hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor Center. The hearing...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Two Dallas men, Cedric Ray Jones, 27, and his brother, Damien Antoine Jones, 31, were sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to lengthy federal prison sentences for committing several violent armed robberies in Dallas in 2014, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - A licensed pharmacist, Kumi Frimpong, who owned and operated the Cornerstone Pharmacy, located on Bolton Boone Drive in Desoto, Texas, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill" operation, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Thomas Koszuta, 53, pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie B. Porter, who supervised child exploitation investigations and prosecuted significant corporate fraud and public corruption cases, will depart the U.S. Attorney’s Office after 12 years of public service, Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Visitor services at Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway are winding down from the 2016 summer season. The park and parkway remain open to visitors year-round, though roads and park areas may be temporarily closed due to weather, road conditions, wildlife, or other reasons.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga area residents are being targeted by phone calls regarding failure to report for jury duty from a person claiming to be from the U.S. Marshal Service. The scam involves an individual contacting the victim, telling him/her that he/she has missed federal jury duty, and demanding the victim pay a fine to avoid being arrested.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Defendant faces at least five and up to 40 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A White Plains, New York, woman was sentenced today to 162 months in prison for robbing a Glen Rock Savings Bank and fraudulently using an elderly victim’s checks to steal $198,750, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Human-caused climate warming increased the chances of the torrential rains that unleashed devastating floods in south Louisiana in mid August by at least 40 percent, according to a team of NOAA and partner scientists with World Weather Attribution (WWA) who conducted a rapid assessment of the role of climate on the historic heavy rain event.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing titled, “Federal Power Act: Historical Perspectives:"
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a narcotics supplier for the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for distributing hundreds of grams of heroin in and around Newark.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the historical perspectives of the Federal Power Act. The hearing builds on a June committee letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Norman Bay requesting...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2016
News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area announced the winners of the second annual photography contest. An Art-in-the-Park reception was held over Labor Day weekend to announce the winners of the contest. The celebration featured refreshments and live bluegrass music by South Sycamore.
