News from September 2016
By EPA Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Power Act: Historical Perspectives." Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) will preside over the hearing.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Power Act: Historical Perspectives." Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) will preside over the hearing.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell regarding possible violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits agencies from spending monies not appropriated by Congress, among other limitations. Federal employees who violate...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A Rio Grande Valley area doctor has been charged in a federal indictment for his scheme to defraud Medicare and to solicit and obtain illegal kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that CARL D. WRIGHT, age 46, of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge James J. Brady to one count of bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344, and to four...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Koby Dean Johnson, 52, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Aug. 26, 2016, for first degree murder and for causing death through the use of a firearm. Johnson was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He received life terms of imprisonment on both...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of President Obama’s commitment to protect our nation’s unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them, the Obama Administration today launched the second year of the Every Kid in a Park program, which gives fourth graders and their families free access to federal lands and waters nationwide for a full year. Watch a video with highlights from Every Kid in a Park from last year.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) announced he will resign from Congress next week...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) announced he will resign from Congress next week...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Power Act: Historical Perspectives." Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) will preside over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Yesterday, a Venezuelan national was convicted by a federal jury for participating in a marriage fraud conspiracy.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a legislative hearing for Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Legislation to Improve Public Health."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today that Kenton Maurice Taylor, age 46, of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff to 151 months in prison for running a heroin distribution conspiracy that began operating in and around Lansing in October 2012. In addition to his prison term, Taylor was sentenced to eight years of supervised release and ordered to pay a money judgment of $50,400.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a legislative hearing for Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Legislation to Improve Public Health."
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Harkers Island, NC -The National Weather Service has issued tropical storm watch for North Carolina from Oregon Inlet South, including Cape Lookout National Seashore. The area remains under a significant heavy rainfall threat. Heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding could begin as early as Friday...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a legislative hearing for Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Legislation to Improve Public Health."
