News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that J.E.T. Holding Co. Inc. (JET) has paid $40,000 to nine U.S. citizens pursuant to a settlement with the department. The payments, which JET distributed last week, are part of a Jan. 17, 2017, settlement that resolved claims that JET discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of temporary foreign visa workers, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: Potomac, Md. - A $6.7 million construction project will soon be underway to improve several locks, waste weirs, bridges and other water control structures within one of the most popular segments of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal). These improvements will help the park’s historic structures withstand impacts from Potomac River floods and make the features easier to maintain.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demario James, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to time served (over 40 months) by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2017
News Release: Texas Resident Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to ISIS.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2017
News Release: In a continuing effort to protect nesting Roseate Spoonbills, the west side of Palm Key has been closed to all access.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) correctly determined that requirements on the hardrock mining industry for demonstrating financial responsibility under section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) are unwarranted. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding Senate passage of the tax reform bill: “Senate passage of tax reform is continued good news for America’s job creators and job seekers. Reducing taxes and reforming the tax code will help businesses ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following remarks upon offering his second amendment to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Tax Policy Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) released the following statements today after the House took historic action to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) - bold tax reform legislation that will create more jobs, increase paychecks, and make the tax code simpler and fairer for Americans of all walks of life...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: FBI Statement Regarding an Ongoing OIG Investigation of Employee Conduct.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on Congressman Sandy Levin’s (D-MI) announced retirement...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today announced a bipartisan agreement relating to Medicare “extenders," policies that expire unless Congress acts. Congress last extended these policies in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in 2015.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statements after the Senate passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which includes Murkowski’s title opening a small portion of the non-wilderness 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for responsible energy development.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: FBI Media Alert: Fidel Castillo Arrested for Albuquerque Bank Robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Continuation of Useful Resources To States Act (H.R. 4461/ S.2173). The COURTS Act will extend and permanently fund the Court Improvement Program and...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Senate passed Republicans’ tax legislation...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Ways and Means Committee today passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) - bold legislation to overhaul America’s tax code for the first time in 31 years.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Alex Azar to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed the U.S. Senate...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: Contact: Peggie Gaul, 301-663-9388, peggie_gaul@nps.gov. Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center to close December 11-13, 2017. THURMONT, Md. - Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center will be temporarily closed December 11-13, 2017 while the National Park Service replaces insulation in public areas of the...
