News from December 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee approved its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - legislation to overhaul the nation’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 Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: “Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Slaughter, Members of the Rules Committee - thank you for allowing me to testify in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today delivered the following closing remarks on the House Floor in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. The producers appointed to serve three year terms are: * Klint G. Stewart Columbus, Neb. * Carlton Bridgeforth, Decatur, Ala.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: A Triangle, Virginia man was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison for multiple sex trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: Nghia Hoang Pho, 67, of Ellicott City, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to willful retention of national defense information.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: The United States filed two civil injunction suits seeking to bar three siblings who prepare tax returns and their businesses from owning, operating, or franchising a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The United States filed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: Pine Creek Medical Center LLC (“Pine Creek”), a physician-owned hospital serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by paying physicians kickbacks in the form of marketing services in exchange for surgical referrals, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday it has voted to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent. In making this determination, the Board followed the framework detailed in the Board's policy statement for setting the CCyB for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: Pace University won the 14th annual national College Fed Challenge on Friday, a competition that encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The team, from New York, N.Y., represented the New York Federal Reserve District and included Carly Aznavorian, Salil Ahuja, Scarlett Bekus, Klejdja Qosja, and Marina Testani. Gregory Colman and Mark Weinstock were the team's faculty advisers.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Manafort Brothers, Inc. for exposing workers to mercury and respirator hazards while they dismantled a mercury boiler at a Portsmouth worksite. The Plainville, Connecticut, construction contractor faces penalties of $329,548.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2017
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
