News from March 2017
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $131,245 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive online lease sale March 14. Twenty parcels totaling 35,502.86 acres in Elko and Eureka Counties received bids.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Examining Innovative Solutions to Control Invasive Species and Promote Wildlife Conservation." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A business owner, who previously admitted he underreported more than $5 million in income over the course of three years, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shane Michael Aurand, 20, of Gowanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production and distribution of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Program."
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump announced that he will reopen midterm review of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which was finalized under the Obama Administration. This move opens the door to rolling back implementation of the standard requiring cars and light-duty trucks to reach a 54.5 miles per gallon standard by Model Year 2025...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: The below op-ed from House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson recently appeared in the Morris (MN) Sun Tribune’s Ag Week issue.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held a hearing examining the state of the nation’s dams and hydropower resources. The subcommittee reviewed the federal licensing process and recommendations to improve coordination between government agencies, promote new infrastructure, and ensure consumers have access to reliable and affordable electricity generated from hydropower.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a man from New Iberia pleaded guilty to transporting obscene material.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden(D-OR) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price reminding him that Medicaid waivers cannot be approved by the agency...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the real-world impacts of a 10 percent budget cut across the Department of the Interior (DOI), a figure that has been widely suggested as the Trump administration’s likely target for fiscal year 2018. Greenwire reported on Feb. 28 that Trump is likely to seek a 10 percent Department-wide budget cut, citing multiple sources.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Four Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today requested answers from the National Football League (NFL) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regarding troubling allegations, made public in a March 9th Washington Post article, that personnel of NFL teams, including doctors and trainers, violated various federal laws for decades involving the use and transport of controlled substances and other prescription drugs.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Program."
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Leaders from EM’s Hanford Site updated the 2017 Waste Management Symposium on progress and planned activity.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “HR 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement after President Trump announced that the administration will be reviewing the fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for motor vehicles. These rules were previously put forth by the Obama administration.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing “Disrupter Series: Advanced Materials and Production":
By USDA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s announcement to nominate J. Christopher Giancarlo to be Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: A Mississippi-based Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researcher has learned that using poultry litter as fertilizer can help cotton growers in the Southeast maximize profits.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “HR 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017."
