News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on February 7, 2017, a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against six individuals involved in distributing Oxycodone. The indictment named Lance Bruette (age: 34) of Minocqua, Orvin Kay...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Third Detroit-Area Physician Pleads Guilty in $5.4 Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee started the week recognizing #RareDiseaseDay, where we honored every patient living with a rare disease via video. The same day, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hosted a hearing featuring Olympic athletes Adam Nelson and Michael Phelps to examine the international anti-doping system. We rounded out our week with the Health Subcommittee hosting a hearing on the reauthorization of important user fee programs.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fill the existing vacancies at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee started the week recognizing #RareDiseaseDay, where we honored every patient living with a rare disease via video. The same day, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hosted a hearing featuring Olympic athletes Adam Nelson and Michael Phelps to examine the international anti-doping system. We rounded out our week with the Health Subcommittee hosting a hearing on the reauthorization of important user fee programs.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA) and the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2012 (BsUFA), both of which expire in September of 2017 and must be reauthorized for the...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Four men identified in an ISB investigation as those responsible for vandalism and theft at Timpanogos Cave National Monument have been sentenced in federal court. The men pleaded guilty to charges brought against them by the US Attorney's Office, District of Utah, stemming from an incident two years ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Southampton man was charged in U.S. District Court in Springfield today with child pornography offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Colorado Springs, Colorado, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Feb. 13, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmachines for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Linda Styler, 66, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 18 months in prison for her conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges. Styler will be on supervised release for two years after completing her prison sentence.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee introduced three bills to update U.S. cybersecurity policies and protect consumers. In recent years, millions of Americans have had their personal data stolen and high profile attacks-like the denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Dyn last year-have raised serious questions about our cybersecurity laws and our ability to prevent similar attacks in the future.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA) and the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2012 (BsUFA), both of which expire in September of 2017 and must be reauthorized for the...
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: This morning, we will discuss U.S. policy toward Venezuela. We asked our witnesses to address three questions: What are our interests in Venezuela? What policy outcome should we seek in Venezuela? What policy tools will get us to that outcome?
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fill the existing vacancies at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued a detailed district-by-district staff report summarizing the progress made under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the potential negative impacts of repealing the law in all 435 congressional districts and the District of Columbia.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo are leading a bipartisan effort to end the shortfall of veterinarians in rural areas by reintroducing the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act (VMLRPEA). This bipartisan bill would help meet the growing demand for veterinarians nationwide by eliminating taxes on programs that encourage veterinarians to practice in underserved areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wounded Knee, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault with the Intent to Commit Murder and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Feb. 27, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement on repealing and replacing Obamacare.
