News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Raymond Mireles Jr., 45, of Lamont, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 15 years and three months in prison, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jodarin Marquis Whitfield (27, Sarasota), Herbert Adelphus Pinckney (39, Avon Park), and Rashica Shaguana Ford (39, Sarasota) with conspiracy and arson. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today headlined a discussion at AEI on the opioid crisis and Congress’ ongoing efforts to combat the epidemic.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today released the following statement after President Trump nominated Alex Azar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS ROBLES, 27, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin trafficking ring.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today released the following statement after President Trump nominated Alex Azar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By EPA Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today headlined a discussion at AEI on the opioid crisis and Congress’ ongoing efforts to combat the epidemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced it will markup four bills on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Comprehensive drug investigation led to seizure of over a million dollars in drug proceeds and a plane.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced it will markup four bills on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today headlined a discussion at AEI on the opioid crisis and Congress’ ongoing efforts to combat the epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jodarin Marquis Whitfield (27, Sarasota), Herbert Adelphus Pinckney (39, Avon Park), and Rashica Shaguana Ford (39, Sarasota) with conspiracy and arson. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge John E. Steele today sentenced Derrick L. Kinchen (39, Fort Myers) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. As a three-time convicted felon, he was subject to enhanced penalties under the Armed Career Criminal statute. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm and ammunition associated with the offense.
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Inspector General David L. Hunt today requesting an investigation into whether FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has taken improper actions to benefit Sinclair Broadcast Group.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - In continuing efforts to promote America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a public scoping period for nominated oil and gas lease parcels located within Bighorn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Richland, Roosevelt, and Wibaux counties within the Miles City Field Office. The lease sale is scheduled for June 12, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Intermediary Who Facilitated Corrupt Payments to a Russian Nuclear Energy Official Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following news that President Trump has nominated Alex Azar for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS):
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the authorization for National Laboratory contractors to use Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) to facilitate new strategic partnerships with the national labs. This authorization comes after the ACT pilot successfully completed a six-year pilot study.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Congressional efforts to overhaul the nation’s broken tax code are gaining momentum in the Senate this week, with Senate Finance Committee members and Trump administration officials touting the economic benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
