News from November 2017
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a business meeting where S. 2099 , the Federal Land Management Act of 2017, was favorably reported out of the Committee by unanimous voice vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: For Hobbs Act Robbery. SOUTH BEND - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced the return of a four-count indictment charging Cordero Love, age 25, of South Bend, Indiana with 3 counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and 1 count of using a firearm during a crime...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study examining the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly known as “superbugs." Signing the letter was: Energy and Commerce Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Rod J. Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General, Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that the Madoff...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Jay Costa Kelter, formerly known as Ignatius J. Costa, III, 48, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on five counts of wire fraud, 16 counts of mail fraud, and one count of securities fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of how federal agencies use predictive models to inform their decision-making. Signing the letter was: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office reminds the public that seasonal trail closures will go into effect Nov. 16 for motorized travel in the Pocatello, Bear Lake and Soda Springs areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH - Melvin Lewis Andrews, 55, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to serve 188 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in August 2017 to his role in the conspiracy to rob Haltom’s Jewelers in Grapevine, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 31-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted he possessed child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) unveiled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a comprehensive tax reform proposal designed to provide fiscally responsible tax relief for the middle-class, bring down tax rates across the board, and enhance America’s competitiveness to keep jobs and investment here at home.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to consider the nominations of Glen R. Smith, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board; and Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study examining the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly known as “superbugs." Signing the letter was: Energy and Commerce Committee...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study examining the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly known as “superbugs." Signing the letter was: Energy and Commerce Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: A Ravenna man was indicted for selling carfentanil, heroin, fentanyl and illegally having a firearm, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: SOUTH BEND - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced the return of a four-count indictment charging Cordero Love, age 25, of South Bend, Indiana with 3 counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and 1 count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: VERNAL, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office will begin selling non-commercial Christmas tree cutting permits for pinyon pine and juniper trees on Nov. 15. The last day to purchase a permit is Dec. 22.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today examining the regulatory and competitive framework of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry and discussing H.R. 44, the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act, introduced by #SubDCCP member Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
By EPA Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Race to 5G and its Potential to Revolutionize American Competitiveness."
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of how federal agencies use predictive models to inform their decision-making. Signing the letter was: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Race to 5G and its Potential to Revolutionize American Competitiveness."
