News from November 2017
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,356,360 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total 845,820 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year and 510,540 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nominations of Glen Smith and Stephen Vaden.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement on Sam Clovis...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held a hearing examining the federal and state response and recovery efforts from the recent series of unprecedented hurricanes.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Donald Santoriello, 60, of Pensacola, was sentenced today to 224 months in prison. He received 200 months as the result of his guilty plea on Aug. 10, 2017, to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and 24 months consecutive for violating his federal supervised release. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BLAST (Building Lasting Relationships Between Police and Community) Program & "Chasing the Dragon" Film Screening.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Gerardo Froilan Lopez Velazquez, age 51, and a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today to time served (56 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perspectives on Mixed Martial Arts."
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Superintendent Scott Tucker is pleased to announce that Veterans Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, 2017, will be celebrated as fee-free days for all Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Come and experience your park during this special fee-free weekend or any day! The National Lakeshore is open year-round.
By State Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. President: As Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, we are writing to express our views on U.S.-Taiwan relations before you embark on your first official visit to Asia. The U.S. and Taiwan have fostered a close relationship that has been of significant strategic...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act."
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Visitor’s Contact Center, located at 200 Transfer Rd. in Gerlach, NV, will close for the season on November 9, 2017.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, by unanimous consent.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed two Energy and Commerce Committee bills into law.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today welcomed House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady’s (R-Texas) release of a comprehensive tax reform bill based on the unified framework put together by the administration, Senate and House...
By State Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Yesterday evening, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) celebrated the recent enactment of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act. The bipartisan legislation seeks to expand girls’ access to education by addressing the unique barriers they face, such as child marriage, human trafficking and gender-based violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 45-year-old Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A mother and son have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a synthetic drug conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LONNIE ARNOLD, 37, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a cocaine distribution ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
