News from September 2017
By EPA Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) are requesting a briefing from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and sports companies involved in the evolving college basketball bribery scandal. They released the following statement this afternoon...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) are requesting a briefing from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and sports companies involved in the evolving college basketball bribery scandal. They released the following statement this afternoon...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 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 two nominations within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: SEPT. 28, 2017 - The U.S. Census Bureau continues to research and plan communications and outreach strategies to maximize response and participation in the 2020 Census. Similar to preparations for the 2010 Census, we will again conduct the Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators Survey (CBAMS) designed to better understand the mindsets related to census participation across demographics subgroups, including the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing , titled, “Rural Development and Energy Programs: Perspectives for the 2018 Farm Bill."
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - Learn about a modern day journey on the Trail at the California Trail Interpretive Center. Trail Center Park Ranger Erika Schaubach described her experience as “beautiful monotony."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Alabama Man Arrested on Production of Child Pornography Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Alaska couple has been charged for allegedly defrauding an Anchorage medical practice of at least $550,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Michael McCree, 65, of Vacaville, CA, pleaded guilty today to one count of mail fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on Sept. 27, 2017, United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Jeffrey Guzman, age 26, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to 96 months’ imprisonment for being the head of a heroin and cocaine trafficking organization that operated from late 2015 until April 2016.
By State Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed nine measures, including H.R. 3320. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has announced it will markup a bill to extend federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and important public health programs next week.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor services and facilities south of Oregon Inlet, including all campgrounds, will reopen this afternoon at 1:00 pm. Facilities north of Oregon Inlet reopened this morning at 9:00 am.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Constantin Chiriac, age 42, and a citizen of Moldova, was sentenced today to time served (128 days in jail) for transporting an alien within the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Sept. 21, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Wilfred Wallace Bryant, 55, of Vacaville, charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Bryant was taken into custody today and the indictment was unsealed.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent multiple tweets directly to President Donald Trump urging him to take immediate action to lower the price of a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) drug that the U.S. government owns, but licenses to a drug company that is charging an outrageous $87,000 per year...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Sold Thousands of Bags of K2 Out of Convenience Store in Medford.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District is issuing a revised emergency closure of public lands in Douglas County, Oregon. This closure affects public lands within and adjacent to the Horse Prairie fire, on lands administered by the BLM.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has announced it will markup a bill to extend federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and important public health programs next week.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for alleged computer hacking and wiretapping of his former company’s email server, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
