News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Illinois Caviar Supplier to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Food.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling for answers from government agencies on what actions they will take to improve oversight on federal grants given to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to new reports that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price has been using taxpayer funds to book private jets to visit colleagues and spend time with family...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 28-year-old Mount Pleasant, Texas 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 | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: A Kent man was indicted for filing false tax returns, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and IRS Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Korner.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will be conducting a managed youth deer hunt on October 7 and 8 in the Big Spring area. The Peavine Road, the Peavine Pavilion area, and all hiking trails within the Big Spring area will be temporarily closed from Friday, October 6, until the morning of...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore facilities north of Oregon Inlet will reopen tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. Visitor services on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will reopen throughout the day tomorrow for local residents; however, a mandatory non-resident evacuation is still in place for all of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, so campgrounds will not reopen until Dare and Hyde Counties lift the evacuation orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Defendant Molested Child while Babysitting. A 26-year-old member of the Makah Tribe was sentenced Sept. 26, 2017, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 63 months in prison for sexually molesting a 5-year-old child, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. JORDAN JAMES COLFAX was babysitting the young...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Thank you everyone for coming today to discuss the important topic of tax reform. While Republicans are hiding behind closed doors to formulate how they’re going to cut taxes for the wealthy, we are here inviting the American public to discuss tax reform with us out in the open.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders."
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricanes Irma and Maria damage and response. Homestead, Fla. -National Park Service (NPS) incident response experts are coordinating the bureau’s response to Caribbean parks impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. A new deployment of the Eastern Incident Management...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to the so-called “Big Six" tax reform framework...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: M. President, the past 24 hours has seen a milestone in the ongoing effort to update and strengthen Medicare’s guarantee to seniors. Senate passage of the Finance Committee’s chronic care bill means seniors with multiple chronic illnesses will have their individual needs better met and get the type of care they need earlier.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: FARMINGTON - The National Park Service announces the winter hours of operation for visitor facilities at Fort Necessity NB and Friendship Hill NHS, located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Staten Island, New York, man concedes he planned to distribute more than $2.5 million of counterfeit UGG-brand boots that were shipped into the Port of Newark. This confession is a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced new funding to develop revolutionary solar desalination technologies that will help create freshwater from otherwise unusable waters. Desalination treats seawater, brackish water, and contaminated water for use in municipal and industrial water supplies...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Virginia man has admitted to the theft and sale of government property, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: As part of its effort to increase awareness and promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career opportunities among the public, LM conducted outreach sessions at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference and career fair. This effort aligns with LM’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following statement at the Ways and Means Republicans’ Tax Policy Retreat.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Former Commercial Director of Essex Holdings Inc. Charged in $30 Million Ponzi Scheme and Separate $2.7 Million Scheme Related to South Carolina Development Funds.
