News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three New Jersey-based opioid abuse programs are receiving a total of $1.1 million in federal grants, part of the $58.9 million the U.S. Department of Justice is awarding to address the nationwide epidemic, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) held its fifth hearing as part of the committee’s ongoing ‘Powering America ’ series. Today’s hearing provided members an opportunity to examine the evolving role of the consumer in electricity systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Sept. 19, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Senate Republican Leadership canceled plans to take up consideration of the latest version of Trumpcare...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On June 19, 2017, Allen Carney, 30, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison by the Honorable Harry S. Mattice, Jr., U.S. District Judge. Following a March 2017 jury trial, Carney was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - October 6-8, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will honor the legacy of Storer College with music, living history, academic speakers, and youth activities on the campus where the college was established 150 years ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, woman was found guilty of Concealing a Person from Arrest by a federal jury in Pierre, South Dakota, on Sept. 14, 2017. A Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man was acquitted of the same charge.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Senate Republican Leadership canceled plans to take up consideration of the latest version of Trumpcare...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Yelder, 35, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 20 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on, “Powering America: Technology’s Role in Empowering Consumers:"
By Interior Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - An active shooter drill is planned for Wednesday at Folsom Dam, as part of ongoing security response training.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Rhode Island Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on, “Powering America: Technology’s Role in Empowering Consumers:"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), formally announced a hearing for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017, at 10:00am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the Equifax Data Breach: Answers for Consumers."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Patient Access to Investigational Drugs."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Comtech CEO and President Fred Kornberg today requesting a briefing about the concerning reports that Comtech’s recent outages have prevented people from connecting with 911 emergency operators.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - At today’s 10:00 a.m. fisheries management hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) - a bipartisan law that aims to foster long-term biological and economic sustainability of our nation's marine fisheries - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3744, Chairman Rob Bishop’s (R-UT) “Tribal Recognition Act of 2017.".
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), formally announced a hearing for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017, at 10:00am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the Equifax Data Breach: Answers for Consumers."
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Nobody has to buy a lemon just because it’s the last car on the lot. The Graham-Cassidy-Heller bill is a health care lemon; a disaster in the making. The fact that it’s the last Republican repeal plan standing doesn’t make it acceptable. It’ll be a nightmare for tens of millions of Americans. It makes a mockery of the Trump promises of better insurance for everybody at much lower costs.
