News from December 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing reviewing the implementation of the Interoperability title of the 21st Century Cures Act. WHY: “In 2018, we have held two Cures implementation hearings, including one focusing on biomedical research and...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Senator Chris Coons, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Governor John Carney (all D-Del.) announced a $22.25 million Department of Transportation (DOT) Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - Indictments unsealed Tuesday, Dec. 11, in U.S. District Court in Augusta charged 20 people with violations of federal narcotics and firearms possession laws.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communication and Technology Subcommittee Hearing on “RAY BAUM’s Act: A Bipartisan Foundation for Bridging the Digital Divide:"
By State Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1162, which renews calls for Russia to end hostilities that violate Ukraine’s sovereignty, reaffirms the House’s commitment to Ukraine’s independence and security, and urges the president to hold Russia accountable for its aggressive behavior. Passage of the resolution comes in the wake of Russia’s seizure last month of Ukrainian ships and crew in the Azov Sea.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing today examining the implementation of the RAY BAUM’S Act. #SubCommTech members heard from expert witnesses about how this historic, bipartisan legislation has impacted the telecommunications sector, and how the committee can continue...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Michael Handford, 30, of Jackson, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour III, to 35 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Handford was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A stern opponent of Obama-era burdensome regulations, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler in unveiling the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) replacement rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Suffolk man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for the distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Shamir Kane, 29, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 34 years’ imprisonment after a jury convicted him previously at trial of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two armed Hobbs Act robberies, two counts of using and carrying...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announcement of the proposed replacement of the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communication and Technology Subcommittee Hearing on “RAY BAUM’s Act: A Bipartisan Foundation for Bridging the Digital Divide:"
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks today at a legislative hearing entitled “Discussion Draft: The 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act:"
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks today at a legislative hearing entitled “Discussion Draft: The 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act:"
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Minkler is pleased to announce a partnership forged with academia to curb the violence affecting Southern District of Indiana citizens at alarming rates.
By State Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Jamaica benefits directly from CBSI programs, including.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged two Columbus individuals with crimes related to an armed robbery in September in Whitehall.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Snow Hill man pleaded guilty today to receiving gratuities in exchange for official acts performed in his capacity as a government official, and to stealing funds from a government contract.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Grace Napolitano (D-CA) released the following statements after the Trump administration released a proposal to significantly limit which of our Nation’s waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of EM (OREM) has completed site preparations necessary to begin construction of the Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility.
