News from March 2018
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS), #SubOversight Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Allegedly submitted fraudulent medical claims for reimbursement.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry issued the following statement in response to a new interim report.pdf) issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General, which includes ...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Stating that tobacco products like JUUL and other e-cigarettes are gaining widespread popularity among America’s youth, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb today voicing concerns that the delays to the May 2016 final deeming rule will lead to more kids and teens getting addicted to these products.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 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), delivered the following remarks at a superfund, waste management, and regulatory oversight subcommittee hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing on S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act." Barrasso is a cosponsor of the FARM Act.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejecting Idaho’s proposal that would have permitted the sale of state based plans that fail to provide required consumer protections...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Texas. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Jueves, 8 de marzo de 2018. El Abogado de los Estados Unidos John F. Bash junto con Shane Folden, Agente Especial en Cargo del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés)...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - A grand jury has returned an indictment charging Richard Hoyt Crawford, Jr. (59, Port Orange) with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, he faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Crawford that the United States intends to forfeit an iPhone, which was used in furtherance of the offense.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), yesterday announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Cybersecurity and Emergency Response."
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s March 2018 Total Water Supply Available (TWSA) forecast for the Yakima Basin indicates the water supply will fully satisfy senior and junior water rights this irrigation season.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (D-IL) today urging the Republican leaders to call Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt before the Committee to testify on the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget proposal.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejecting Idaho’s proposal that would have permitted the sale of state based plans that fail to provide required consumer protections...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kmart Corporation has paid $525,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act when it knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California’s Medi‑Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 1119, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza:"
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: JEROME RUZICKA and JEFFREY TAYLOR were convicted by a federal jury of charges related to stealing more than $15 million from the Eden Prairie-based Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (Starkey) and its principal owner William F. Austin, as well as one of Starkey’s suppliers, Sonion. RUZICKA is the former President...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 1119, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: As part of Women’s History Month and the 75th Anniversary of Oak Ridge, there will be a special Manhattan Project event on Thursday, March 22 starting at 5:30 pm (ET) at the New Hope Visitor Center, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. During the event Manhattan Project National Historical Park will be presented...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Former Employee of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan Sentenced to Prison for Soliciting Approximately $320,000 in Bribes From Contractors.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS), #SubOversight Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection...
