News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Lyndell Marcel Pritchard, 30, of Gulfport, formerly of Meridian, entered a guilty plea yesterday before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement that he will begin trade talks with Japan...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on Sept. 24, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty Wednesday to brandishing a gun during a robbery at a local credit union, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: M. Speaker, I join Chairman Frelinghuysen in strong support of this bipartisan legislation. The Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills carry out some of Congress’ most important Constitutional responsibilities, and we should all be pleased that we have completed our work on these bills on time.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARGENYS RODRIGUEZ, 22, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in an ATM “jackpotting" scheme.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Built in America: Jobs and Growth in the Manufacturing Sector:"
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
Release: *On the record, attributed to DOE Spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes
By Interior Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Pipe Spring National Monument will receive a field trip grant for the 2018-2019 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. Students participating in the Every Kid in a Park program at Pipe Spring will partake in a variety of activities...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that his Office, along with the United States Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, hosted a roundtable today for community organizations to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in housing. The event hosted organizations...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WHAT: . The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today examining how recent achievements in tax and regulatory reform have impacted the U.S. manufacturing sector. #SubDCCP members heard firsthand from manufacturers about how advanced...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which includes essential funding for the landmark 21st Century Cures (Cures) Act and increased efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislation to improve the 9-1-1 system and strengthen public safety communications. The bills examined today included: * H.R. 6424, the 9-1-1 Fee Integrity Act, sponsored by #SubCommTech Vice Chairman Leonard...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 5727, Representative John Curtis’ bipartisan Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018. This historic conservation bill, introduced with Senator Orrin Hatch, protects over one million acres in Utah’s Emery County. The product of two decades of local outreach and public meetings, this bill establishes a gold standard for future efforts to resolve long lasting problems facing our public lands.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Judiciary Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 6, the bipartisan opioid legislation released last night...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Trump announced plans to begin formal trade negotiations with Japan.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: National Park Service Seeks Public Comments on Plan to Protect Species of Concern on Southeast Coastlines.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man appeared in federal court today on charges that he allegedly attempted to rob a city barbershop in May 2018, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which includes essential funding for the landmark 21st Century Cures (Cures) Act and increased efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 26, 2018
News Release: Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Coast Guard Modernization and Recapitalization: Status and Future". Sept. 26, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today the Subcommittee will hear testimony on the Coast Guard modernization program, ...
