News from April 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed the Taxpayer First Act, bipartisan legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service for the first time in over two decades...

By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced his latest, revamped, one-size-fits all, government run, health care plan...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act, passed on the floor of the House of Representatives by a vote of 232-190...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Marilyn Kirkland was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., of Columbia...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced ERIC HERNANDEZ, 24, of Sampson County to 102 months’ imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release. On Nov. 19, 2018, HERNANDEZ pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine and 2 counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today three House Committee Chairs sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging him release to Congress, the full, unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, and all underlying and related evidence and materials produced during the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Kenneth Minnick (43, Fort Myers) to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Proposal to temporarily close the Brooks River to motorized vessels.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former Warren County, New Jersey, man has been convicted of receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: Getting Answers on the Rising Cost of Insulin:"
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: I would also like to thank our DOE witnesses, Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons and Mr. James Campos, for appearing before us today. Daniel actually testified at our last Subcommittee hearing, so we welcome him back for another round of questioning.

By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry issued the following statement after the signing of President Trump’s Executive Orders promoting energy infrastructure, economic growth and cross border permitting.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: Getting Answers on the Rising Cost of Insulin:"

By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK- A Bryant man has been convicted of five child pornography offenses, including receiving and attempting to distribute images of child pornography as well as advertising and possessing those images.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old Houston resident was sentenced in Corpus Christi federal court following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Aaron Dee Summer III pleaded guilty Jan. 31, 2019, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics.

By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: I would also like to thank our DOE witnesses, Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons and Mr. James Campos, for appearing before us today. Daniel actually testified at our last Subcommittee hearing, so we welcome him back for another round of questioning.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK- A Bryant man has been convicted of five child pornography offenses, including receiving and attempting to distribute images of child pornography as well as advertising and possessing those images.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced markell desetten wiggins, also known as “Kell," 33, of Scotland Neck, North Carolina to 86 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed two executive orders granting himself wide-reaching authority to control and approve pipeline infrastructure projects...