News from April 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Today, I am honored to Chair the first markup of the Ways and Means Committee for the 116th Congress. We have three bills before us today that are the product of bipartisan collaboration and I think they are a testament to the fact that the Ways and Means Committee is where we find solutions and get things done for the American people.
By State Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Washington-Representative William R. Keating, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, today delivered the following statement at a hearing of the full House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the threats climate change poses to U.S. national security...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - On the busiest travel days this spring, TSA officers at Burlington International Airport will screen more than 2,800 passengers per day.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal jury has found JOSEPH MALDONADO-PASSAGE, also known as Joseph Allen Maldonado, Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, and "Joe Exotic," 56, formerly of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, guilty on two counts of hiring someone to murder a woman in Florida, eight counts of violating the Lacey Act for falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Princeton husband and wife were sentenced to federal prison for federal robbery and gun charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Sarah K. Bailey, 39, and Michael Justin Bailey, 38, were each sentenced to federal prison for 16 years, and 20 years and 6 months, respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of sex trafficking.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor today in support of House Resolution 271, Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care, are enclosed below...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL --- On Saturday, April 13, Fort Caroline National Memorial will host the 6th annual Explore the Outdoors: International Migratory Bird Day. This event will feature a variety of hands-on activities focusing on migratory birds and their protected habitat in Northeast Florida. This year’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: FBI Announces the Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Pedro Sanchez (35, Plant City) to five years in federal prison for arson. The court also ordered Sanchez to pay $15,000 in restitution.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Hydropower has significant capabilities for flexible operation, making it well-positioned to contribute to system reliability and resilience in an evolving electricity system. Today, the complexity of multi-use constraints affects many hydropower plants, and together with the wide variability in plant...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Terrence Goldberg, 35, of Brook Park, Minnesota, was sentenced today to 16 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release for two counts of receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to Europe this week to meet with senior officials from the governments of the United Kingdom and Sweden prior to participating in the G7 Interior Ministers’ Meeting in Paris, France. She is set to raise urgent matters with foreign ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Today, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen issued a memorandum to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan outlining new steps the agency must take to combat the growing security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Secretary Perdue Proclaims April as ‘Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month’ (Washington, D.C., April 1, 2019) – Spring is a popular time to move, but unfortunately, people aren’t the only ones on the move. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today signed a national proclamation to declare ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of Victoria, Texas (Housing Authority). The settlement resolves a complaint that the Housing Authority discriminated against a lawful permanent resident when it rejected his valid employment documents ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: On Apr. 11, 2019, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division will hold a public roundtable to discuss the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement & Reform Act (ACPERA). ACPERA reduces the civil damages exposure of a company granted leniency under the Antitrust Division’s Leniency Policy if the company ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that a settlement has been reached with the City of Glendale, Arizona, resolving a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) on behalf of Arizona Air National Guard Member Rebecca Cruz.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from China, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 15.78 to 144.30 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. The Department has not meaningfully revised its joint employer regulation since 1958.
