News from December 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury has returned an 18-count indictment against the founding superintendent of Zoe Learning Academy on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, theft of government funds, money laundering and false bankruptcy declarations, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: 235 months and 5 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that AARON RUDOLPH, age 26, of New Orleans, was sentenced for bank robbery on Dec. 12, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: As the first session of the 116th Congress comes to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) highlighted the Health Subcommittee’s work to lower the soaring cost of prescription drugs, expand access to quality, affordable health care, and improve public health. The Subcommittee held 19 hearings, three markups and passed 31 bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Cops later found guns and more drugs at his residence.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: In Austin today, 21-year-old Candido Rodriguez, III, admitted to assaulting a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer last month, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND- Richard E. Gearhart, 69, of St. John, Indiana has tendered his plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Senator Wyden and I received a letter from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research endorsing our bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration expects another high volume period for the upcoming holiday season. Between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5, TSA estimates 42 million passengers will travel through security screening checkpoints nationwide, an increase of 3.9 percent from 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that four defendants were sentenced to prison for firearms violations. The defendants were prosecuted as part of Project Guardian, the Justice Department’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce gun laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: The Operation will surge federal law enforcement resources into seven of America’s most violent cities - including Cleveland, Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. United States striking down the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate and throwing the rest of law into jeopardy...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today cleared the Santa One sleigh for its around-the-world flight on Christmas Eve after properly installing Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics in Rudolph’s nose.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: As the first session of the 116th Congress comes to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) highlighted the Health Subcommittee’s work to lower the soaring cost of prescription drugs, expand access to quality, affordable health care, and improve public health. The Subcommittee held 19 hearings, three markups and passed 31 bills.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute 15 Central Valley Project interim renewal water service contracts for two-year terms to begin March 1, 2020. Public comments are due by Feb. 17, 2020 for the Cross-Valley Canal and Delta Division contracts. The existing interim renewal...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of Captain and Judge Advocate Derrick Strong against the City of Chicago Fire Department (CFD), alleging that the City violated the Uniformed Services...
