News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Martinsburg men were sentenced today for their involvement with a multi-state drug trafficking operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at 10 am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Azar Refuses to Testify at E&C Hearing on Trump Administration’s Inhumane Family Separation Policy

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement in response to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar’s refusal to testify at an oversight hearing on the Trump Administration’s inhumane Family Separation Policy...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Chairwoman Lowey Statement to House Rules Committee on H.R. 648 and H.J. Res. 31

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey delivered the following remarks at the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider H.R. 648, a package of six bipartisan House-Senate compromise appropriations bills, and H.J. Res. 31, a Continuing Resolution to reopen the Department of Homeland Security through February 28.


Emanuel “Book” Richardson, Former Division I Men’s Basketball Coach, Pleads Guilty To Bribery In Manhattan Federal Court

News Release: Richardson, a Former University of Arizona Men’s Basketball Coach, Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Cash Bribes in Return for Steering College Players on His Team to Corrupt Financial Advisers.


Energy & Commerce Committee to Hold Committee Organizational Meeting on Thursday

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at 10 am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Azar Refuses to Testify at E&C Hearing on Trump Administration’s Inhumane Family Separation Policy

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement in response to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar’s refusal to testify at an oversight hearing on the Trump Administration’s inhumane Family Separation Policy...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at 10 am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Reclamation releases Draft Central Valley Project Final Cost Allocation Study

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region released the Draft Central Valley Project Final Cost Allocation Study.


Two Sentenced in Cocaine Distribution Operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Martinsburg men were sentenced today for their involvement with a multi-state drug trafficking operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work to open opportunities to all Americans. As the Department of Labor observes Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we are reminded of Dr. King’s belief in the dignity of work and that no job is insignificant.”


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work to open opportunities to all Americans. As the Department of Labor observes Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we are reminded of Dr. King’s belief in the dignity of work and that no job is insignificant.”


News Release: Man Wearing LSU Cap Robs Albuquerque Bank.


News Release: CHICAGO - A Kendall County real estate professional has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly orchestrating a $23 million Ponzi scheme.


Wyden: CBP Confirms Trump Administration Separated Children Before “Zero Tolerance Policy,” Failed to Track Separations

News Release: After pressing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan on Thursday for a full accounting of the number of migrant children separated from their families at the border, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called the response by CBP alarming and insufficient.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement upon the recent renomination of Heidi King to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle was recently renominated to serve as the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement upon the recent renomination of Heidi King to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).


Walden and McMorris Rodgers on Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle as Chairman of CPSC

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle was recently renominated to serve as the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).