News from January 2019
By DOL Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: ERIE, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Turner Construction Company have established a strategic partnership to promote workplace safety for a building project at UPMC Hamot hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent a letter to Acting Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt regarding the measures taken at DOI to minimize the shutdown’s disruption to the American people’s safe enjoyment of our public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: A Mexican citizen living in Massillon was indicted for attempting to illegally ship eight firearms and ammunition from Canton to Laredo, Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently finished installing two interim surface barriers in Hanford ’s SX Tank Farm.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Joshua Tree National Park will temporarily close effective 8 am on Thursday, Jan. 10, to allow park staff to address sanitation, safety, and resource protection issues in the park that have arisen during the lapse in appropriations. Park officials plan to restore accessibility to the park in addition to limited basic services in the coming days.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following list of unanswered questions regarding the functioning of the Department of Homeland Security as a result of a lapse in appropriations. The Administration has failed to be forthcoming about the security implications of the President's shutdown on DHS, the largest federal department subject to the shutdown.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following joint statement today upon passage of H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 251, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Severiano Martinez-Rojas has been sentenced for his role in the sex trafficking of three victims. The defendant is the fourth member of an Atlanta-based Mexican sex trafficking ring convicted for their roles in compelling young women from Mexico and Central America to engage in commercial sex.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, January 8, 2019 - At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress to pass an appropriations bill that safely secures our borders. The plan provides full benefits for participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the month of February.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: San Diego, CA - Due to the lapse of appropriations and the subsequent shutdown of the federal government, Cabrillo National Monument is currently closed for the safety of visitors and park resources. We are reviewing the updated contingency plan and are determining the appropriate next steps for Cabrillo National Monument.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following joint statement today upon passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following joint statement today upon passage of H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on President Trump’s primetime address on border security and immigration...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently filled a diesel fuel oil storage tank with nearly 300,000 gallons of fuel. It was the first time crews filled the tank, which required more than 30 deliveries from a fuel truck delivering 9,700 gallons per...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: A Mexican citizen living in Massillon was indicted for attempting to illegally ship eight firearms and ammunition from Canton to Laredo, Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: House and Senate Democratic health leaders sent a letter to the Trump Administration today renewing their requests for information on the Administration’s Final Rule expanding the availability of junk Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (STLDI) plans, which jeopardize Americans’ ability to get quality, affordable health care.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected $25 million in research projects for next-generation marine energy devices. Funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Water Power Technologies Office, these 12 innovative projects will reduce capital costs and ...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following joint statement today upon passage of H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...
