News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019



Pallone Floor Remarks on H.R. 269: Pandemic & All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 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. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...


Pallone Floor Remarks on H.R. 269: Pandemic & All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 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. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shannon C. Thornton, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months incarceration for illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Morgan County man indicted for failing to update sex offender registry

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin David Peters, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on January 8, 2019 on a failure to register charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


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. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 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...


Walden and Pallone Applaud Passage of Bill to Improve Pandemic Preparedness, Modernize OTC Drug Regulation

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...


Waste Removal for Tank Closure Project Underway at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM is taking a significant step in the startup of Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) at the Savannah River Site (SRS).


Mastermind of Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The mastermind of a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financially distressed homeowners, investors, and financial institutions of nearly $1.5 million dollars was sentenced today to more than 13 years in federal prison.


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...


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.


News Release: By automating the production of neptunium oxide-aluminum pellets, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have eliminated a key bottleneck when producing plutonium-238 used by NASA to fuel deep space exploration.


Wyden Decries Medicare Cuts Resulting From Trump Shutdown

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sounded the alarm on imminent cuts to Medicare if Congress does not take action to pass a bill to end the Trump Shutdown.


Marion County man indicted on firearms charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Marcus Devaughn Coleman, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on January 8, 2019 on a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


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...


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...


Pallone Floor Remarks on Medicaid Extenders

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...


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.


News Release: Last week in federal district court in Brooklyn, New York, five members of a notorious international criminal organization, known as the Rendon-Reyes Trafficking Organization, were sentenced to prison terms of 15 to 25 years by United States District Court Judge Edward R. Korman. The amount to be paid ...