News from July 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. “Social Security is the most successful anti-poverty program in our nation’s history. That’s a fact. “For our seniors who have worked hard their entire lives, for our neighbors with disabilities who we want to see prosper, and for so many families, Social Security is a lifeline.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) comments on the successful lawsuit by The Washington Post and ownership group for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. This lifted the protective order in the multi-district litigation, revealing unsealed internal company documents and exposing details about the distribution of opioids not previously known.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Gerard Gaffney, age 19, of Mount Ranier, Maryland, and David Marable, age 18, of Washington, D.C., were indicted on July 24, 2019, by a federal grand jury on robbery and firearms charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) announces two personnel moves - a new member of the senior staff and a new addition - for the committee Republicans. Walden previously noted the departure of Melissa Froelich, the outgoing Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: A Youngstown man was sentenced to more than 37 years in federal prison for taking still images of himself sexually assaulting a young girl.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released today the 2020 Census Predictive Models and Audience Segmentation Report. The report explains the Census Bureau’s predictions and understandings of how people might self-respond to the 2020 Census. Households will be able to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Norman E. “Ned" Sharpless, M.D., today raising concerns over the slower than expected progress of manufacturers and providers of stem cell products to come into compliance with FDA’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the retirement of Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX). Rep. Olson serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of the Communications and Technology and the Energy subcommittees.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Volume 1 of its crumb rubber report, known as the Federal Research Action Plan (FRAP) on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds - a multi-agency research effort which Pallone requested in 2015 - to characterize the chemicals and risks associated with crumb rubber...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a joint statement today urging the Senate to act to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program before adjourning for the August Recess...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The chairs of four House Agriculture Subcommittees issued a joint statement today in response to USDA’s announcement of details on aid for farmers hurt by the Administration’s trade war. Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California; Nutrition, Oversight, and Department...
By State Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Washington-Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Committee of Foreign Affairs, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the Committee, today welcomed unanimous House passage of their legislation authorizing the Department of State for 2020. This authorization bill, H.R. 3352, is the first such legislation to pass the House of Representatives since 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - An initial trial date of Sept. 23, 2019, has been scheduled for a Geneseo, Ill., man, Tristan Scott Blank, 22, who has been arrested and indicted on federal child sexual exploitation charges.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released a joint statement today urging the Senate to act to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program before adjourning for the August Recess...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Defendant Richard Castro Led a Conspiracy that Sold Carfentanil and Fentanyl over the Dark Web to Customers across the United States for Several Years.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Alliance for Regenerative Medicine . “ARM applauds the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to encourage the adoption of value-based pricing models for the reimbursement of gene therapies in Medicaid. This bipartisan effort is an important first step…". The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) is an...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced legislation today advancing technology that reduces harmful emissions and conserves energy by converting wasted industrial heat to clean, usable electricity. ...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) comments on the successful lawsuit by The Washington Post and ownership group for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. This lifted the protective order in the multi-district litigation, revealing unsealed internal company documents and exposing details about the distribution of opioids not previously known.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced yesterday that Milton Williams, Jr., 35, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine,and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activity, was sentenced to serve five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- String Lake is a popular summertime destination at Grand Teton National Park. Last summer, researchers found that over 4,000 people visit the String Lake area each day during the peak summer season. Nearly 25% of those visitors spend at least 3-4 hours at String Lake and don’t leave the immediate area. The park has initiated changes to encourage opportunities for safe and enjoyable recreation for park visitors while protecting park resources.
