News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News Release: Wild horses and burros from California’s public rangelands will be available for adoption, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Way, Grass Valley. The Bureau of Land Management will offer ten mares and geldings aged two- to four-years-old and 10 yearling fillies and colts under two years old. The adoption offering includes 10 burros of all ages.

Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Treasury and Tax Court Nominations

News Release: This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss four important nominations.

Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of Four Bills Reauthorizing Critical Public Health Programs

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four bills that will reauthorize critical public health programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and were advanced out of the Full Committee last week...

Ontario Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Financial Fraud Scheme

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sheila Offor, 42, of Scarborough, Ontario, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to serve a three year term of probation and ordered to pay restitution totaling $134,172.60 by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.

Walden & Burgess Praise House Passage of Bipartisan Bills to Bolster Public Health Programs

By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement after Energy and Commerce legislation to strengthen public health programs passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support.

Two Grundy County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights Offenses

News Release: Two Grundy County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights Offenses.

Barrasso: Innovative Technologies Can Help Reduce Human-Predator Conflicts

By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing titled “Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Human-Predator Conflict."

Pallone Remarks at Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee Hearing on Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy

By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy:"

Chair McCollum Statement at Oversight Hearing on Indian Education Construction

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's oversight hearing on Indian education construction.

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Large-Scale Narcotics Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm

News Release: WASHINGTON - Amir Gibreel, 30, of Northern Virginia, pled guilty yesterday for his role in a large-scale marijuana distribution enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Charles A. Dayoub, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Division, FBI Washington Field Office, and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

National Park Service Announces Selection of Glacier Landing Air Taxi and Glacier Landing Air Tour Services Concessioners in Denali National Park and Preserve

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing glacier landing air taxi and glacier landing air tour services within Denali National Park and Preserve.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Auto Safety Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing entitled “Legislation to Make Cars in America Safer:"

Pallone Statement on the FTC’s Facebook Settlement

By EPA Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Facebook following the Commission’s investigation into the company’s data privacy practices...

Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on “Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy."

Summerville Man Who Threatened Restaurant Staff Sentenced on Federal Firearms Charge

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Michael Stephen Strawn, 35, of Summerville, was sentenced to over four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Walden and Rodgers Statement on the FTC’s Facebook Settlement

By EPA Newswire | Jul 24, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced, at the conclusion of their investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices, a $5 billion settlement with the company...

Delaware Business-Exec Sentenced for Amtrak Bribery Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Donald Scott Crothers, 45, of Milford, Delaware was sentenced to 18 months’ incarceration and three years’ supervised release by United States District Judge R. Barclay Surrick for his role in a federal program bribery scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak"). Crothers’ co-defendant, John Gonzales, will be sentenced at a later date.

Eisenhower Farm Show Barn Closed For Preservation Work

News Release: GETTYSBURG, PA: The National Park Service has announced due to on-going preservation work that the Eisenhower Show Barn will be closed to the public until further notice. This temporary closure of the barn on Farm 2 of Eisenhower National Historic Site has no impact to tours of the Eisenhower home or...

Motorcycle Gang Member Convicted of Illegally Possessing Ammunition

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old Corpus Christi resident who was involved in a shooting at a local convenience store has admitted to unlawful ammunition possession, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Rain Quiets Fires, Temporarily