News from June 2019
Walden Remarks at Hearing on Extending Public Health Programs
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Investing in America’s Health Care."
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act headed to POTUS’ Desk
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the passage of S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPA). The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law...
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act headed to POTUS’ Desk
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the passage of S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPA). The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law...
Former High School Teacher, Swim Coach Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Secretly Recorded Victims Over a 20-Year Period.
BLM Central Coast Field Office initiates seasonal fire restrictions
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office is initiating fire restrictions, effective June 10, for BLM-managed public lands in Fresno, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, due to wildland fire danger.
Baltimore man admits to firearms charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Cordario Artez Crowder, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing with Bipartisan Group of Former EPA Administrators
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 11, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office...
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph Defilippi, 55, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of attempted online enticement of a minor, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany, New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Richland County Man Gets Over 20 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Michael F. Jones, 41, of Olney, Illinois has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison on methamphetamine-related charges, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
Walden Remarks at Hearing on Extending Public Health Programs
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Investing in America’s Health Care."
Pallone Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on 12 Health Care Extender Bills
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Investing in America’s Health Care:"
Wilkinsburg Man Possessed Images and Videos of Child Pornography on His Phone
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace”
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace."
Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Safely Installs 111-Ton Electrical Powerhouse
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers recently performed a series of precision crane lifts to safely place and assemble a 111-ton electrical powerhouse for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF) at EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing with Bipartisan Group of Former EPA Administrators
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 11, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office...
Walden Reacts to NBC News Report on Migrant Children
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement following new reports that last year, 37 migrant children, ages 5 to 12, were left in vans overnight as they waited to be reunited with families at Port Isabel Detention Center, Texas.
Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Funding Bill
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on Wednesday, June 5. The legislation provides annual funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its related agencies.
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act headed to POTUS’ Desk
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the passage of S. 1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPA). The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law...
Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Evolving Media Marketplace
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Market:"
Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace”
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace."
