News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


Brazilian National Sentenced for ATM Skimming

News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for ATM skimming.


One Book, One Nebraska Book Discussion with Beatrice Public Library  at Homestead National Monument of America on Thursday, May 16

News Release: Homestead National Monument of America will be hosting a book discussion in partnership with Beatrice Public Library on May 16th at 7:00 p.m. Park Historian Jonathan Fairchild will be leading discussion on the 2019 One Book, One Nebraska selection “This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm" by Ted Genoways.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Rx Supply Chain Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Lowering Prescription Drug Prices: Deconstructing the Drug Supply Chain:"


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An indictment was unsealed today charging a former intelligence analyst with illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident of New Brighton, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Member of sophisticated China-based hacking group indicted

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed today in Indianapolis, Indiana, charging a Chinese national as part of an extremely sophisticated hacking group operating in China and targeting large businesses in the United States, including a computer intrusion and data breach of Indianapolis-based health insurer Anthem Inc. (Anthem).


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2020 DOE Budget."


Former Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Vicodin and Defrauding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former Pittsburgh radiologist has been sentenced in federal court to two years (24 months) in prison, three years’ supervised release, and order to pay a fine of $15,000 and restitution in the amount of $728 on his conviction of unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Veterans fishing event June 1 at Hogan and Luce Recreation Area

News Release: CODY, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management and FishingCommunity.org will host the Hogan/Luce Veterans Family Fishing Classic on June 1 at the Hogan/Luce Recreation Area near Cody. The event is free of charge and open to all veterans, their families and the public.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following floor statement on H.R. 968, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Guatemalan man was indicted here Wednesday on charges of unlawfully returning to the United States less than four months after he was deported. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Bruce Williams Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND, Ind. - Bruce Williams, 48 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Pallone & Walden: We Are Committed to Fixing Surprise Billing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today committing to working together on bipartisan legislation to address surprise billing...


Walden Statement on Democrats Passing Misleading Health Care Bill #ForThePolitics

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the House passing H.R. 968, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act...


Engel, McCaul Introduce Legislation to Address Root Causes of Migration from Central America

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Committee’s Ranking Member, today introduced the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, which supports the people of Central America and strengthens U.S. national security by addressing the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.


In New Bipartisan Letter, Committee Leaders Urge Congressional Leaders to Address Key Infrastructure Priorities in Budget Talks

News Release: Washington, DC- Yesterday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO); Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL); and Subcommittee on Water Resources and...


Pallone & Walden: We Are Committed to Fixing Surprise Billing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today committing to working together on bipartisan legislation to address surprise billing...


Pallone Floor Remarks on Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act...


News Release: The Department of Energy’s 32-billion-dollar budget proposal serves as a reminder of the broad range of defense, science, energy and environmental activities the agency pursues to perform its important national and energy security missions.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today committing to working together on bipartisan legislation to address surprise billing...