News from September 2019
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 25, on the public health impacts and regulatory authorities related...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Lydia Walters, 34, of Hattiesburg, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 48 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Special Agent...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care:"
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Federal authorities announced today a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens. Operation reWired, a coordinated law enforcement effort by...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 25, on the public health impacts and regulatory authorities related...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Burlington County, New Jersey, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding that occurred April 1, 2019, through June 21, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo related to the process by which the Trump Administration chose to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation, as required by the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination (CBW) Act of 1991, following their use of a chemical nerve agent against a political opponent.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal authorities announced today a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens. Operation reWired, a coordinated law enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Saul E. Pacheco, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced Sept. 30, 2019 to 60 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring with another person to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin in Columbia County.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - The BLM invites the public to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Turnpike Trail on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. to celebrate world-class outdoor recreation and tourism in Iron County, Utah. The ceremony for the 4.3-mile Turnpike Trail will take place at the Southview Trailhead. The grand...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, after the House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 1768, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2019, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and EPW ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 51-year-old Laredo resident has admitted she made a false statement and provided contraband in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care:"
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding selectees for multiple domestic advanced nuclear technology projects. Three projects in three states will receive varying amounts for a total of approximately $15 million in funding. The projects are cost-shared and will allow ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care." While Walden is eager to discuss efforts to understand...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - David Nguyen, 37, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after the heads of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and National Counterterrorism Center all refused to appear before the Committee to submit testimony and answer questions for a hearing today on terrorism and threats to the homeland.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, the daily hours of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center change to 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time. Visitors are invited to watch the 15 minute movie, Forging Greatness, view the museum exhibits, visit the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hall and Nancy Hanks...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Grand Teton National Park Rangers conducted a rescue operation over the past weekend. Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received an emergency call from a climber that was stranded on the Middle Teton at approximately 7:45 p.m. Saturday, September 7.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement today urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to appeal U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross’s decision last week approving the sale of Hahnemann University Hospital’s medical resident training program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $55 million. Last week Judge Gross gave CMS one week to appeal his decision...
