News published on Federal Newswire in April 2020

News from April 2020


Walden: We Are With You

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after House passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.


E&C Committee Leaders: Halting WHO Funding is Dangerous, Irresponsible and Undermines the Pandemic Response Around the World

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought today demanding...


During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Attorney Moran recognizes important DOJ work assisting assault survivors

News Release: Federal authorities have important jurisdiction in Tribal communities, on federal lands, and modes of transportation such as aircraft.


E&C Republican Leader Statement on Nuclear Energy Strategy

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement on President Trump’s Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energy Leadership.


Telemedicine company owner charged in $60 million fraud scheme

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia woman who operated a telemedicine network through two companies has been charged for her alleged participation in an ever-growing healthcare and telemedicine fraud scheme.


Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Grid Management Systems and Risk Assessment Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $25 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimization, and Risk Management (PERFORM) program. These projects will work to develop innovative management systems that represent the relative delivery risk of each asset, like wind farms or power plants, and balance the collective risk of all assets across the grid.




News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on today’s report by the Nuclear Fuels Working Group recommending radical deregulation of the uranium mining industry.


News Release: BILLINGS-A Laurel man who admitted to selling methamphetamine in the community was sentenced on Wednesday to six years and eight months in prison followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: Daniel J. Trammell Arrested for Attacking a Letter Carrier.


Pallone on Passage of Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act...


FBI Warns Popular Social Media Trends Can Lead to Fraud

News Release: FBI Warns Popular Social Media Trends Can Lead to Fraud.


Pallone on Passage of Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act...


E&C Committee Leaders: Halting WHO Funding is Dangerous, Irresponsible and Undermines the Pandemic Response Around the World

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought today demanding...


Walden, McHenry, and Brady ask Speaker Pelosi: Where are the details on your select committee?

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Republican leaders of the House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Ways and Means sent Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a letter opposing the establishment of her politically-driven and ill-equipped select committee to review the Administration’s response to the coronavirus.


News Release: PRICE, Utah - Consistent with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s priority to responsibly develop domestic energy resources and minerals, the Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office has issued the Lila Canyon Mine Draft Environmental Assessment for 30-day public review and comment. The EA analyzes the potential impacts of approving Federal coal lease modifications for Lila Canyon Mine. The public comment period closes on May 25, 2020.


News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for conspiring to transport stolen goods, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) today requesting an investigation into the recent dismissal of Dr. Rick Bright from his central role responding to the coronavirus pandemic, allegedly for political reasons.


BLM approves Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area

News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area project in southern Owens Valley, Inyo County, authorizing three geothermal lease applications for exploration and development on approximately 4,460 acres of public land.