News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


BLM schedules DUI checkpoints on public lands throughout Imperial County

News Release: El Centro, CA - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Law Enforcement Rangers will conduct driving under the influence (DUI) and registration checkpoints from noon Feb. 13, to 2 a.m., Feb. 17, on BLM-managed public lands in Imperial County within the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.


Walden Praises President Trump for Extending Fentanyl Ban

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement praising President Donald J. Trump after signing into law the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, an extension to ban fentanyl analogues.


News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with travelling to have sex with a minor and child pornography offenses.


BLM restores access with a blueprint for managing national monuments and public lands in Utah

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - To cohesively manage the national monuments and public lands in Utah, and to restore public trust, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) took the following actions today:.


District Election Officer and Primary Day Hotline Established by United States Attorney’s Office

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced the establishment of a Primary Day hotline that will be monitored throughout Primary Day on Feb. 11, 2020, from 7 am to 8 pm. The hotline number is 603-230-2503. Inquiries and complaints may also be submitted through the United States Attorney’s Office web site at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nh by clicking on the “e-mail us" link.


News Release: CONCORD - Idrissa Gasana, 53, of Manchester, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with procuring citizenship or naturalization unlawfully based in part on providing false information about his participation in the Rwandan genocide.


Pallone Floor Remarks on Resolution Condemning Trump Administration’s Attempt to Block Grant Medicaid

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H. Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid...


Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on the USE IT Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee legislative hearing entitled, “Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage:"


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Luke E. Steiner, age 31, of Minnesota, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring with Michael T. Mann to defraud financing companies out of millions of dollars.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H. Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid...


Pallone & Doyle on Pai’s C-Band Auction Proposal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced his C-Band auction plan...


Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Carbon Capture Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage."


Davis Statement from Hearing on Transportation Needs of Tribes, Land Management Agencies, and Territories

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Assessing the Transportation Needs of Tribes, Federal Land Management Agencies, and U.S. Territories":


BLM Color Country helps equip local firefighters

News Release: Letting others make use of what you don’t need is a long-standing Utah tradition, one that the Bureau of Land Management’s Color Country District kept alive by handing off 11 handheld radios and one fire engine to local fire departments.


Berea Man Indicted for Child Pornography Crimes

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- Larry Dale Foley, 48, of Berea, Kentucky, was indicted on Thursday in federal court for receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.


Pallone & Doyle on Pai’s C-Band Auction Proposal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced his C-Band auction plan...


Pallone & Doyle on Pai’s C-Band Auction Proposal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced his C-Band auction plan...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on charges of tax evasion and wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Cheryl Ingstad Sworn in as Director of DOE’s Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, February 4, Cheryl Ingstad was sworn in by Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar as the Director of the Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office (AITO). AITO was created on September 5, 2019, to serve as the central body responsible for the development, coordination...


Texas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Firearm Offenses Related to August 3, 2019, Mass-Shooting in El Paso

News Release: Texas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Firearm Offenses Related to Aug. 3, 2019, Mass-Shooting in El Paso.