News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A convicted felon who was stopped for a traffic violation by Dublin, Ohio Police officers pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegal possession of a firearm after officers found a loaded gun in his car.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - In the fourth round of surveillance testing on Yellowstone employees, all tests came back negative. On June 17 and 18, National Park Service (NPS) employees, with assistance from local and state health officials, tested 190 employees from the NPS and concession companies operating in the park.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Heath Subcommittee hearing on “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis:"
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Throughout much of the U.S., high temperatures and humidity in the summer season can create hot and hazardous working conditions, both outdoors and indoors. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers of their duty to protect employees from the risks and dangers of heat exposure.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern that the Trump Administration has sidelined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the nation’s health and safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Julie M. Wheeler, 43, of Beckley, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. to 42 months in federal prison for federal health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. After serving her prison sentence, she will be placed on supervised...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: BOULDER CITY, NEVADA - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $146,121 in grant funding to a tribe, a water district and a non-profit through its WaterSMART Water Conservation Field Services Program to deliver support to projects in Arizona, California and Utah. This funding will be leveraged to accomplish almost $339,000 in water conservation planning activities.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers recently finished start-up testing at the Analytical Laboratory in Hanford’ s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), marking the first nuclear facility in the tank waste treatment complex to reach that point prior to moving into the commissioning phase for operations.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern that the Trump Administration has sidelined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the nation’s health and safety.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following floor statement on H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities this morning arrested two defendants named in a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a family-run drug trafficking organization trafficked in kilogram quantities of cocaine, as well as fentanyl pills.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment Chairwoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: RAPID CITY, South Dakota - The Bureau of Reclamation is reminding the public that fireworks are not allowed on Belle Fourche Reservoir lands; including Rocky Point State Recreation Area, Belle Fourche Dam, and any lands directly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. Federal regulation restricts the possession or use of fireworks on Reclamation lands and water-bodies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey," and an organized crime soldier were arrested today on charges of planning and carrying out an assault of the Bravo star’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Chairman Chuck Grassley released an op-ed on drug pricing legislation, including claims that Democrats were no longer supporting the bill...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: As the Independence Day holiday approaches, visitors and local residents alike are reminded that fireworks are not permitted in Grand Teton National Park, on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, within the National Elk Refuge, or in Sublette and Teton counties in Wyoming. These fireworks regulations play a critical role in fire prevention.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Largest Marijuana Seizure Ever In The District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: An illegal user of controlled substances who unlawfully possessed multiple guns was sentenced today to a year in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate by unanimous consent today passed the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act authored by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
