News from September 2020
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) draft proposal amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.52 million grant to the Town of Bristol, New Hampshire, to make flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect the downtown commercial district. The EDA grant will be matched with $500,000 in state funds and $380,000 in local matching funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Anildar Valdimir Roblero-Gomez, age 26, a citizen of Mexico who had been living in Ellisburg, New York, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for uploading to Facebook a video depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery for today's Health Subcommittee hearing titled, "Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic," are enclosed below...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent letters to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As the number of cybersecurity threats to our nation’s commercial and government organizations increase, there is a critical need to implement new and effective information sharing tools. To address this challenge, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a comprehensive report on care in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the United States during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled “COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: What Went Wrong and Next...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after Latta reintroduced the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution, ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed four communications and technology bills this week...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House Floor today to share his opposition to the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, H.R. 4447.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republican Leader Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement on H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Round Hill man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for his scheme to embezzle $7,957,750 from the United States government and a private hospital that was intended to settle claims by victims of medical malpractice, many of whom were children.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner was sentenced on Sept. 21, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Prince William County man pleaded guilty today to selling fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury today indicted a West Virginia man on multiple charges of child exploitation announced, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Discover more of Southern West Virginia’s hidden history, the stories of people and places oftentimes hidden in plain sight, at the 12th Annual Hidden History Weekend, September 25-27, 2020. Explore heritage sites, history highlight videos and exhibits, and even challenge yourself to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to nine years’ imprisonment and four years supervised release on his conviction of narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - David Naylor (58, Spring Hill) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the search for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine the public can trust. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust."
