News published on Federal Newswire in February 2021

News from February 2021


Dark Web Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Distributing Opioids

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va., - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing thousands of prescription opioid pills in exchange for over half a million dollars through the “dark web."


News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after Committee Democrats released Energy and Commerce provisions of President Biden’s COVID-19 relief “plan."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook today urging review and improvement of Apple’s new App Privacy labels in light of recent reports suggesting they are often misleading or inaccurate.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - Todd L. Zimmerman became the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s St. Louis Division on Jan. 31, 2021.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Restoring Federal Climate Leadership

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, "Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership:"


News Release: Approximately $25,000 and firearm seized following arrest.


Carlisle Woman Indicted For Social Security Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Virginia Hayden, age 69, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Feb. 3, 2021, by a federal grand jury on 14 counts of wire fraud related to the theft of social security funds.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that three defendants charged in Operation Second Wave made appearances in federal court. Gregory Eugene Woods, 43, of Dunbar, was sentenced to a total of 184 months in federal prison. He was sentenced as a career offender to 160 months...


The FAA Announces Season 2 of Its Podcast The Air Up There!

News Release: Washington, DC --- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) kicks off the second season of its The Air Up There podcast with a bonus episode discussing the FAA’s role in the transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine. During the new season, which runs through the summer of 2021, the agency will cover topics including commercial space transportation, drone package delivery, and how to start a career in aviation and aerospace.


Republican Leader Rodgers Urges Chairman Pallone to Begin Bipartisan Negotiations on COVID Relief

News Release: Washington D.C- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) urging him to pause the partisan sprint towards a reconciliation package for one week and begin earnest, bipartisan negations for COVID relief.


E&C Chairs Question Accuracy of Apple’s New App Privacy Labels

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook today urging review and improvement of Apple’s new App Privacy labels in light of recent reports suggesting they are often misleading or inaccurate.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, "Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership:"


Republican Leader Rodgers Urges Chairman Pallone to Begin Bipartisan Negotiations on COVID Relief

News Release: Washington D.C- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) urging him to pause the partisan sprint towards a reconciliation package for one week and begin earnest, bipartisan negations for COVID relief.


LANL Badge Restorations

News Release: By Mott Linn, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s National Security Research Center, Chief Librarian.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge sentenced a Pinson man today for distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.


News Release: Washington, DC - Republican  Subcommittee Leader for the Environment and Climate Change David McKinley (R-WV) delivered remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership."


Democratic Leaders Applaud Pension Protection Legislation in Latest COVID-19 Relief Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) applauded the inclusion of legislation to protect retirees’ pensions in the COVID-19 relief package...


Pallone Praises Biden's Community Health Centers Vaccination Program

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on President Biden’s Community Health Centers Vaccination Program...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Singapore Foreign Minister Balakrishnan

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, "Back in Action: Restoring Federal Climate Leadership:"