News from July 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Ranking Member James Comer; Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerald E. Connolly and Ranking Member Jody Hice; and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch and Ranking Member Glenn Grothman...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, a minibus of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: The United States is closely monitoring developments in Tunisia. We have been in contact with Tunisian government officials to stress that solutions to Tunisia’s political and economic troubles should be based on the Tunisian constitution and the principles of democracy, human rights, and freedom. We...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Caery Gorman, 45, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - An Osterville man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in reducing their carbon emissions and lowering energy costs, while training...
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: Beginning on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans across the island took to the streets to peacefully demand their fundamental freedoms and a better future. The Cuban government responded with violence.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Freshmen, led by Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), penned a letter to Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott urging him to resume in-person committee business immediately.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: The arrest was the direct result of the federal ‘All Hands On Deck’ initiative to reduce violent crime in Philadelphia.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Cyber threats to our nation’s energy systems are rising. Recent cyber incidents, like the Colonial Pipeline attack, have demonstrated the power of malicious actors to shut down our nation’s critical energy infrastructure and disrupt our energy supplies, economy, and everyday lives. For the Department of Energy (DOE), the resiliency and security of America’s energy infrastructure is a top priority.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, a minibus of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Los Alamos, NM - Bandelier will change the park visitor center hours from 9 AM to 4:30 PM to 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on Aug. 1, 2021. Good summer rains have produced a massive wildflower bloom in Bandelier’s high country that should last for at least several more weeks.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
Release: Beginning on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans across the island took to the streets to peacefully demand their fundamental freedoms and a better future. The Cuban government responded with violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two of the 15 individuals charged as a result of the long-term investigation dubbed the “Woo Boyz" have been sentenced to federal prison for federal drug and gun crimes. Erica Ratliff, 36, of Charleston, was sentenced to six years in prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. Devonte Andrews, 28, of Charleston, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Ethan Burkett (25, Live Oak, FL), Coty Michael Wiltgen (31, Live Oak, FL), and William Story Shackelford (24, Valdosta, GA) have pleaded guilty to beating an inmate in their custody, in violation of the inmate’s civil rights. Each faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 26, 2021 - The National Park Service (NPS) is soliciting comment on a Draft Accessibility Self Evaluation and Transition Plan (SETP) for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. This Draft SETP identifies key visitor experiences at the parks and the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Patricia Henry, age 52, was sentenced to ten months incarceration on July 23, 2021 in District Court by Judge Wilma Lewis on one count of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States for her part in a tax fraud scheme. The...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass -On August 7, 1961, President Kennedy signed legislation authorizing Cape Cod National Seashore. Established out of concern that the Outer Cape would be developed and commercialized as was occurring elsewhere along the Eastern seaboard, this legislation was considered a milestone in conservation...
