News from June 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Mental Health Care in America: Addressing Root Causes and Identifying Policy Solutions.".
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly difficult for all Americans, but even more so for those who lost a loved one to the virus. The unexpected and sometimes sudden loss of a loved one has placed a heavy burden on many thousands of Americans.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM contractor employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) are preparing for an upcoming campaign to dissolve stainless-steel-clad spent nuclear fuel by installing a new dissolver and an additional double-sized tank for dissolved material storage.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Muhammad Z. Aabdin, age 30, of the Bronx, New York, has been indicted for offering bribes to a public official and using facilities of interstate commerce to commit a bribery offense. The indictment was announced today by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Special Agent in Charge Christopher F. Algieri, Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Northeast Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CONN. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOAQUIN VERAS, 47, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two soldiers are set to make appearances in federal court today on allegations they attempted to smuggle two undocumented Mexican citizens to San Antonio, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on drug distribution charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Taos, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office announces that it is working in concert with the Taos County Commission, County Sheriff and two homeowner associations to protect the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River conservation area and viewshed.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivered virtual remarks today to congratulate Brazil on signing the Artemis Accords. Brazil is the first South American country to join the Accords. Led by the Department of State and NASA, the Artemis Accords build a path toward peaceful and responsible space exploration...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington - Landowners and agricultural producers currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) now have a wider opportunity to enroll in a 30-year contract through the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding CLEAR30 - a water-quality focused option available through CRP - to be nationwide now.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered opening remarks at Tuesday’s Health Subcommittee hearing on vaccine legislation.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has reduced the amount of time to qualify a salt waste batch at the Savannah River Site (SRS), enabling a steady stream of the material to the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the companion to their bipartisan Preventing Disaster Revictimization...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Philadelphia, PA - The U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in apprehending Aaron Sims.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Community leaders across Ohio have voiced their support for the bipartisan Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization (MAPS) Act led by Senator Rob Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. This bipartisan legislation will help to protect communities...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at Tuesday’s Health Subcommittee hearing on vaccine legislation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine-A Naples man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for drug trafficking and firearm offenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: The charge stems from an incident outside the Federal building complex in Philadelphia this past New Year’s Eve.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Reminds Seniors to be Vigilant.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Booster Shot: Enhancing Public Health through Vaccine Legislation:"
