News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


Ranking Member Risch Meets with Afghan President Ghani, Chairman Abdullah Abdullah

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with Afghan President Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah:


U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Austin Murder Suspect in Killeen Suspect fired multiple rounds during June 12 Entertainment District mass shooting

News Release: Austin, TX - Members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force today arrested Deondre White, AKA “Dre," 19, in the 1300 block of Anna Lee Drive in Killeen. White had been sought on a murder charge related to a mass shooting in the 400 block of East 6th Street in Austin on June 12.


News Release: Clark Linked to a Non-Fatal Overdose and Posed with Several Firearms on Social Media; When Stopped by Police Clark Attempted to Flee.


News Release: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2022 bill.


Barrasso: We Should Work to Build a Broad Consensus on Energy Infrastructure Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands, and to consider this legislative proposal.


Schuylkill County Woman Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Samantha Blume, age 30, formerly of Frackville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.


Biden’s Economic Policies Are Cooling Off the U.S. Jobs Recovery

News Release: Biden’s Economic Policies Are Cooling Off the U.S. Jobs Recovery.


Rouzer Statement from Hearing on Corps of Engineers, TVA, and IBWC Budgets

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part I)":


News Release: Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a new experimental vaccine to protect cattle from the bacterium that causes Johne's disease, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP).


Sunset Paddle on the Marquette Lagoons

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Enjoy a leisurely float in the Marquette Park lagoons with national park rangers to feel the late afternoon breeze off Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes National Park will provide the kayaks, paddles and lifejackets; you just need to bring your sense of adventure.


Heroin/Fentanyl Supplier to DS44 Drug Gang Gets 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment and 8 years’ supervised release on his conviction of a drug-trafficking charge related to a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


Feature Article: A Virus or Bacteria? New Tech Rapidly Tests for COVID-19 & More

News Release: Tools that can quickly detect the presence or absence of previously unknown pathogens are critical in an effective defense against future pandemics.


Chairman Nadler Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Tech Antitrust Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Committee passed a package of bipartisan legislation to enhance antitrust enforcement and restore competition online...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ryan Howe a/k/a Rylea Autumn, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to civil disorder. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


U.S. Marshals Offer $5,000 Reward for Accused KillerAlleged member of ATK charged with homicide following Jan 2020 shooting

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Marshals are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a Florida man who is wanted by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for an ambush style homicide in January 2020.


Bath Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Bath man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, one count of transferring property to prevent seizure, and one count of aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.


Chairwoman Maloney Applauds Speaker’s Decision to Establish Select Committee to Investigate the  January 6 Attack on the Capitol

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Speaker Pelosi announced that a Select Committee would be established to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol...


Kroger Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison for Hate Crime Murders

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man was sentenced in federal court to life in prison without parole in connection with his racially motivated murder of two Black patrons at a Kroger grocery store, and his attempted murder of a third in Jeffersontown, Kentucky.


Jefferson County Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A physician practicing in Beaumont has been sentenced to prison for federal health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Justice Department Reaches Agreement with San Luis Obispo County Jail to Ensure Safe and Equal Access to Programs for Inmates with Mobility Disabilities

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Justice Department today reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with San Luis Obispo County to ensure that inmates with mobility disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in San Luis Obispo Jail’s (SLO Jail) programs, services and activities.