News from March 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury in Boston returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging the former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with filing false tax returns. The former Chairman and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm were previously charged in connection with a bribery scheme involving the Tribe’s plans to build a resort and casino in Taunton.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Dear Secretary Yellen: We are writing with serious concerns about Public Law No. 117-2 (the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" or ARP), and specifically the Coronavirus State Recovery and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. We are especially concerned about a provision inserted into the Coronavirus...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), released the following statement applauding...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie delivered opening remarks at Tuesday’s hearing about why the Majority’s bills will fail to lower the cost of health care.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Jacob Valley, 26, of Newport, pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawful possession of firearms, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on Future Defense Spending.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the new Rhodium Group report : “Pathways to Build Back Better: Investing in 100% Clean Electricity:".
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. -The word “rad" has finally arrived at the EM Office of River Protection (ORP) Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site, and it’s not for a 1980s throwback.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two members of the Newark street gang known as the “Famous Boyz" were sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: MOAB, UT- The arrival of spring brings extended hours of operation for Arches and Canyonlands national parks’ visitor centers and the renewed availability of Fiery Furnace permits and backcountry camping permits at Arches.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works' (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Mitchell Ryan Pond, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 23, 2021, in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, and for using a firearm...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Today, we will hear from more than 20 members on a broad range of topics within the Committee’s jurisdiction. From taxes to Social Security and retirement security; to trade, health care, and social services - the issues that the Ways and Means Committee addresses have a significant impact on the lives of all Americans.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: REGION 1 - The City of Boston received over $1.7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help reimburse expenses associated with COVID-19 response efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Ocala, FL - Darrell Pete (32, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A woman has been indicted on a federal firearm charge for allegedly providing a semi-automatic handgun to a convicted felon whom she knew was not lawfully allowed to possess it. The convicted felon was also charged.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: ELY, Nev. - It is said that if you build it, they will come. And they are, mountain bike enthusiasts eager to tackle the 13-mile trails network on public lands outside Caliente, Nev.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Convicted felon Anthony Holmes, 29, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a weapon. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., Acting U.S. Attorney, announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, MD. - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Douglas Brian Quander, age 39, of Bowie, Maryland to 100 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and for distribution of crack cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed the Acting Director of the United States Census Bureau Ron Jarmin on the ongoing 2020 Census data delay that will impact legislative redistricting in Ohio and across the country.
