News from March 2021
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled: “Building Back Better: Addressing Climate Change in the Electricity Sector and Fostering Economic Growth." Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: FORT WORTH, TX - An employee of one of the nation's largest North American freight railroad networks will receive more than $290,000 in back pay, damages and fees, and be reinstated to their job after the U.S. Department of Labor found the worker's rights were violated under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on House passage of her Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which she re-introduced in the Senate in February. The PRO Act would reverse years of attacks on unions and restore fairness to the economy by strengthening the federal laws that protect workers’ right to join a union and bargain collectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities have arrested an Irvine resident on fraud charges that were unsealed today to reveal allegations he stole more than $1 million from at least 10 victims in Southern California - some of whom he developed romantic relationships with - and used the personal information of some to obtain credit.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Path Forward: Restoring the Vital Mission of EPA:"
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Wednesday, March 17, at 1 p.m. (EDT) on Medicaid in the U.S. territories. The hearing is entitled, “Averting a Crisis: Protecting Access to Health Care in the U.S. Territories."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Defendant detained in advance of trial.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Congress passed the American Rescue Plan. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 - 211 and will soon go to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: As another concrete step in implementing our comprehensive regional migration management strategy, we are expanding legal pathways to enter the United States by reopening the Central American Minors (CAM) program. As directed by President Biden, the Departments of State and Homeland Security (DHS) have...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - One resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced the Carbon Capture Modernization Act, legislation to modernize ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: UN Food Systems Summit: USDA Webinar on Opportunities for U.S. Engagement.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Distribution, Receipt, Attempted Distribution and Receipt, and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of Minor, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, voted with a bipartisan majority in the Senate to confirm Michael S. Regan to be the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a vote of 66-34. Before ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield yesterday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet on March 18 in Anchorage, Alaska with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and State Councilor Wang Yi. The meeting will take place following Secretary Blinken’s meetings with two of our closest regional allies in Tokyo and Seoul. Secretary Blinken and NSA Sullivan will discuss a range of issues with the PRC.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Congress passed the American Rescue Plan. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 - 211 and will soon go to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the FY 2022 Budget Hearing for Government Accountability Office.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2021
News Release: After Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future (CLEAN Future) Act on March 2, a diverse array of organizations came out in strong support of the legislation. Following is a sample of what is being said about this ambitious climate bill...
