News from May 2021
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla -- Six months ago, communities across 14 affected counties in Florida experienced the devastating effects of Hurricane Sally. Since the hurricane made landfall Sept. 16, 2020, federal assistance for recovery in those counties is approximately $269.2 million. This includes National Flood...
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla -- FEMA has approved grants totaling $36,331,673 to reimburse recovery expenses in Florida for Hurricane Michael in 2018.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is advising visitors to expect reduced lanes and temporary closures at Hemenway Harbor and Temple Bar boat launch ramps beginning as early as May 20. The temporary closures and reduced lanes could be several weeks in duration as the National Park Service (NPS) installs and repositions pipe mats to extend boat ramps due to lower water levels.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Below is Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today’s full committee hearing examining the pricing and business practices of AbbVie Inc., which sells the anti-inflammatory drug Humira and the cancer drug Imbruvica.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Thank you. Good morning. I would first like to wish you a wonderful Haitian Heritage Month. I wish we could be together in person this morning. This month gives us an opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate Haiti’s many contributions to the world, and especially to the United States. Today is also...
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center will reopen its doors beginning Friday, May 21, after being closed for its seasonal closure in late October 2020 and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Topic: Opportunities in Algeria’s Renewable Energy Sector.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: MADISON, WI - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a loaded pistol onto her flight at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) on Monday, May 17.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jordan Sowersby, 27 of Painted Post, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing child pornography depicting prepubescent minors, after having sustained a prior child pornography conviction. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), calling on her to cease remote voting measures and return the House of Representatives to regular order. Every committee ranking member and member of Republican leadership joined the letter as signatories. In part, the members wrote.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on Air Force Quality of Life and Installations Update.
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Dear Secretary Becerra: We write to provide formal comments on the Department of Health of Human Services’ (HHS) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), “Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client- Centered, Quality Family Planning Services," RIN 0937-AA11. For over 50 years, the Title X program...
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: At the launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, the United States announced nearly $155 million in new assistance to sustain critical efforts to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and other affected people...
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its final environmental decision on the proposed replacement passenger terminal project for Bob Hope “Hollywood Burbank" Airport. The decision enables the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to move the project forward.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a full committee hybrid hearing examining the pricing and business practices of AbbVie Inc. Just before the hearing, Chairwoman Maloney released a staff report with new documents and details about AbbVie Inc., which sells the anti-inflammatory drug Humira and the cancer drug Imbruvica. AbbVie has repeatedly raised the prices of these two blockbuster drugs.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on The Need for Universal Broadband: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Pader Yang, 30, St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced Friday, May 14 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Yang pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 18, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Court Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Fermin Gomez-Jimenez, age 23, of Annapolis, Maryland, to 38 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and for using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury has convicted a 49-year-old Mission resident for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By State Newswire | May 18, 2021
Release: At the launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, the United States announced nearly $155 million in new assistance to sustain critical efforts to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and other affected people...
