News from May 2021
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Antony...
By EPA Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks today on winning the future by ensuring American families have access to dependable broadband services.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - This afternoon a federal jury convicted Daniel Alan Baker, 33, of Tallahassee on two counts of transmitting a communication in interstate commerce containing a threat to kidnap or injure another person. The conviction, which followed a two-day trial that began Tuesday morning, was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: DENVER - FEMA has provided more than $1.6 million in Public Assistance funding to Stutsman County for costs related to the October 2019 flooding. Under this declaration, FEMA has paid a total of $10.9 million for the state of North Dakota to date. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued Jan. 21, 2020. This funding is authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a business meeting to vote on the nomination of Dr. Jewel H. Bronaugh, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) during today’s hearing...
By State Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: The embassies of the United States and Taiwan in the Republic of Paraguay partnered with the Government of Paraguay to host a virtual Partnership Opportunity Delegation. The virtual delegation included business leaders from the United States and Taiwan who met with Paraguay Ministry of Industry and Commerce...
By State Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: The United States and ASEAN held the 34th annual U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue on May 5 (May 6 in Southeast Asia) to discuss cooperation under our strategic partnership. Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador Atul Keshap co-chaired with Lao PDR Deputy Foreign Minister Bounleua...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Brian G. Kolfage, of Miramar Beach, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for crimes related to the filing of his 2019 income taxes, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida today. Kolfage, who faces a separate federal...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Snow Hill man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fifty (50) Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Distribution of Fifty (50) Grams or More of Methamphetamine. In addition, he was fined $10,900.00 by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHARLES EDWARD BANKS (“BANKS"), age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to imprisonment on May 4, 2021 by U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter for charges relating to possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: New York City Man Charged with Nearly $4 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering.
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2021
Release: Testimony as Delivered by Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On May 7, the journal Science, announces the launch of the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration (GIUM) in an article entitled “Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations." An international team of 92 scientists and conservationists created the first-ever global atlas of ungulate...
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta delivered remarks today on ensuring reliable, affordable internet for Americans.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: DENVER - In keeping with the foundation of FEMA’s mission to help people, the federal vaccination site in Pueblo is continuing to expand vaccine availability to socially vulnerable population in the Pueblo area. In a collaborative effort between FEMA and the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment...
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks today on winning the future by ensuring American families have access to dependable broadband services.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Defendant stole 17 firearms from West Springfield gun shop.
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement in response to plans by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke a Trump Administration rule that would weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)...
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Broadband Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access and Affordability:"
