News from November 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine how the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and community organizations are working to strengthen mental health and curb the alarming rate of suicides among our nation’s military servicemembers and veterans.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Over the past nearly two years, we have seen a troubling trend take root in the Democrat Party. Their elected officials want to take power away from parents and hand over more control to politicians and teachers unions to dictate what our children should be taught in classrooms.
By Press Release | Nov 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced a joint initiative to raise awareness about retaliation issues when workers exercise their protected labor rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme.
By Press Release | Nov 17, 2021
The Justice Department announced the launch of the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative today. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing services to individuals living in communities of color because of the race or national origin of the people who live in those communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a scheme to fraudulently obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). He was also ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Rudy Adonaldo Chavez, age 31, of Guatemala to 97 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit murder for hire and for distribution of cocaine.
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chair Jim Costa delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “Trade Policy and Priorities".
By Press Release | Nov 17, 2021
West Coast slammed by a powerful, record-setting storm and heavy rainsNovember 8, 2021October 2021 was an unusually balmy month for the contiguous U.S., as several states recorded their warmest October on record.Abundant Pacific moisture also dumped excessive rainfall over the western U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - Two employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pocketed cash from vendors in exchange for steering them orders for medical equipment, according to indictments returned in federal court in Chicago.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Since 2013, when the National Park Service (NPS) began reducing the deer population in Rock Creek Park, the park’s tree seedling density has almost tripled. To continue to protect and restore native plants and promote healthy and diverse forests, Rock Creek Park will conduct deer management operations between Nov. 22, 2021, and March 31, 2022. .
By Press Release | Nov 17, 2021
NOAA on Nov. 9 announced it is seeking public comment on the first steps toward designating a new national marine sanctuary in a 7,000 square mile area off the central California coast, adjacent to San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- November is National Native American Heritage Month in which we observe and honor the rich history, culture and contributions of our nation's first peoples.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform; Sen. Cory Booker; Sen. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Committee on Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Rep. Robin Kelly; and Rep. Katie Porter reintroduced the Access to Birth Control Act in the House and Senate.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: DENTON, TX - As the coronavirus began to spread rapidly across the nation in March 2020, an employee of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks told a supervisor of their concerns about exposure to the virus at the Denton facility.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: Private exporters reported sales of: * 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year. * 30,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to India during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Wareham man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for possessing child pornography.
By Press Release | Nov 17, 2021
On Oct. 15, 2021, AIPLA submitted a comment letter to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) following the Office’s request for information to assist in preparation of the Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup that included seven Republican bills, six of which passed with unanimous support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement.
