News from October 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) announced new legislation today to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields websites and online platforms from being held liable for third-party content.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jennifer Ann Howell, of Three Churches, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William J Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A group of violent criminals are now facing possible severe federal penalties for firearms charges, to include use of a weapon resulting in death, carjacking, robbery and other felonies, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Thursday asking how the Department of Energy (DOE) was addressing rising energy costs and possible supply disruptions.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: The opioid crisis in the United States began in the late 1990s as a result of extensive overuse of prescribed medications. This crisis-or, should we say, full-on epidemic-is still raging today, and has since evolved to include abuse of synthetic opioids (like fentanyl), obtained both through medical...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA, Ga. - Lewis Mobley has been sentenced to federal prison for his role as an enforcer for the Gangster Disciples gang, including shooting a minor in the chest twice for interrupting the filming of a gang rap video.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) announced new legislation today to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields websites and online platforms from being held liable for third-party content.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks on securing American supply chains.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: BELLE, W.Va. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, today toured Marmet Locks and Dam. The Marmet Locks and Dam are operated by the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which the EPW Committee oversees.
By State Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman spoke to Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on October 12 and to Sovereign Council Chair Abdelfattah al-Burhan on October 13. Special Envoy Feltman underscored the importance of the Cabinet and the Sovereign Council adhering to the transitional...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey man and a Florida man were charged today with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including multiple handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, in and around Monmouth and Ocean counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks urging Democrats and the Biden-Harris Administration to focus on supply chain solutions that strengthen the American economy, rather than their reckless tax and spending that is raising costs on families and workers.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Mountain bike riders and hikers can enjoy fall colors peaking on the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail, when the Bureau of Land Management and Lassen Rural Bus offer a special shuttle service, Saturday, Oct. 23.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: BOISE - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. This year's theme is "America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Logan County man was sentenced today to seven years in prison for receiving child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on offshore wind on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Offshore Wind, Onshore Benefits: Growing the Domestic Wind Energy Industry."
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held the first of a two-part hearing series focusing on the unique challenges that small, disadvantaged, and rural communities face in accessing and maintaining drinking water and wastewater services.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Investing in American Jobs: Legislation to Strengthen Manufacturing and Competitiveness:"
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 14, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on offshore wind on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Offshore Wind, Onshore Benefits: Growing the Domestic Wind Energy Industry."
