News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled, “Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children and Families."


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Public Health Legislation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, "Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children and Families...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled, “Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children and Families."


Parkersburg Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Crimes

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jonathan Ray Sindledecker, 40, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Sindledecker previously pleaded guilty to those two felony offenses on July 28, 2021.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NOE CASTRO, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 20 months of imprisonment for trafficking narcotics into Connecticut.


News Release: Miami, Florida - South Florida native and former National Football League (NFL) Player Kenbrell Armod Thompkins, 33, pled guilty this week in federal district court to stealing other peoples’ identities to fraudulently obtain Covid-19-related unemployment insurance benefits.


Sam Graves & Bipartisan Committee Leaders Introduce the SPEED Recovery Act for Faster Disaster Recovery

News Release: Bipartisan legislation to help expedite disaster recovery efforts, particularly in small and rural areas, was introduced today by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) in the House of Representatives. Joining Graves as co-leads on the bill are Transportation and...


News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Repairing or rebuilding your home? Disaster survivors who are working on their homes after Hurricane Ida can visit Lowe’s in Thibodaux this week to talk with FEMA mitigation specialists about their damage and discuss how to best repair their homes.


Subcommittee Leader Guthrie Remarks at Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Public Health Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled, “Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children and Families."


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Office of Water, in a hearing to evaluate the federal response to the persistence and impacts of PFAS chemicals.


Subcommittee Leader Guthrie Remarks at Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Public Health Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled, “Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children and Families."


House Passes Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Health Care Solutions

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement on four health care bills that passed the House this week with bipartisan support.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pet Halloween Costume Contest and B.A.R.K. Ranger Event

News Release: Attention all four-legged friends! The park is hosting a Halloween B.A.R.K. Ranger Event for you and your people on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 10 am to noon on the Seaside Lawn at the Visitor Center.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), released a statement in response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) turning over a limited number of previously requested documents related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on bills that passed the House today with bipartisan support.


Interior Secretary announces plans to sell offshore leases

Department of the Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, recently announced plans for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to sell offshore leases by 2025 to help with the development of offshore wind energy.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.