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Washington, DC - We commend the Senate for passing its Amendment to H.R. 6, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. This critical bipartisan legislation is a major step forward in the whole-of-government approach to combating drug demand and the opioid crisis. This bill would help reduce the amount of illicit fentanyl entering the United States, improve treatment for infants suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome, create job training programs for those in recovery, and reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy to continue overseeing Federal drug control efforts, including public awareness initiatives targeted to individuals of all age groups.
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Washington, DC - FBI Director Christopher A. Wray has named Jay S. Tabb, Jr. as the executive assistant director of the National Security Branch. In his new role, Mr. Tabb will oversee all national security investigative and intelligence operations, ranging from counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction cases.
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Los Angeles, California - At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting two brothers and their four California companies from using false or unsubstantiated claims in the marketing of online rental listings offered through their websites.
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Washington, DC - Attorney General Sessions Thursday issued the following statement on the Election Security Executive Order:
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Washington, DC - Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence beginning on September 8, 2018, and continuing.
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Detroit, Michigan - The former Director of the City of Detroit’s Office of Departmental Technology Services (DTS) was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for accepting more than $29,500 in bribe payments from two information technology companies providing services and personnel to the City of Detroit.
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