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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $750,000 grant to the city of Jacksonville, North Carolina, to build a local visitor center that will help boost the region’s tourism economy. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After abruptly adjourning last week’s Committee on Natural Resources proceedings in the face of Republican calls to address skyrocketing gas prices, today, Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.)resumed advancing Democrats' big cats agenda, disregarding the fact that gas prices have climbed...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Capacity for Business Growth in Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the Santo Domingo Tribe, Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, to make wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support local business needs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Maritime Workforce Development in the Northern Mariana Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to 500 Sails, Inc., Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, to support maritime workforce development. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Crapo Statement at Hearing on SCOTUS Wayfair Decision

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Examining the Impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair on Small Businesses and Remote Sales.".


There were 55 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in May.


News Release: Republican Leaders Introduce Bill to Recover Unchecked Unemployment Fraud.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2773, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), by a bipartisan vote of 231-190. This legislation, introduced by Natural Resources Committee member Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), will provide nearly $1.4 billion per year to states...


75 press releases published in May by U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means

There were 75 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in May.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the United Kingdom’s introduction of legislation to change the Northern Ireland Protocol...


News Release: Fact Check: Treasury Downplays Biden Policies Role in Inflation.


REMINDER: Democrats Still Want Highest Tax Rates in Developed World

News Release: REMINDER: Democrats Still Want Highest Tax Rates in Developed World.


Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Hearing Examining the Impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair on Small Business

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, on South Dakota v. Wayfair’s impact on small business and remote sales. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


United States Senate Committee on Finance publishes 15 press releases in May

There were 15 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Finance in May.


Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on June 13

There was activity on four bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on June 13.


Brady: One Year Later, Is the Biden Administration Even Investigating the IRS Leak?

News Release: Brady: One Year Later, Is the Biden Administration Even Investigating the IRS Leak?.


WRAP-UP: President Biden’s Budget Proposes More Tax Increases That Cripple the Economy

News Release: WRAP-UP: President Biden’s Budget Proposes More Tax Increases That Cripple the Economy.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo for members of the media to view the Vintage 2021 population estimates for the nation, states and counties by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and for Puerto Rico and its municipios by age and sex.


News Release: Reminder: Biden Claimed His Crippling Tax Hikes and Spending “Cost Zero," as Inflation Snowballed.