By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Executive Office of the State of California (California GO-Biz), Sacramento, California, to support statewide economic planning activities. This EDA project will be matched with $337,500 in local funds.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the city of Twentynine Palms, California, for wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support local businesses and attract...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) renewing their request for a public hearing on the Biden...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the departure of Deputy Staff Director of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Dr. Melanie A. Egorin, who has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the city of Benson, Minnesota, to build an enclosed flood protection system for the city’s wastewater treatment plant and replace...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $617,203 grant to the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, Barrow, Alaska, to create a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the North Slope region.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tracy Stone-Manning as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in a vote of 50-45. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) wrote to the Government Accountability...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Osceola, Arkansas, to make water and wastewater improvements to support the region’s growing steel sector. This EDA grant, to be matched with $955,405 in local funds, is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $2 billion in private investment.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Level Playing Field: College Athletes’ Rights to Their Name, Image, and Likeness:"
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Mobile Airport Authority, Mobile, Alabama, to construct a multi-use cargo warehouse and hangar...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: Today, U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the town of Estill, South Carolina, to construct a wastewater treatment plant and support spray field improvements designed to support business expansion and create jobs. This EDA grant is expected to create 30 jobs and generate $15 million in private investment.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.4 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of California prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the sixth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began August 16. Results will be released weekly August 26 to October 21. New content in the SBPS Phase 6 covers difficulties hiring employees, new workplace norms, changes in...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2021
News Release: The Pinocchio Six: Myths, Lies, and Debunked Claims About Taxes.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, released a new staff report showing high levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and the industry’s failure to end harmful practices that pose serious health risks to babies and toddlers. The report also put forth recommendations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the baby food industry to eliminate toxic content in baby foods.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized a proposed rule regarding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which would repeal the Trump administration's January 2021rulemaking. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2021
News Release: Op-Ed: Damage to Small Businesses from Dems’ Tax Hikes Will Be Severe and Long-Lasting.
