Walsh: 'Mexico has indicated their support for full implementation of the labor reform'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 15, 2023
The Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement requested the Mexican government review workers’ rights violations at Unique Fabricating’s Querétaro facility in Mexico.
Raimondo: U.S., India agreement helps 'identify further avenues of cooperation for our two nations'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 15, 2023
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the United States and India reached a memorandum of understanding on semiconductor supply chains and innovation partnerships in a public statement March 10 after meeting with India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.
Amaya: 'This is the first time we’ve been able to really dive deeper' to study ocean temperature extremes
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 14, 2023
A team led by researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have determined that marine heat waves can occur deep underwater, as reported in a paper published in Nature Communications.
Krishnamoorthi: Strategic partnership between Australia, U.S. 'must only grow stronger'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 14, 2023
As U.S. officials confirmed that Australia plans to purchase several nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S., Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said the U.S. and Australia are on the same page when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
MomsRising: Companies who exploited migrant children must be held accountable
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 14, 2023
U.S. companies have been found to have exploited and abused migrant children through their use of labor and not affording them the basic protections and safety that other employees are afforded.
Raimondo: 'President's Biden's budget makes targeted, strategic investments'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 14, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration has submitted the President’s Budget for the fiscal year 2024 to Congress with $12.3 billion in discretionary funding and $4 billion in mandatory funding for the Department of Commerce, according to a press release issued March 9.
Raimondo: EDA award in Wisconsin will 'help meet industry demand for skilled workers'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $2 million grant to Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin to support the development of the Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering Technology and Apprenticeship (AMETA) Center.
'Divisive and cruel': Banks reacts to COVID-19 policy leading to discharge of thousands of service members
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 11, 2023
Even though the Department of Defense (DOD) rescinded the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for service members at the beginning of the year, thousands of men and women could still be discharged for not applying for a vaccine exemption.
Crypto analyst: Plaskett uses ‘anti-Asian discrimination’ against Canadian crypto CEO in congressional hearing
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
While lawmakers were discussing Twitter during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) alluded to Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, who also owns a stake in Twitter. Plaskett said that although CZ is a Canadian citizen, he is a “Chinese national.” Crypto influencer and analyst Chris Blec and CZ himself said on Twitter that Plaskett's comments implied racism and discrimination.
State attorneys general seek 'decisive action against the Mexican drug cartels'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote a letter, signed by 20 other state attorneys general, to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Feb. 8, asking them to take swift and immediate action to abate the deadly fentanyl scourge.
