By Press Release | Aug 1, 2022
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government on July 21 requested the Mexican government review whether the rights of free association and collective bargaining have been denied to workers at the VU Manufacturing parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
By Press Release | Jul 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 146 programs that support President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure Federal agencies deliver 40% of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean water, and other investments to disadvantaged communities.
By Press Release | Jul 28, 2022
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 1.6 percent.
By Press Release | Jul 28, 2022
In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would not issue new contracts with McKinsey & Company pending ongoing investigations into whether McKinsey failed to divulge potential conflicts of interest over its work with both the FDA and opioid manufacturers.
By Press Release | Jul 27, 2022
Beijing is scrambling to comply with the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.
By Press Release | Jul 27, 2022
America’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies have repeatedly warned lawmakers about the vast threat of Chinese Communist Party espionage and theft.
By Press Release | Jul 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to provide $225 million for states and local governments to expand the implementation of the latest building energy codes and support the development of buildings that use less energy.
By Press Release | Jul 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $96 million funding opportunity to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. The funding will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility, create cleaner non-road vehicles through electrification and the use of alternative fuels, and develop electric drive components and materials to maximize EV efficiency and affordability.
By Press Release | Jul 22, 2022
A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment July 20 against two men charged in the fatal tractor trailer incident that occurred on June 27, 2022, resulting in the death of 50 adults and three minor children and injuring 10 adults and one minor child.
By Press Release | Jul 7, 2022
Sen. Marco Rubio has issued the following press release:Washington, D.C.
By Press Release | Jul 1, 2022
Congressman Jeff Duncan celebrates the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency to rein in the EPA’s abuse of authority.
By Press Release | Jun 27, 2022
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to work with our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies to update NATO’s strategic concept to reflect the reality of great power competition with the Chinese Communist Party even as the alliance contends with Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Next week, NATO members will meet in Madrid, where they are expected to release a new strategic
By Press Release | Jun 22, 2022
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) urges the US government to effectively implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) as it comes into effect, and governments to pass similar legislation to stop forced labor goods from entering the global market.
By Press Release | Jun 21, 2022
The Uyghur Human Rights Project has issued the following press release:Ahead of World Refugee Day 2022, a group of 22 refugee and human rights groups and 50 Uyghur organizations are calling on governments and international organizations to take urgent steps to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples at imminent risk of refoulement.
By Press Release | Jun 17, 2022
Rep. Banks Introduces the Taiwan Weapons Exports Act
By Press Release | Jun 15, 2022
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By Press Release | Jun 10, 2022
We, 230 Uyghur, Tibetan, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, and Chinese democracy and international human rights advocacy groups, call for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she whitewashed the Chinese government’s human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
By Press Release | Jun 8, 2022
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), as well as Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Jim McGovern (D-MA), sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding their Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (P.L. 117-78), which goes into effect no later than June 21, 2022
