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The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on Feb. 15 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Reiners: 'The debate around whether a given digital asset is a commodity, security or something else must be addressed'

At the Feb. 14 Senate Banking Committee hearing on cryptocurrency, Lee Reiners, policy director of the Duke Financial Economics Center at Duke University, said in his witness testimony that in order to move forward with comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation, Congress must take action on defining cryptocurrency as a security, commodity or something else. Reiners was one of three witnesses who testified at the hearing, which was titled "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets."
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Griffith: We Must Pass the HALT Fentanyl Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled “President Biden's Border Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis."
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Commerce Department discusses Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on Feb. 15

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Commerce Department discusses Draft Environmental Assessment for the Funding, Procurement, and Operation of NOAA Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems on Feb. 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing

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 hearing to consider the nomination of Daniel Werfel to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 27272 discussed on Feb. 15 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness

News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met virtually with the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee) to welcome newly appointed members and to provide progress updates regarding Committee recommendations. Over the next three months, the Committee will work with the interagency ...
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Commerce Department discusses Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on Feb. 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's Border Crisis is a Public Health Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing: “President Biden's Border Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis."
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Request for Information on Implementation of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program discussed on Feb. 14 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Census Bureau Releases New National Experimental Data Product About Wellbeing

News Release: Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the first set of estimates from the National Experimental Wellbeing Statistics (NEWS) project, an experimental data product that uses a new methodology to calculate income and poverty estimates.
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Graves: Small business funding 'will help the backbone of the Puerto Rican economy'

Puerto Rico will receive up to $109 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury under the State Small Business Credit Initiative in President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Crapo: Finance Committee Republicans are Committed to Protecting Hardworking Taxpayers from Heavy-Handed IRS

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), reintroduced a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using its $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to squeeze more revenue out of hardworking taxpayers who earn less than $400,000 per year.
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Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Beefing Up Trade Enforcement to Protect American Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Thursday, February 16th, 2023, to hear testimony on “Ending Trade that Cheats American Workers By Modernizing Trade Laws and Enforcement, Fighting Forced Labor, Eliminating Counterfeits, and Leveling the Playing Field." The hearing will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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In the Matter of: Arash Yousefi Jam, 24 Great Heron Court, King City, Ontario, Canada; Order Denying Export Privileges discussed on Feb. 14 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Regulations discussed on Feb. 14 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Additions to the Entity List discussed on Feb. 14 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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