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Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to address the environmental and public health threats from the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio.
News
Maryland Tax Preparer Convicted of Filing False Returns
News Release: A federal jury in Greenbelt convicted a Maryland man today of preparing false tax returns on behalf of his clients.
Workplace Safety
Secretary Marty Walsh addresses President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today released President Biden's budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share - all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays more in taxes.
On the Hill
Wyden to Convene Budget Hearing with Treasury Secretary Yellen
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, March 16, 2023 on “The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
On the Hill
Manchin, Committee Convene to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Life Cycle
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States’ and our allies’ dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and other technologies that will help strengthen energy security and independence.
News
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on March 9 by Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 17th Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards Ceremony
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Please take a seat. And it is a special honor for me to be able to say, welcome to the White House. (Applause.) And welcome especially to the 2023 International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony to all of you participating here in person and tuning in from around the world.
On the Hill
Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 20 Pieces of Legislation to Secure our Energy Future and Competitive Edge
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 20 pieces of legislation.
State
Minnesota congressman: New digital asset reporting requirements 'will send crypto innovation and opportunities oversees'
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which President Biden signed into law in Nov. 2021, introduces two new reporting requirements for individuals and businesses that conduct transactions using digital assets.
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Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request
News Release: Note: Read the Department of Justice FY2024 Budget Fact Sheets here.
Land
Paterson Fellowship 2023 Call for Entries Open
News Release: RALPH LAZO. Family # 21019. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 19-9-5. Written using Ralph Lazo’s interviews and speeches. “The first Lazos landed here in 1519 with Cortes. I’m the adventurous type. It runs in the family." Born in a Black hospital in Los Angeles, Ralph received his early schooling on an Indian...
Criminal Prosecution
Michigan Resident Uses Twitter to Threaten to Kill Jewish Government Officials
News Release: DETROIT - A Tipton, Michigan resident was charged in a criminal complaint with using Twitter to threaten to kill Jewish government officials in Michigan, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Transportation Department discusses Brightline Trains Florida, LLC's Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Request for Positive Train Control System Certification on March 9
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
On the Hill
Ways and Means Approves Plan to Avoid Default and Protect Seniors, Military Families, and Veterans in Government Spending Decisions
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), favorably reported out the Default Prevention Act, which would prevent defaulting on our debt, along with an important amendment by Chairman Smith that protects seniors and requires the Biden Administration...
US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance for workplace place safety, training in union’s apprenticeship program
Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
On the Hill
Chair Rodgers: “The Energy and Commerce Committee is Leading to Affirm that Every Life is Worth Living”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of five bills.
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Diglycerol in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption on March 9
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor recovers $190K in back wages, damages after finding St. Petersburg restaurants withheld wages to cover operating costs
News Release: ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Federal investigators have found that two St. Petersburg restaurants withheld tips earned by bartenders and servers to pay for customers who skipped out on their bills, illegally charged employees for uniforms and denied some workers required minimum wage and full overtime pay.
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Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
News Release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Metro) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The ...
Land
25th Infantry Bicycle Corps
News Release: ALBERT MIZUHARA. Family # 22687. Camp: Topaz, UT. Address: 31-7-B. My grandfather Hyusuke Mizuhara immigrated to San Francisco in the late 1880s with his second wife, Kin. Their four children, including my father Katsui Mizuhara (1889-1942), soon followed. Before immigrating, my grandfather was a sea captain...
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Justice Department’s Ongoing Section 8 Enforcement Prevents More Potentially Illegal Interlocking Directorates
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that five more directors resigned from four corporate boards and one company declined to exercise board appointment rights in response to the Antitrust Division’s enforcement efforts around Section 8 of the Clayton Act (Section 8). Section 8, which Congress made ...
On the Hill
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of Five Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of five bills.
On the Hill
Biden’s War on American Energy is Hurting Communities
News Release: Americans are currently struggling to afford some of the highest energy prices in decades. President Biden’s rush-to-green policies have led to skyrocketing prices across the board-from electricity and oil to natural gas. This is not a path we can afford to continue down.
Water
EPA Takes Action to Improve Cybersecurity Resilience for Public Water Systems
EPA Takes Action to Improve Cybersecurity Resilience for Public Water Systems
News
Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: The leader of an international drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty yesterday to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy.