News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News from April 2021


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) warned how this plan will put many hard-working citizens in his district in poverty.


Chairman Price Statement at the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Transportation Hearing

Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Transportation.


Dominican fugitive sentenced for assault on ICE deportation officer

News Release: NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York sentenced a Dominican national, Monday, to 45 months incarceration and three years of supervised release following his conviction for assault on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer.


DOE Announces $162 Million to Decarbonize Cars and Trucks

Release: SuperTruck 3 Will Fund Projects to Electrify Medium- and Heavy-Duty Freight Trucks; Additional Investment Will Boost Vehicle Efficiency, Expand EV Infrastructure


Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on United States Southern Command.


United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of His Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: Caro Quintero Was Previously Indicted in the Eastern District of New York for Leading a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Conspiring to Murder DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki" Camarena.


DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: HOUSTON - With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24th. DEA’s October 2020 Take Back Day brought in a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand Broadband Capacity in North Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Wilson, North Carolina, to increase broadband capacity and bolster the region’s ability to withstand future economic disruptions. This EDA grant, to be matched with $300,000 in local investment, is expected to create 39 jobs.


Pallone and Schakowsky on House Passage of Five Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed five consumer protection bills...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed eight health care bills this week...


Leader McKinley: Jobs and Opportunities Give People Dignity and Hope for the Future

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) warned how this plan will put many hard-working citizens in his district in poverty.


Manhattan Construction Business Operator Sentenced To 19 Months In Prison For Tax Fraud

News Release: Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BILAL SALAJ was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 19 months in prison for perpetrating tax fraud. SALAJ previously pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang to conspiracy to defraud the...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) warned how this plan will raise energy costs, hamper reliability, destroy jobs, and hurt American families.


Second of two defendants sentenced in scheme to steal, sell drugs from nursing home patients

News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Two former employees of a nursing and personal care facility have been sentenced after admitting to a scheme in which they stole and resold prescription drugs.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican staff circulated a memo on Big Tech to Energy and Commerce Committee Republican members’ staff, stakeholders, and the public. The memo outlined several legislative concepts and is intended to start a considerate, inclusive, and transparent dialogue as Committee staff consider and develop legislation under the Big Tech Accountability Platform.


Pallone and Eshoo on House Passage of Eight Health Care Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed eight health care bills this week...


News Release: Public Service Announcement: FEMA Community Vaccination Center Open in St. Louis Through June 1, 2021


News Release: THURMONT, Md. - Catoctin Mountain Park is recruiting volunteers to serve as camp hosts at overnight facilities during the 2021 season. Camp hosts are needed for Owens Creek Campground and Camp Round Meadow/Poplar Grove Youth Campground.


Tax Attorney Indicted For Facilitating Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud

News Release: Defendant Allegedly Helped Private Equity CEO Hide $225,000,000 from IRS.


Leader McKinley: Jobs and Opportunities Give People Dignity and Hope for the Future

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) warned how this plan will put many hard-working citizens in his district in poverty.