News published on Federal Newswire in May 2021

News from May 2021


News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Robert Latta (R-OH) released this statement following a meeting at the White House to discuss closing the digital divide and ensuring rural and unserved communities have the broadband services they need.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the committee, today applauded unanimous committee passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021.


House Broadband Leaders Release Statement Following White House Meeting

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Robert Latta (R-OH) released this statement following a meeting at the White House to discuss closing the digital divide and ensuring rural and unserved communities have the broadband services they need.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence:"


Leader Griffith on Boosting Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing on increasing Americans’ confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued precautions related to COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend this policy until Aug. 31, 2021.


News Release: NASHVILE, Tenn.- FEMA and the state of Tennessee are committed to providing disaster assistance to people with disabilities and access and functional needs. Assistance is also available for those who communicate in languages other than English.


EPW Committee Advances Surface Transportation Bill With Unanimous Support

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), the Committee's Ranking Member, today applauded unanimous Committee passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (STRA).


News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Robert Latta (R-OH) released this statement following a meeting at the White House to discuss closing the digital divide and ensuring rural and unserved communities have the broadband services they need.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The leader and organizer of a drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for selling nearly 36 pounds of methamphetamine during the conspiracy.


COVID-19 vaccine now widely available; Community Vaccination Center to close soon

News Release: ATLANTA - The last day for individuals to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at the Community Vaccination Center at the Columbia Place Mall is June 10.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Kilogram of Cocaine

News Release: BOSTON - A Clinton man previously convicted in federal court of cocaine conspiracy pleaded guilty today to cocaine offenses.


Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence:"


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing on increasing Americans’ confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.


Pallone, Murray Announce Plans to Develop a Public Option Proposal to Lower Health Care Costs

News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced their plans to develop legislation to establish a public option for health coverage...


Leader Rodgers and Doctor Joyce Deliver Remarks at Vaccine Confidence Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Representative John Joyce (R-PA), a physician, delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on building Americans’ confidence in the coronavirus vaccines.


Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's oversight hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Pallone, Murray Announce Plans to Develop a Public Option Proposal to Lower Health Care Costs

News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced their plans to develop legislation to establish a public option for health coverage...


$6.5 Million Approved to Acquire 31 Flood-Prone Properties in Pender County

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved more than $6.5 million to eliminate flood risks at 31 repetitively damaged properties in Pender County.


News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Gwynne Wilcox to fill an open seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...