News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: Biden in the House: What’s He Selling?.


What They Are Saying...Republican Senators Blast Biden’s Punishing Energy Policies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) along with Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and John Hoeven (R-ND) took to the Senate floor to blast the Biden administration’s harmful energy policies. The senators highlighted how the policies are leading to higher energy costs for Americans all across the country.


News Release: Jason Safford Applied for Mortgage Loans with Falsified Appraisals and Bank Statements.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed the need to address the threat of harmful content on social media and to hold online platforms accountable for knowingly facilitating such content.


Crapo, Young ask Social Security Administration for Long-Delayed Annual Report on the Supplemental Security Income Program

News Release: Dear Acting Commissioner Kijakazi: According to Section 231 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), not later than May 30 of each year the Commissioner of Social Security “shall prepare and deliver a report annually to the President and the Congress"...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents last week confirmed the departure of a Rwandan man suspected of human rights abuses in his home country, who had been residing in Buffalo, New York. Peter Kalimu, aka Pierre Kalimu, aka Fidele Twizere, was denaturalized and ordered removed from the U.S. following charges alleging his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He departed the U.S., Oct. 21.


Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

News Release: FORT WAYNE - Jeffrey J. Moriarity, 42, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Judge Holly A. Brady, upon his plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and armed drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Wyden, Grassley Release Investigation on Misconduct and Abuse at Federally-Funded Facilities Caring for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released the results of their bipartisan investigation into allegations of ongoing child abuse at federally-funded facilities and substandard protections provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for unaccompanied migrant children.


Duncannon Man Charged With Attempted Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Prostitution And Sexual Activity

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patrick Joel Taylor, age 34, of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on an attempted enticement of a minor charge.


News Release: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted the Government of Puerto Rico’s request to extend the application period for funds under the Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, known as HMGP, through April 30, 2022. These funds help reduce the risk of loss of life and property from future disasters.



News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census population and housing unit counts for Guam. As of April 1, 2020, Guam’s population was 153,836, representing a decrease of 3.5% from the 2010 Census population of 159,358. The housing unit count was 51,555 in 2020, representing an increase of 2.0% from the 2010 Census housing unit count of 50,567.


Two Weeks Left to Register for FEMA Assistance

News Release: HARRISBURG, PA - Homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the Remnants of Hurricane Ida in Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York counties have two weeks left to apply for disaster assistance.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Crippling Tax Hikes, Welfare Expansion, and Washington-Controlled Health Care in President Biden’s “Framework".


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Remarks on Speaker Pelosi’s Grand Socialist Agenda

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke before the Rules Committee about how Speaker Pelosi is putting this country on a highway to socialism to achieve her sweeping change and once-in-a-century moment to fundamentally change America, just as President Biden jets of to Europe.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, today released the following statement and summary on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Framework.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Mansfield man who was convicted by a jury earlier this year of illegally possessing a firearm was sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote.