News published on Federal Newswire in September 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sima Merick, President of the National Emergency Managers Association and Executive Director Ohio Emergency Management Agency, agreed with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, that the $1 billion investment...

Rockford Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly illegally possessing multiple firearms earlier this year.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Chemical Safety Board

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board:"

FEMA Awards Florida Department of Military Affairs $3.4 Million for Hurricane Dorian Costs

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has approved a grant of $3,414,109 for the State of Florida to help the Florida Department of Military Affairs (DMA) defray the cost of its emergency response to Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Vermont to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 29-30, 2021.

More than $800 Million Distributed, Recovery Remains Focused 30 Days After Hurricane Ida Landfall

News Release: WASHINGTON -- In the 30 days since Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, disaster survivors have received more than $660 million in grants and $211 million in low-interest loans to survivors of the storm, as state and federal efforts remain focused on helping survivors and communities recover. Additional assistance such as blue roofs and emergency hotel assistance is helping provide shelter for thousands of families who are rebuilding their lives.

Chairman David Scott and Chair Abigail Spanberger Release Statement on USDA’s Announcement Addressing Environmental Challenges to Agricultural Production

By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Chair Abigail Spanberger issued the following statement in response to the USDA’s Announcement Addressing Environmental Challenges to Agricultural Production...

Two Men Charged With Fraud Involving More Than $1 Million in Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act

News Release: ROCKFORD - A superseding indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford charged two individuals with wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft involving unemployment compensation claims and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act").

Leader Griffith Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing with U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chair Katherine Lemos.

East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Anthony Wisham, 59, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts.

North Carolina Inmate Is Sentenced To 30 Months For Threatening To Kill A State Judge, Prosecutor, And Jurors

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Joel Michael Cliett, 45, of Taylorsville, N.C., was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for mailing a threatening communication, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Drug User Indicted on Firearms Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Greene County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.

Nineteen Charged with Federal Gun Law Violations in the Waterloo, Iowa, Area

News Release: Law enforcement agencies in the Waterloo, Iowa, area continue to make communities safer by partnering to reduce gun related crimes and violence. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced charges and arrests involving nineteen individuals charged with federal gun crimes within the last week.

Barrasso: I Will Vote Against Mr. Anderson’s Nomination to Serve as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the nomination of Robert Anderson to be solicitor of the Department of the Interior.

Top 10 Reasons to Oppose Democrats’ Ways & Means Reconciliation Bill

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2021

News Release: Top 10 Reasons to Oppose Democrats’ Ways & Means Reconciliation Bill.

Leader Rodgers Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing with U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board