News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Rubio: 'The Chinese Communist Party poses an existential threat to our nation, and McKinsey cannot be trusted'

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling on federal agencies to cut ties with McKinsey & Co., a New York City-based management consulting firm, in light of media reports that it was quietly working with opioid manufacturers while at the same under contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval agency.


News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to roll back conscience protections for America’s health care workers.


Graves and Davis Statement on the Biden Administration’s Latest Policy Discouraging States from Using Their Infrastructure Funds to Build Roads

Graves and Davis Statement on the Biden Administration’s Latest Policy Discouraging States from Using Their Infrastructure Funds to Build Roads


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Panamanian President Cortizo and Foreign Minister Mouynes

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes in Panama City. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas also joined the meeting. Secretary Blinken, President ...


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with NATO Permanent Representatives

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Brussels with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană and NATO Permanent Representatives. Deputy Secretary Sherman discussed continued strong coordination at NATO to ensure robust deterrence ...


Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on April 21

There was activity on three bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 21.


East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Money Laundering

News Release: BENTON, Ill. - Martin Cooper, 31, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 210 months in


Carper Welcomes Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Reduction Program

Carper Welcomes Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Reduction Program


Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic. These cases allegedly resulted in over $149 million in ...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced T’Andre McNeely (Los Angeles, CA) and Michael Carr (Los Angeles, CA) each to six years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy relating to their participation in a large-scale international tax fraud scheme.


Unsecured Openings Led to the Flooding and Sinking of Towing Vessel

Unsecured Openings Led to the Flooding and Sinking of Towing Vessel



Senator Murray Announces $4.5 Million in New Title X Funding for Washington State as Republicans Seek to Once Again Undermine the Program

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced $4.5 million in new Title X funding for Washington state-allowing more Washington state patients to get the family planning and preventative health services...


President Biden, USDOT Announce New Guidance and $6.4 Billion to Help States Reduce Carbon Emissions Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

President Biden, USDOT Announce New Guidance and $6.4 Billion to Help States Reduce Carbon Emissions Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law



Department of Labor announces streamlined claims process for federal firefighters with certain occupational illnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor issued a policy bulletin announcing changes by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to assist federal firefighters with certain occupational illnesses by making it easier for claimants to file certain claims and improving transparency in how claims are processed.


Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO RIVERA, 50, last residing in St. Cloud, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.