News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Leader of North Carolina Chapter of Proud Boys Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Assault Charges in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Two Illinois Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Bombing of Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center and Weapons Charges
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
New Marine Highway Route, Two New Marine Highway Designations, and A Project Designation Extension Support Supply Chain Resiliency
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Speed, Worn Tires and Driver Errors Caused Fatal Bus Crash, NTSB Determines
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
President Biden, Federal Aviation Administration Deliver Historic Investments to Airport in Augusta, Kansas
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
US Department of Labor recovers $11K for 45 workers after investigation finds Tunica seafood processor violated federal wage laws
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Investigation recovers $18K for 58 workers illegally denied full overtime wages by North Miami Beach restaurants’ operator
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
US Department of Labor seeks public comment on proposed changes to help states’ improve unemployment insurance processing, other services
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endangered species from pesticides. The plan establishes four overall strategies and dozens of actions to adopt those protections while providing farmers, public health authorities, and others with access to pesticides.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host its 12th annual Energy Innovation Summit May 23–25, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Yesterday, Administrator Samantha Power met with Dr. Laura Elena Carrillo, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) Executive Director, to discuss USAID and AMEXCID’s strategic partnership for advancing economic and social opportunities for the people of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced 24 initiatives to protect our ocean at the Our Ocean Conference 2022 in Palau.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Let me first thank Jeff Abramson and the entire Forum on the Arms Trade steering committee for inviting me to engage with your network of civil society experts and exchange ideas on promoting a more responsible arms trade – in particular, how we can better address the risk that arms trade and security assistance will contribute to corruption. Thank you all for hosting me today.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Well, good afternoon, everyone. Minister Jaishankar, Minister Singh, I am honored to be able to host you here at the State Department for the fourth 2+2 U.S.-India foreign and defense ministerial, alongside my friend and colleague the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to defense contractor TransDigm Group Inc. (TransDigm) demanding that the company immediately repay the $20.8 million in taxpayer funds it received by charging the Department of Defense (DOD) excessive prices on spare parts contracts.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
During the visit, the lawmakers conducted oversight of the escalating border crisis by touring the Otay Mesa and San Ysidro Ports of Entry, the Yuma Border Patrol Station, and the border wall.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Unfortunately, taxpayers may have to wait longer for their tax filings to get processed after filing by Tax Day, as a result of President Biden’s historic IRS backlog of millions of outstanding tax returns.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Ahead of the latest inflation report showing that prices surged by 8.5 percent, Republican Leader on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) examined the key ways Democrats worsened inflation, and how higher prices land on American families and small businesses on CNBC’s Squawk Box.
By Press release submission | Apr 19, 2022
Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on finalization of the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s Phase One rulemaking for regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
