News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

Comer: Twitter Must Preserve All Information After Censoring the Hunter Biden Laptop Story

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) called on Twitter to preserve all documents and communications related to the decision to censor the October 2020 New York Post article on Hunter Biden’s laptop. In a letter to Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal,

Rep. Comer, Sen. Johnson Lead Colleagues in Bicameral CMS Letter on Improper Payment Rate

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

The members wrote, “According to CMS, Medicaid made $57.36 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2019.

Wage-Price Spiral Hammers Workers and Small Businesses, Ends in Recession

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Prices are growing three times faster than Americans’ paychecks, and are hammering small businesses struggling to find workers, said Republican Leader of the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) on The National Desk, warning that a wage-price spiral is pushing the economy towards a recession.

Brady: With Inflation Raging and Getting Worse, When Will President Biden Admit We Are In a Dangerous Wage-Price Spiral?

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

“Inflation is raging and getting worse

Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior’s New Oil and Gas Lease Sale Reforms and Imminent Sale Notices

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement that it will institute new reforms for its onshore oil and gas leasing program. DOI also announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will resume onshore oil and gas lease sales, as mandated by court order, and will issue final sale notices on Monday, April 18

What They Are Saying: The No Timber From Tyrants Act

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the No Timber From Tyrants Act. This legislation would prohibit imports of forest products from Russia and Belarus while ramping up responsible harvesting of American timber to create new jobs, produce more sustainable wood products and make U.S. federal lands more resilient to catastrophic wildfires.

Rodgers, Griffith Urge State Attorneys Generals to Shed Light on how Trial Lawyers use Public Funds for Political Purposes

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to several State Attorneys Generals about the practice of outsourcing enforcement of consumer protection laws to outside private trial lawyers.

2022 Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau, along with many other survey research professionals across the nation, present findings at the 77th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference held virtually from May 11-14, 2021.

Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 8 Weekly Data Release

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 8 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses

FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Connecticut

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

What’s the news? AT&T(link is external) is America’s public safety communications partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet, we have moved quickly(link is external) to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for Connecticut first responders and the communities they serve – rural and urban.

NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Plastics surround us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles

“Dive Into the Issue”: Visualizing Climate Change With Melissa Karp

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Explore how NOAA Fisheries’ new, interactive fisheries data portal shows how specific marine species’ locations have shifted over time, which may be in response to climate change

“An Era of Surprises”: Studying Climate Change and Salmon With Nate Mantua

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Growing up in a Northern Californian fishing town, Nate Mantua’s family owned a business connected to the local salmon fishing industry.

Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Featured at Aquaculture America 2022

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

At this year’s Aquaculture America conference, NOAA staff gave presentations about the process to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Increase High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Grant County, Oregon

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of John Day, Oregon, to increase internet connectivity in Grant County.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7.3 Million to Help Get Employees to Work in North Slope Borough, Alaska

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2022

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.3 million grant to the North Slope Borough, Alaska, for transportation infrastructure.