News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


BRADY: Job Creation Slowing, Inflation Rising As Workers Continue to Take Hit

“Rather than fix the problem, Democrats are bizarrely sticking with Build Back Better tax hikes that will push prices on families even higher.”


Secretary Walsh, Minister Schramböck sign memorandum of understanding to expand Registered Apprenticeship programs in the US

Secretary Walsh, Minister Schramböck sign memorandum of understanding to expand Registered Apprenticeship programs in the US


ICE ERO and FBI arrest Colombian fugitive in Massachusetts wanted for murder after 27 years on the run

ICE ERO and FBI arrest Colombian fugitive in Massachusetts wanted for murder after 27 years on the run


CBP Deputy Commissioner joins law enforcement counterparts in Dublin to target global organized crime

CBP Deputy Commissioner joins law enforcement counterparts in Dublin to target global organized crime


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing to Review Cattle Market Legislation

Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to review S.4030 the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 and S.3870 the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022


Clark County man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for narcotics, gun crimes

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - Luis Garza, 32, of Springfield, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 188 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine, carfentanil and fentanyl, and for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


CBP Officers Discover Three People Hiding in a Specially Built Compartment

CBP Officers Discover Three People Hiding in a Specially Built Compartment


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shelby Adams, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chicago Agriculture Specialists Seize 1,667 of Prohibited Shipments at the International Mail Facility Since October

Chicago Agriculture Specialists Seize 1,667 of Prohibited Shipments at the International Mail Facility Since October


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. And Minister Sameh, welcome. It’s wonderful, as always, to have you here.


News Release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEON COUNCIL, 44, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.


Witness List: "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy — Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America"

The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting April 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 4 grant opened on April 13.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration issuing a national waiver for E15 gasoline to be used this summer.


Large Group of Migrants Encountered North of Eagle Pass

Large Group of Migrants Encountered North of Eagle Pass


USDA Asks the Public to Look for Invasive Pests to Protect Plants in April

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2022 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM).



USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Relentless Holdings LLC, dba Farm Field Table

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Relentless Holdings, LLC, doing business as Farm Field Table (Relentless) of Ferndale, Mich., on Feb. 17, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Relentless waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,000.


Interior Department discusses Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Amendments to Colville Packaged Spirits Regulation (Ordinance) on April 12

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.