News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Chair DeFazio Statement from Hearing on NTSB Reauthorization
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Chairs DeFazio and Payne Urge the Federal Railroad Administration to Minimize Railroad Worker Fatigue as Mandated by Congress
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Chair DeFazio Celebrates Largest-Ever Investment in Public Transit Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Chair DeFazio Congratulates Admiral Linda L. Fagan on Her Nomination to be the First Female Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with North Macedonia Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski. Secretary Blinken congratulated Prime Minister Kovachevski on his new position and on the formation of the new cabinet.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
And, of course, I welcome the Ambassador from Ukraine.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Special Envoy Lenderking will prioritize his engagements in the region on mobilizing additional life-saving humanitarian assistance for Yemen.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
The United States continues to stand with the community of nations backing the people and government of Ukraine as they defend their democracy and country.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
In 2021, U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean made it more difficult for drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and terrorists to obtain weapons from poorly-secured stockpiles and bolstered the integrity of the U.S. southern border.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement regarding the Senate’s unanimous passage of Senators Klobuchar and Thune’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which includes Ranking Member Wicker’s Facilitating Relief for Efficient Intermodal Gateways to Handle Transportation (FREIGHT) Act.
By Press release submission | Apr 13, 2022
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, Ph.D., head of EchoMail, Inc., detailing evidence obtained by the Committee that contradicts his March 18, 2022, response to the Committee in which he denied EchoMail’s involvement in a potentially illegal canvassing of voters in Otero County, New Mexico.
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine the growth in agency improper payments and identify ways the federal government can tackle fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs without putting undue burden on the individuals and small businesses who rely on them.
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Pocono Lakes Woman Sentenced For Threat To Doctor
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) requesting a hearing on the coordinated attempts by Russian entities to buy influence and finance U.S. environmental non-governmental organizations (NGO) in an effort to reduce the energy security of the United States.
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Oversight Republicans today raised concerns over reports indicating the Biden Administration is working to revive the flawed Obama-era Iran deal and provide the regime even more leniency to the detriment of American interests.
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
“Our nation’s hiring spree continues, with March marking the 11th straight month with over 400,000 jobs added back.
By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2022
Today, we have the privilege to once again welcome back to the Committee, Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative.
