News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Connecticut man admits to role in firearms conspiracy

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - William Joseph Milot, of Waterbury, Connecticut, has admitted to his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Montana

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two flocks in Montana - a non-commercial, backyard flock (poultry) in Cascade County, and a non-commercial, backyard ...


POLL: Majority of Americans Oppose Biden’s Latest Tax Hike Scheme

Amid 40-year high inflation, President Biden is doubling down on crippling tax hikes, this time with a scheme that taxes unrealized gains.As put succinctly by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): “You can’t be taxed on things you don’t have.” And yet that’s exactly what President Biden wants to do.According to a recent poll, the vast majority of Americans oppose Biden’s tax hike.


ONE PAGER: SECURE 2.0: Securing a Strong Retirement Act

Today, the House of Representatives will take up the bipartisan SECURE 2.0 bill, legislation that will strengthen Americans’ retirement savings.


Crapo on FY2023 Budget Request: Record-High Tax Hikes on top of Record-High Inflation

“Once again, the Administration is proposing trillions of dollars in new spending, coupled with job-killing tax hikes.


Biden's SPR Decision, New Fees Are Shortsighted, Unsustainable

Today, President Joe Biden announced an unprecedented drawdown from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), intending to place 1 million barrels of oil on the market every day for the next six months and increase fees on federal oil and gas leaseholders.


Pallone and Doyle on House Passage of Two Communications and Technology Bills

“Today the House passed two commonsense, bipartisan bills to improve public health data and strengthen our communications networks.


Griffith on Why We Must Flip the Switch, Unleash American Energy, and Lower Prices

Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s price hike and America’s pain at the pump.


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on the Medical Marijuana Research Act

“The Medical Marijuana Research Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate biomedical research on marijuana.


Portion of Landfill Provided Data for Path Forward to Cleanup

The three government entities agreed to a new approach for Pit 9 that would fold the project into a broader buried waste environmental investigation at the landfill.


Rodgers and Westerman: Biden’s Critical Minerals Announcement Misses Bigger Picture

Today, President Joe Biden announced he is invoking Defense Protection Act powers in order to ramp up domestic production of critical minerals.


Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks at Hearing on Safe Drinking Water

In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks about safe drinking water.


Rodgers, Westerman, & Graves Call on Congressional Leadership to Address Key Barriers to U.S. Energy Security in China Bill

“Federal rules and regulations for permitting, licensing, and environmental reviews have made it incredibly difficult and expensive to build in the United States.


Pallone Floor Remarks in Support of the Affordable Insulin Now Act

Lifesaving Legislation Caps the Monthly Cost of Insulin at $35 per Month


Pallone on Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

“President Biden put forward a budget today that prioritizes the health and prosperity of the American people.


Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 8 Weekly Data Release

The SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on the challenges that small businesses face.


Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits, and GDP by Industry, Fourth Quarter and Year 2021

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.3 percent.


Department of Commerce Awards Nearly $1.2M to Tribes to Expand Internet Access

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded four grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.


Building Better Chesapeake Bay Programs through Diversity and Inclusion

We emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work from the grants we give to the people we reach.