News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Bills addressed by Judiciary Committee on April 4

There was activity on one bill related to the Judiciary Committee on April 4.


Release: Moderator: Good day from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub in Manila. I am the Hub Director, Zia Syed, and I want to thank you all for joining this briefing. Today we are pleased to be joined from Washington, DC, by Jerry Guilbert, Chief of Programs for Weapons Removal and Abatement at the U.S. Department of State.


Crapo, Brady Warn Against Partisan, Pitfall-Laden Path Forward on Global Minimum Tax

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) issued the following statement as OECD negotiations stalled once again over its global minimum tax framework...


H.R. McMaster to Testify at Hearing on Biden’s Price Hike and America’s Pain at the Pump

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, USA, Ret., who served as National Security Adviser, will be the Republican witness at the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting April 5

Enabling Forest Investment Development Facility (ForInvest) grant opened on April 5.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE BRATSENIS, 73, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for committing armed bank robberies.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijan President Aliyev

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud

The United States filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against General Medicine, P.C. (“General Medicine”), Thomas M. Prose, M.D. – the owner of General Medicine, and seventeen related corporate entities owned by Prose.


Obed Launches a River Cleanup Volunteer Program

Obed Wild & Scenic River is initiating a new volunteer program this year for river cleanup.


Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud

A Hampton, Iowa woman who received unemployment benefits in other people’s names pled guilty on March 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.


Washington man pleads guilty to guiding illegal rim-to-rim hike in Grand Canyon National Park

Washington man pleads guilty to guiding illegal rim-to-rim hike in Grand Canyon National Park


Democrats Approve Bills that Harm Workers, Job Creators, and Taxpayers

Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed workforce development and retirement legislation:


Foxx Reacts to Reports of Another Student Loan Repayment Pause

Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration will extend the student loan payment and interest moratorium for the fourth time:


Foxx Opening Statement at Markup of Workforce Development and Retirement Bills

Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup regarding workforce development and retirement:


100-year-old National Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin retires after remarkable career

Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home Front.


Celebrate National Poetry Month with Workshop at Montezuma Well

In celebration of National Poetry Month, poet Jodie Hollander will lead a workshop at the Montezuma Well picnic area on April 21, 2022 from 9:30 am to 12:30pm.


2022 Spring Nature Fling Celebrates Regional Ecology in April and May

Spring is here, and so is a regional celebration of ecology, Spring Nature Fling. This annual event runs from early April through mid-May and highlights the wonders of nature in central Appalachia.


Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Chips Away at Employer Sponsored Insurance

Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Chips Away at Employer Sponsored Insurance


Biden, You Will Destroy Title IX

The establishment of Title IX in 1972 revolutionized women’s sports and implemented groundbreaking anti-harassment policies that advanced equal access to educational opportunities for women and men.


Burr Presses CDC for Science Behind Title 42 Decision

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky pressing the agency to clarify the science behind its decision to terminate the Title 42 order after apparent inconsistencies between the rationale used to support the decision and the current state of the ongoing response.