News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Leader Rodgers: Our Children are in Crisis. Society Must Stop Leading with Fear.

Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing on legislation to support mental health and people’s well-being.


National Nuclear Security Administration breaks ground on security project

The National Nuclear Security Administration this week held the groundbreaking of the multiyear Security Infrastructure Revitalization Program at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee.


As Buried Waste Exhumation Ends, Construction of a Landfill Cover Follows

The Accelerated Retrieval Project I (ARP I), an effort to identify and exhume specific buried waste from a waste repository at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, began in January 2005.


EM-Idaho Buried Waste Project Celebrates Major Cleanup Accomplishment

Work crews completed the retrieval of buried waste from 5.69 acres at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex.


Leader Rodgers Calls on NHTSA to Ease the Burden of Inflation and Supply Chain Issues for Americans

“Inflation and supply chain issues continue to cause shortages and drive-up costs across the board for American families.


Leader Rodgers Health Subcommittee Remarks on FDA User Fee Reauthorization for Medical Devices

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing entitled “FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Medical Devices.”


Leader Rodgers Urges FERC to Flip the Switch to Unleash American Energy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting today where the Commission walked back its controversial natural gas policy statements.


Pallone Opening Remarks at FCC Oversight Hearing

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “Connecting America: Oversight of the FCC:”


E&C Announces Hearing with Six Oil Company Executives on Rising Gas Prices

The hearing is entitled, “Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump.”


Keynote Remarks of Assistant Secretary Thea D. Rozman Kendler

I was asked to talk about Perspectives on the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Alliance.


Personal Income and Outlays, February 2022

Personal income increased $101.5 billion (0.5 percent) in February, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis


NTIA Adds Key Broadband Leaders to its Growing Team

NTIA is continuing to build out its senior leadership team as we prepare to launch the grant programs in the Broadband Infrastructure Law.


First Complete Human Genome Poised to Strengthen Genetic Analysis, NIST Study Shows

Alongside the newly updated human genome, which fills in long-standing gaps to fully spell out the more than 3 billion letters that compose our genetic code, a separate companion study has shown it can serve as an accurate template that improves our DNA sequencing capabilities by leaps and bounds.


2018 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

These national and regional marine mammal stranding overviews detail marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States in a given year. In 2018, there were 7,320 confirmed marine mammal strandings in the United States.


$197 Million in Loans Available via the Community Development Quota Program

NOAA Fisheries accepts applications for $197 million in loans for Community Development Quota groups in western Alaska.


E&C Announces Hearing on Mental Health Legislation

This will be a hybrid hearing that includes both in person and remote member attendance via Cisco Webex video conferencing.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Upgrading America’s Drinking Water Infrastructure

Today, the Committee is continuing its ongoing work to ensure all Americans have access to safe and clean drinking water.


E&C Announces Hearing with Six Oil Company Executives on Rising Gas Prices

This will be a hybrid hearing that includes both in person and remote member attendance via Cisco Webex video conferencing.


Leader Rodgers: SPR Release Will Not Alleviate the Pain at the Pump. We Must Flip the Switch ON American Energy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s expected announcement to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).


Chairman David Scott Releases Statement Following State of the CFTC Hearing

Chairman David Scott added, “Diversity is a strength, and I want to thank Chairman Benham for making that clear.