News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


US Department of Labor partners with Ryan Companies, Colorado State, University to ensure worker safety at Loveland construction project

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Ryan Companies, builder of a five-story, 4,000,000-square-foot distribution center in Loveland, have entered into a strategic partnership to promote the safety and health of those working on the project. The Colorado Onsite Health and Safety Consultation Program at Colorado State University is also part of the partnership.


News Release: Today we solemnly remember the lives — Americans, Kenyans, Tanzanians, and others — that were violently taken from us 24 years ago. The terrorist attacks against our Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania claimed 224 innocent victims and injured more than 4,500 others. Among those we ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Senate passed President Joe Biden’s tax and spending spree that will make life even more unaffordable for Americans and their families.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Select Cabinet Members

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met today with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Honiara, Solomon Islands. They discussed the U.S.-Solomon Islands bilateral relationship, including cooperation in areas such as provision of COVID-19 ...




News Release: QUESTION: All right. Secretary of State Blinken, it’s an honor to have you on Head Start. I’m Karen Davila. Please tell us about your meeting with President Marcos this morning.


Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on Aug. 9

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 9.


Federal judge affirms US Department of Labor finding that Colorado acute, psychiatric treatment facility exposed employees to workplace violence

News Release: LOUISVILLE, CO - An administrative law judge in Denver has affirmed the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation that determined a Louisville acute inpatient psychiatric treatment facility exposed direct care employees - such as nurses and mental health technicians - to aggressive patients who regularly assaulted and seriously injured them.


Barrasso: Instead of Pleading with Dictators, We Should Expand American Energy Production

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor encouraging senators to support his amendment forcing Democrats to choose between American energy or dictators.



Rep. Herrell: 'We must counter China's dangerous behavior'

Rep. Yvette Herrell, (R-NM), said the Countering Communist China Act is necessary to stop China from continuing to take advantage of the United States.



Carper Statement on Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the below statement following the Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...


PAMS-SC grant application closes on Oct. 11

FY2023 Phase I Release 1 grant opened on Aug. 8.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. This is such an incredibly powerful, moving experience, but all the more so because to be guided by Antoinette gives it particularly special meaning. And thank you so much for sharing with me, sharing with us - Hector’s story is one that really resonates because...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Senate passed President Joe Biden’s tax and spending spree that will make life even more unaffordable for Americans and their families.


Wyden Statement on Republicans Stripping Insulin Provision from IRA

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Republicans voted to remove a provision from the Inflation Reduction Act that would have created a $35 monthly copay cap for insulin for Americans with private insurance...


Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I warmly wish the Ivoirian people a happy 62nd National Day.


Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG®, an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the eastern United States to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies into America’s heartland.


News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - State Route 190 will remain closed through at least August 17 as Caltrans maintenance crews continue to clean up after last week’s flash floods.