News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Pallone Demands Answers from Oil Companies on Record Breaking Profits Amid High Gas Prices

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to four major oil companies today demanding answers for how they are using their record high profits, and what - if anything - each company is doing to alleviate Americans’ pain at the pump.


EPA offers new grant application process starting Aug. 4

2022 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Insular Area Grants grant opened on Aug. 4.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on the Urgent Need to Address Failures in the Organ Transplant System

News Release: The last place anybody wants to hear about gross mismanagement and incompetence is in the business of saving lives. That’s precisely and unfortunately what the Finance Committee meets to discuss today.


Aug. 4 sees Congressional Record publish “Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter”

“Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D903-D904 on Aug. 4


McCaul Commends Senate Ratification of Sweden and Finland’s NATO Membership

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement after the United States Senate voted to ratify Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO.


Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: ‘Let's get it done’ with the Inflation Reduction Act

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is among supporters of the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that would raise revenue for spending on various issues, including energy and climate change.


Crapo: Reckless Tax-and-Spend Dangerous for America

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, led a news conference with Finance Committee Republicans to highlight the tax hike proposals in the mislabeled “Inflation Reduction Act." Analyses from nonpartisan experts have shown the legislation would increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income Americans; slam the manufacturing industry; and do nothing to lower inflation.



Stabenow, Boozman, Booker, and Thune Introduce Legislation to Regulate Digital Commodities


US Department of Labor cites Grand Island recycling companyafter inspection prompted by 20-year-old worker's fatal injuries

News Release: GRAND ISLAND, NE - A 20-year-old worker's attempt at clearing a jam in an industrial cardboard baler at a Grand Island waste disposal company turned tragic when the worker fell into the baler, became caught and suffered severe amputation injuries. OSHA alleges the employer disregarded federal regulations designed to prevent such tragedies.


Unlocking New Export Opportunities on Philippines Trade Mission


USDA Accepting Applications for East Africa Trade Mission


USDA Announces Plant Variety Protection Board Appointments


USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty Programming with Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut and California From Operating in the Produce Industry


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kansas


Mary’s Center Provides Meaningful Support for WIC Families


USDA Partners with 36 States and Territories to Issue Child Food Benefits for Summer


FNS Awards Grant to Delaware to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program


USDA Increases Funding for Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems