News from August 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: House Health Leaders Praise Inclusion of Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Telehealth Expansions.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Brady: Who In Their Right Mind Raises Taxes as You Enter a Recession?.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Housing Prices Skyrocket in Biden’s Economy, as Californians Flee to Mexico.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 3.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari renewing their call for him to...
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Aug 2, 2022
The Senate Subcommittee on Investigations held a special hearing on July 26 to unveil and address corruption, abuse and misconduct that has occurred at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.
By David Hutton | Aug 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a news release it has determined that no additional cleanup is needed to take care of groundwater at the Universal Oil Products Superfund location in East Rutherford, N.J.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Inflation Reduction Act (Executive Calendar)” on Aug. 2.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON—Today, Vice President Kamala Harris, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections for $1.16 billion in climate resilience funding through two competitive grant programs to help communities across the nation enhance climate ...
By Lucas Nava | Aug 2, 2022
The U.S. Department Energy launched over 140 programs in an effort to serve communities disproportionately affected by environmental injustice.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Join a ranger for a morning stroll along the sandy shore of Lake Michigan at Central Avenue Beach on Saturday, August 6 and 13 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Learn about the origins of the Great Lakes and the Indiana Dunes while scanning the beach to see what kind of interesting things get washed up.
By Timothy Stuckey | Aug 2, 2022
The House Oversight Committee recently announced that it has conducted a hybrid hearing to investigate the role of firearm manufacturers in regard to gun violence in the United States
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Aug 2, 2022
Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen recently shed light on how various subdivisions of the department are tackling terrorism and violent extremism during a July 28 House Judiciary Committee hearing.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for August 2022, which are effective Aug. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following the arrest of an armed man outside the home of Masih Alinejad, a U.S. citizen who was previously the target of a kidnapping plot by the Iranian regime, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10) issued the following statement.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 1.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Vice President Kamala Harris, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections for $1.16 billion in climate resilience funding through two competitive grant programs to help communities across the nation enhance climate and disaster resiliency.
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 2, 2022
Transportation Secretary, Peter Buttigieg, will announce a new program designed to help communities better prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather.
By State Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: For more than fifty years, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been an irreplaceable and vital component of a global rules-based order. We reaffirm the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime and as the foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear technology. We recall our enduring efforts to reduce nuclear risks in furtherance of our nuclear disarmament obligations under Article VI of the NPT.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 2, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it is seeking individuals with a diverse set of expert insurance perspectives in life, property and casualty, and reinsurance issues to serve on its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC).
