News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Risch: Congress Must Continue to Help Ukraine Win

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reflected on ten months of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and reiterated U.S. support for Ukraine in the months ahead.


Chair Maloney, Chair Raskin, and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Demand Transparency into Federal Investigation  of Deteriorating Conditions at Rikers Island

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, sent a letter to Deanna Logan, Director for New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal...


News Release: Following a week-long trial, former Police of Puerto Rico (POPR) Officer Jose Cartagena, 47, was convicted Tuesday for assaulting a juvenile victim and then attempting to cover up the abuse by falsifying an official police report and making misleading statements to a local official.


Leaders Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Passage of Bills to Reauthorize Rural Health Program and Child Cancer Research

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) issued the following statements regarding legislation that passed the House of Representatives today.


Sanctioning Iranian Officials Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuses

News Release: Since protests erupted across Iran in September, the Iranian regime has responded with ruthless crackdowns on peaceful protestors in an effort to suppress the Iranian people’s voices. Iranian authorities have killed hundreds of peaceful protestors, including dozens of children, and arbitrarily detained ...


News Release: On Thursday, Chair Kathy Castor of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Chairman Bobby L. Rush of the Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee...


Federal Reserve Board announces the appointment of eight members, including six new members, to its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC)

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Dec. 22, 2022, announced the appointment of eight members, including six new members, to its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee, or IPAC.


Winter Storm Approaching So Now is the Time to Prepare

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Severe winter weather is expected to take aim at much of the Midwest this week so emergency management professionals are urging residents and business owners to be ready for everything from snow covered roads and power outages, to wind chills well below zero.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to resolve allegations that the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Judge Sentences Heroin Distributor to More Than Eight Years in Prison

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 100 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Chiropractor, Modern Vascular Office-Based Labs and Modern Vascular Corporate Entities

News Release: The United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Yury Gampel, a chiropractor, 15 Modern Vascular office-based labs located throughout the United States primarily owned by Gampel, and five Modern Vascular-affiliated companies owned by Gampel, for engaging in allegedly illegal financial...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to the President and CEO of TC Energy Corporation (TC Energy) today to express concern about the recent oil spill from the Keystone Pipeline in Washington County, Kansas and to request information from the company about the spill and how it plans to prevent future spills.


FEMA Awards Over $1 Million to Tufts Medical Center for COVID-19 Response Costs

News Release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Tufts Medical Center for the cost of renting equipment and other measures taken to protect patients, staff and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - Today, Dec. 22, is the last day to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for homeowners and renters in St. Clair County. If you had property damage or losses caused by the July 25-28 severe storms and flooding, or if you had to relocate because your apartment complex was damaged, you may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.


Pallone Touts Medicaid Policy Provisions He Fought for in the Omnibus

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today highlighting important Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provisions that he fought to include in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus government funding package...


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Chanute, Kansas, man serving with the Army National Guard was sentenced in federal court today for sexually exploiting an 11-year-old southwest Missouri victim to produce child pornography.


Year in Review Highlights Progress as EM Shifts to Toughest Challenges Left

News Release: After more than 30 years of mitigating the most pressing environmental risks, EM is approaching a crossroads, shifting to remaining work that involves some of the toughest and most expensive challenges. EM summarized its cleanup accomplishments across the complex, including numerous major program priorities, in its 2022 Year in Review released today.


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Former Rochester Man Going to Prison for More Than 20 Years for His Role in Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

News Release: BUFFALO, NY--Christopher A. Parris, 42, formerly of Rochester, NY, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic, was sentenced to serve 244 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Parris was also ordered to pay approximately $106-million dollars in restitution.


News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,497,134 in research funding for 25 small businesses to develop technologies that address some of our most pressing environmental problems. Projects include technologies for detecting methane emissions, methods to prolong the shelf life of foods and reduce food waste, software systems to improve recycling and materials management, and a water sampling device to detect the presence of PFAS.