News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Brady Warns Dems’ Crippling Tax Hikes are Still on the Table

President Biden’s tax hikes have been looming over small businesses for over a year now, and will drive inflation further – ultimately landing on Main Street job creators and their workers, Republican Leader on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) warned on “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business and Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”


News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the steps the United States and its allies will take to inflict severe repercussions...


Kelly: Americans Need Real Infrastructure Investment, Not Trillions of Dollars In More Reckless Spending

Opening a Select Revenue Measures subcommittee hearing on “The Economic Impact of Federal Infrastructure Investment,” top subcommittee Republican Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) expressed disappointment with Democrats’ continued emphasis of partisanship over real infrastructure spending: “Americans need real infrastructure investment, not trillions of dollars in more reckless spending.


Rep. Adrian Smith: Rein in Government Spending to Grow Our Economy

“We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity,” top Republican on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) writes in an op-ed, emphasizing that while less than 10 percent of Democrats’ recent reckless government spending actually went towards COVID-related measures, American families are paying the price with inflation and shrinking wages.


Neal Vows Ways and Means Response to Russian Invasion of Ukraine

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted an Arizona man and a California man yesterday on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in connection with a nationwide investment scheme involving fraudulent wireless spectrum and dental franchise investments.


Dems Want to Revive Crippling Tax Hikes on Main Street and Workers

Democrats are once again considering crippling tax hikes, which will fall on American families making less than $400,000 a year and Main Street businesses.


DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting Feb. 24

Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) (SBIR/STTR) grant opened on Feb. 24.


News Release: For Enticing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A West Fork woman was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Twelve defendants charged related to drug distribution conspiracy after joint federal, state, and local operation in North Charleston

News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - A joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 12 individuals today who have all been charged in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that operated in and around North Charleston.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Dems’ Tax-and-Spend Spree Caused Inflation, Forced Small Businesses to Raise Prices

News Release: Dems’ Tax-and-Spend Spree Caused Inflation, Forced Small Businesses to Raise Prices.


West Valley Transforms Storage Facility for Cleanup Operations

In a project that saves taxpayer money, cleanup crews refurbished a former storage facility for waste disposal operations during the teardown of the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Possession

A Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: Dear Ambassador Tai: We write to emphasize the urgent need to consult closely with Congress to set a clear, action-oriented plan to confront China’s predatory trade practices and trade aggression throughout the world. This month marks the second anniversary of the entry into force of the Economic and...


Kalamazoo Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Possession

United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Maurice Schanta Carson (50) of Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to 23 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute over a pound of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Russia invades Ukraine, Biden says U.S., allies will 'respond in a united and decisive way'

Russian forces have begun their attack on Ukraine after weeks of building up forces along its border and ports.


U.S. Marshals in Florida Arrest 15 Most Wanted DC Murder Suspect

The U.S. Marshals-led Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF) today arrested a District of Columbia murder suspect who had been added to the agency’s 15 Most Wanted list one month ago.


U.S. Justice Department ends Trump-era program aimed at reducing China's theft of intellectual property

The U.S. Justice Department has ended the China Initiative, launched under President Donald Trump to thwart China's theft of intellectual property and spying, NPR reported.