News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


McCaul: Biden Remarks on Russia ‘Nothing Short of a Disaster’

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement after remarks today by President Biden that undercut his own administration’s already weak response to Russia’s military buildup in and around Ukraine.


McCaul Talks Russia, Upcoming Beijing Games on CNN’s “State of the Union

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss Biden’s weak Russia policy and the CCP’s malign activity ahead of the 2022 Bejing Olympics.


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Chriss Cepeda, 25, of St. Croix, appeared before Judge Wilma A. Lewis in the District Court and was sentenced Jan. 20, 2022 on the federal charges of Using a Firearm During a Violent Crime and Carjacking.


McCaul, Meeks, Chabot, Bera Raise Concerns Over Appropriate Burmese Participation in ASEAN Meetings

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), joined by Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Lead Republican Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Chairman Ami Bera (D-CA), have released the following joint statement in response to reports that ASEAN may invite senior members of the Burmese military regime to participate in official meetings.


News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Delyahn R. Hill, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for robbery of United States property and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a new letter, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) asks Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to take immediate action on the lack of reliable prenatal testing. Recent reporting from the New York Times raised serious concerns about extremely unreliable prenatal testing services, which have caused some women to end their pregnancies.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for his Role in Two Carjackings

News Release: A man who was involved in two carjackings at apartment complexes in Tulsa was convicted in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Interior Department publishes notice on Jan. 19

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2022.


What did Energy Department publish on Jan. 19?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul Slams Senators Who Opposed Russia Sanctions

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has issued the following statement after the Senate failed to enact mandatory sanctions against the Russian malign influence project Nord Stream 2.


Chairwoman Statement on USDA Investment in Partner-Driven Conservation to Protect Land and Water

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed news from the USDA that it is investing up to $225 million in the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul, Lucas, Rodgers Question Admin’s Lack of Response to COVID-19 Inquiries

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Lead Republican Frank Lucas (R-OK) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Lead Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to President Biden on the administration’s lack of response to requests from Congress on COVID-19.


News Release: $41,611.84 Spent on Maserati Quattroporte. NASHVILLE - A Smyrna, Tennessee man was charged today with money laundering in relation to a fraudulent scheme in which he obtained a small business loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Mark Wildasin for the Middle District...


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting Jan. 21

Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Announcement for Program Funding &- NORTH DAKOTA grant opened on Jan. 21.


McCaul, Rogers, Inhofe, Risch Urge Administration to Strongly Push Back on Russian Aggression, Increase Deterrence in Europe

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), Senate Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Lead Republican Jim Risch (R-ID) released a statement following talks between NATO and Russia on the situation in Ukraine.