News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Comer, Norman, Oversight Republicans: D.C.’s Vaccine Passport Locks Americans Out of Their Capital City

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Committee Republicans today called on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to withdraw her order requiring proof of vaccination for anyone 12 and older to enter most indoor establishments in D.C. The lawmakers express concern the order harms the District’s economic recovery and locks many Americans, especially youth, out of their capital city.


Comer: Biden’s Energy Crisis Hurts American Workers & Families

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and the Congressional Western Caucus held a joint forum titled, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Skyrocketing Prices & Failing Energy Policies." In his opening statement, Ranking Member Comer...


Correcting the Record: IRS Has Failed American Taxpayers

News Release: Correcting the Record: IRS Has Failed American Taxpayers.


HAPPENING SOON: Brady to Join Washington Post Live to Discuss President Biden’s Crippling Tax Hikes & Spending

News Release: HAPPENING SOON: Brady to Join Washington Post Live to Discuss President Biden’s Crippling Tax Hikes & Spending.


EXPERT: Biden “Hasn’t Added One Single Job from 2019 High Watermark”

News Release: EXPERT: Biden “Hasn’t Added One Single Job from 2019 High Watermark".


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.3 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is now a monthly release as current changes in data no longer warrant a biweekly data collection, and we work to reduce respondent burden. This phase includes updated vaccination questions...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Craig Fletcher, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Jan. 18, 2021, Scott D. Sundberg (age: 42) of Ishpeming, Michigan, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.


News Release: No One Buys the Bidenflation Blame Game.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Three Kilos of Heroin Intercepted in Parcel Shipped from California.


DOS-SEN grant application closes on Feb. 16

Notice of Funding Opportunity &- Julia Taft Fund (Guinea-Bissau)) grant opened on Jan. 19.


Scalise & Comer: Democrats Must Conduct Oversight of Biden’s Failed COVID Response

Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Democrats to conduct oversight of President Biden and his administration’s failure to shut down the coronavirus as promised. In a letter to Select Subcommittee Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the Republican lawmakers outline the Biden Administration’s failure to procure enough COVID tests prior to the holiday season, abandonment of President Biden’s national plan, and sidelining of vaccine experts.


Scalise to Biden: Stand Up to the Union Bosses & Reopen Schools

Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today called on President Joe Biden to stand up to the teachers unions and ensure America’s students are learning in-person.


No One Buys the Bidenflation Blame Game

As working families watch their budgets shrink and prices climb, the Biden Administration is attempting to pass the buck for their own incompetence.


Correcting the Record: IRS Has Failed American Taxpayers

Within his first year of office, President Biden has overseen $6 trillion in spending – and not a dime was spent to help the IRS address a historically long and painful backlogs or political targeting.


Brady: Supreme Court Right to Reject Biden’s One-Size-Fits-All Vaccine Mandate

Top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers:


Disaster Assistance Registration Deadline is February 21, 2022

News Release: CLANTON, Ala. - Homeowners and renters in Jefferson and Shelby counties who were affected by the severe storms and flooding Oct. 6-7, 2021, have one month left to apply for disaster assistance. The deadline to register with FEMA is Feb. 21, 2022, at 11 p.m. CST.


Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.


ICYMI: Comer Slams Biden for Failing to ‘Shut Down’ COVID-19, Highlights His Broken Promises to the American People

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined a House Republican Leadership press conference slamming the Biden Administration for failing to “shut down" COVID-19, a promise President Biden repeatedly made to the American people.