News from January 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
News Release: Cane River Creole National Historical Park will host two separate memorial illumination events to remember and honor the people who were enslaved on Magnolia Plantation and Oakland Plantation on February 12 and February 26 as part of Black History Month. The Magnolia illumination will take place on Saturday, Feb. 12, and the Oakland illumination will take place on Saturday, February 26.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to express their concerns regarding recent developments in Tunisia that threaten the country’s democracy. While applauding Tunisians’ achievements since the country’s transition to democracy in 2011, the lawmakers shared their apprehensions about the country’s trajectory and pressed the Biden administration to continue to support transparent and meaningful reforms and accountability for President Saïed’s proposed reform plans.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden requesting a restoration of U.S. leadership on the crisis in Syria. The leaders asked the president to refuse reintegrating the Assad regime into the international community without meaningful reforms that demonstrate accountability and reflect the will of the Syrian people.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
News Release: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Government of Puerto Rico, announced that a federal share obligation of $554.25 million for the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration, known as PRPHA, will be finalized on Monday. The funds will go toward rebuilding thousands of its facilities on the island that were damaged as a result of Hurricane María.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
Following statements by an official of the 2022 Beijing Olympics that athletes should limit their free speech about human rights abuses, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined a bipartisan group of Members in a statement led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Vice Chairman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) demanding the International Olympic Committee immediately clarify its policies on athletes’ freedom to speak during this year’s games in Beijing.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following documents outlining some of President Biden’s many foreign policy failures since taking office one year ago in Afghanistan, Cuba & Venezuela, Iran, Russia, and regarding the investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - On the 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, made clear that abortion rights are at risk like never before-and vowed to continue her fight to make sure...
By State Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
Release: The United States condemns Thursday’s ISIS attack on the Hasakah Provincial Internal Security Forces detention center in northeast Syria, which was an attempt to free detained ISIS fighters.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
