News from March 2022
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Director Haines requesting more information on what extent Russia could use digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies, to avoid sanctions.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s proposed budget.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: Today, House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs praised President Biden's 2023 budget request. Reactions from Cardinals are below.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Despite their critical role in the economy, farmworkers too often face unpaid wages, unsafe transportation to and from worksites, and substandard housing conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Mexican national today admitted to firearm and immigration crimes after an arrest in Glacier County in which law enforcement found a stolen firearm, ammunition, methamphetamine, fentanyl pills and counterfeit identification cards, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: A Cincinnati man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 36 months in prison for crimes related to creating fake credentials to pretend to be a member of law enforcement and a federal employee.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Church Creek, MD - The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted the Robert Gould Shaw 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, owned and managed by the City of Boston, as one of 16 new listings from the 43rd round of applications, representing sites and programs...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Israeli Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy earlier today in Washington. They discussed global security challenges, including Iran and President Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Deputy Secretary ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a kidnapping in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA - A Kalispell man who admitted to trafficking heroin and to illegal possession a firearm and ammunition was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials reported that the 960-acre Thomas Divide Complex Fire is now 60 percent contained. The Unified Command Center continued to coordinate suppression efforts with approximately 70 personnel participating as part of ground crews, engine crews, and air operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that it has resolved allegations that Practice Fusion, Inc. violated the terms of its deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA"). On Jan. 27, 2020, the United States Attorney announced a resolution of criminal charges...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the highly anticipated Origin of Livestock (OOL) final rule for organic dairy. This change to the USDA organic regulations will promote a fairer and more competitive market for all organic dairy producers, by making sure that certified USDA organic dairy products are produced to the same consistent standard.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, Imane. Thank you so much for bringing us all together and coordinating this, and also your work supporting STEM curriculums and work in general. I’ve read a little bit about each of you. This is a really outstanding group, and it’s just a pleasure and an honor...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: Thank you for that introduction, Dr. Spinrad, and for your incredible leadership at NOAA. And thank you to the NOAA team for organizing this listening session, and to all of you for participating. I’m excited to join you.
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and other colleagues Monday in a letter urging the Biden Administration to “prioritize reversing the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) discriminatory ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service has added 16 new listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The 16 new listings across 11 states join 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network and provide insight into the diverse experiences of freedom seekers who bravely escaped slavery and those who assisted them.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Department’s Budget Makes Vital Investments in Making Transportation Safer, More Reliable and More Affordable
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: On Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti. According to the Haitian government, the earthquake and its impacts killed some 2,248 people, and another 650,000 needed humanitarian assistance. In the face of tragedy, U.S. diplomats,...
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Enhanced Anti-corruption case processing and conviction through integrated training in Pakistan grant opened on March 29.
