News from March 2022
By State Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
Release: Thank you very much and thank you for giving me this opportunity today. Much appreciated, Madam President. I feel that I must make four critical points.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Today’s announcement applies to four separate water systems, which EPA inspected and sampled in November 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the inaugural communities selected as part of the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP ), a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to help energy-overburdened communities take direct control of their clean energy...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - The operator of a Memphis Shell gas station and convenience store paid workers cash bonuses in place of overtime pay and persuaded them to sign altered time records to avoid paying full overtime wages due, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland- Kinnard Riggs, age 47, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. In an unrelated case, James Meekins, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula man convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in the community was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2022
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Jennifer E. McCollough (619) 546-8773.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to President Biden advocating for the Coast Guard’s funding priorities ahead of the release of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Budget.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
This long overdue recall arrived too late for too many, including 2,000 U.S. patients who still have the heart device implanted.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Call on Bowser to provide answers about her plan to address rampant crime
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Nearly two weeks after the initial Russian invasion, President Biden issued an Executive Order prohibiting the import of oil and gas from Russia.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Legislation suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
This comes after the Biden Administration’s recent guidance granting blanket waivers to allow states to waive suspicious overpayments.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Warning against the Biden Administration’s decision to limit coverage for a new Alzheimer’s treatment, Republican Leader on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Offers amendment to revoke Russia's trade status and ban oil imports
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the House Select Climate Committee Republican members held a forum titled "Pain at the Pump: Biden's War on American Energy."
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting today where the Commission walked back its controversial natural gas policy statements.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to six utility companies today demanding answers for high customer shutoff rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
This will be a hybrid hearing that includes both in person and remote member attendance via Cisco Webex video conferencing.
By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in country) of luxury goods to all end users in the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus and to certain Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and malign actors located worldwide.
