News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation (WSEDC) pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud scheme targeting the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on the President's 2022 Trade Policy Agenda

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2022

News Release: When: Thursday, March 31, 2022. 10:00 a.m. Recently, Wyden has called on Congress to swiftly enact bipartisan legislation to repeal Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia. At a hearing analyzing strategic trade engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, Wyden called on the federal government to fight...

Targeting Elites of the Russian Federation

We are committed to ensuring the Government of Russia pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its further invasion of Ukraine.

Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Calls with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh and Japanese Director General Funakoshi

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Brothers From Chicago Charged in Labor Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: CHICAGO - Two brothers from Chicago have been arrested on a labor trafficking charge for allegedly forcing undocumented Mexican immigrants to work in the construction trade.

DHS and DOJ Issue Rule to Efficiently and Fairly Process Asylum Claims

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are issuing a rule to improve and expedite processing of asylum claims made by noncitizens subject to expedited removal, ensuring that those who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, and those who are not are promptly removed.

Rodgers, Westerman, & Graves Call on Congressional Leadership to Address Key Barriers to U.S. Energy Security in China Bill

By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), together with House Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader Sam Graves (R-MO), led a letter to House...

Risch on Concrete Steps NATO Should be Taking to Help Ukraine

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on concrete steps NATO should take to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked war:

Loxley Man Sentenced to 235 Months for Attempting to Coerce a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity

News Release: United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Judge Kristi DuBose sentenced defendant James Salac, 58, to 235 months in prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Salac entered a guilty plea to those offenses on Dec. 22, 2021.

Real Estate Consultant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return

News Release: The district court accepted a Michigan man’s guilty plea today to filing a false individual income tax return with the IRS.

USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Honey Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Honey Board to fill four member and five alternate seats whose terms will expire Dec. 31, 2022.

Continuing to Hold the Kremlin to Account

With our allies and partners, the United States is committed to ensuring the Government of the Russian Federation pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its invasion of Ukraine.

Leader Rodgers Statement Following President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed members of Congress today.

E&C Republicans Question Environmental Groups Over Possible Collusion with Russia

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to three environmental groups with financial ties to a San Francisco-based environmental NGO called the Sea Change Foundation as a next step in the investigation of foreign influence over U.S.-based environmental NGOs.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: The United States condemns the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch. Like the DPRK’s other escalatory tests this year, including at least two intercontinental ballistic missiles, this launch is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council ...

Bill H.R.7215 introduced, referred to Education and Labor committee on March 24

By DOL Newswire | Mar 25, 2022

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.

Man Sentenced to Two Years for Hoax Bomb Threats

News Release: A Wichita Falls man who called in fake bomb threats was sentenced today to two years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

DHS Women’s History Spotlight on Wendy Gray

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2022

News Release: View Original "Women's History Month Spotlight on Wendy Gray" video

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the DPRK’s Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile