News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC Also Charged with Securities Fraud, Agrees to Plead Guilty


Subcommittee Leader McKinley: What is the EPA Doing to Protect our Grid and Prevent Blackouts?

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.



Release: WILKES-BARRE, Pa. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport as travel volume picks up this month and into the summer.



News Release: The Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the United States and Abroad.


U.S. Potatoes Return to Mexico

Release: It looks like U.S. potatoes will soon be back on menus and at markets across Mexico! Following the recent expansion of market access, which U.S. growers and USDA had sought for more than 25 years, FAS AdministratorDaniel Whitley marked the milestone in Guadalajara on May 17.


News Release: POCATELLO - On May 16, 2022, an Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and immigration charges. A federal jury convicted Jose Luis Cruz-Delgado, 29, at a trial held in November 2021. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill presided over the trial and imposed sentence.


The Secretary’s Meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Dendias

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Greek Foreign Minister Dendias following the May 16 White House visit of Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis. The Secretary and Foreign Minister underscored the strength of the U.S.-Greek bilateral relationship, ...


Staten Island Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Illegal Firearm

News Release: Defendant, a Registered Sex Offender, Threatened to Kill Protesters, Politicians, and Members of Law Enforcement.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, as well as U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chair and Ranking Member of the EPW Transportation and ...


USDA-FAS-GP-10613 offers new grant application process starting May 18

FY 2022 Faculty Exchange Program-Philippine and Vietnamese Veterinary Science grant opened on May 18.


Pallone Remarks at Press Conference on Baby Formula Shortage

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democratic leaders at a press conference this afternoon to discuss their efforts to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. Following, are Chairman Pallone’s remarks as prepared for delivery...


Agencies announce public meeting on proposed Bank of Montreal acquisition of BancWest Holding Inc. and Bank of the West; public comment period extended

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a joint public meeting on the proposal by Bank of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, and BMO Harris Bank National Association, Chicago, Illinois, to acquire BancWest Holding Inc. and Bank of the West, both of San Francisco, California.


Joint Statement on the Meeting of Secretary Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu 

Release: The following is the text of a joint statement released by the Governments of the United States and Turkey.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, May 24, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, ...


Larson Opening Statement at Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on “Strengthening Customer Service at SSA”

News Release: We are holding this important hearing today to spotlight and underscore customer service challenges at the Social Security Administration, during the COVID-19 pandemic and prior to 2020.



Hazleton Roofing Company Owner Sentenced To Six Months’ Imprisonment For Failing To Pay Payroll Taxes

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles R. Ehrenberg, age 34, owner of Ehrenberg Roofing and Construction, Inc., located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to...


How politicians on Agriculture Committee dealt with bills on May 17

There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on May 17.