News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The Subcommittee sets funding levels for the Pentagon, including for shipbuilding programs
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced the Appropriations Subcommittees chairs, ranking members, and full rosters for the 118th Congress.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell asking for an accounting of the more than $110 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that has been used in response to the COVID-19 emergency declarations.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the vice chairs for the Committee’s six subcommittees.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
In his opening statement at today’s full committee hearing titled “Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised concerns about new powers being given to the Federal Trade Commission in light of the abrupt resignation announcement by Commissioner Christine Wilson.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today released the following joint statement ahead of the March 9th expiration of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority:
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
In his opening statement at today’s full committee hearing on “the Federal Aviation Administration’s NOTAM System Failure and its Impacts on a Resilient National Airspace,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s failure to deliver any meaningful reforms to the FAA and discussed the need for upgrades to the FAA and its air traffic organization in light of the unprecedented NOTAM failure that stranded thousands of travelers.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing with Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen on last month’s FAA NOTAM system failure and ensuring the safety and security of our nation’s airspace. Cantwell also pointed to the lack of diversity in aviation, calling for continued work to encourage more women to enter the aviation industry.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today directed the Acting FAA Administrator to return within a week with an immediate plan for building a reliable, separate back up system to ensure true redundancy for the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the below statement ahead of the Wednesday, February 15, hearing with Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen regarding the causes and impacts of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage on January 11, 2023, which prompted Nolan to issue the first nation-wide ground stop since 9/11:
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
In his opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to consider the nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) detailed Ms. Sohn’s lengthy record of extremism, poor ethics, bad judgment, and disdain for Congress.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
She will help deliver for the American people and she has a keen eye on something that all members of this committee care passionately about and that is affordable, accessible broadband.”
By Sam Jackson | Feb 17, 2023
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford said he is determined to work toward strengthening America's military defenses against a growing Chinese threat, including bolstering the nuclear triad partly located in his district.
By Tamara Browning | Feb 17, 2023
Federal minimum standards for federally funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects released by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation will, in part, apply to the installation, operation or maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Feb. 14, 2023, defendant WILLIAM NELSON, age 21, a resident of South Carolina, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to committing a carjacking in New Orleans, Louisiana on Jan. 2, 2022.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Today released the following opening statement at a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs." Live Video of the hearing is available here.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Ryan Woods, 33, of Concord, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to theft of a firearm from a federal firearm licensee, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala. -- The FEMA-state Disaster Recovery Center in Tallapoosa County will close permanently Feb. 17.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below