News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: Never Enough - Biden Budget Seeks Absurd $43.2 Billion for IRS Despite Receiving Unprecedented $80 Billion Windfall Just Last Year.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.



Court orders plastering company to pay more than $700K in back wages, damages to 470 employees, after Department of Labor investigation

News Release: GLENDALE, AZ - The U.S. Department of Labor is currently distributing more than $700,000 in back wages and damages to 470 employees, recovered from a Glendale plastering company following an investigation and lawsuit related to the employer’s pay practices.



News Release: The text of the following joint statement was agreed upon by the Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan of Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States following their meeting in Paris held Feb. 20, 2023.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after President Biden submitted his 2024 Budget Request to Congress...


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the Microbattery Design Prize. This two-stage competition will award up to $1.1 million in federal funding and performance and safety testing services with DOE national laboratories to innovative small-capacity battery design projects that will yield improved performance, safety, and recyclability.


Two Men Indicted for Series of Holiday Carjackings and Kidnappings

News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Adrian Pegues,.


Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Millions for Army Corps Projects in Delaware

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced $51,681,000 for critical water infrastructure projects in Delaware as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) work plan for Fiscal Year 2023. Authorization for this Corps’ funding came from several different Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA).


U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Senior Biden White House Staffer Chris Slevin as New Chief of Staff

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that Chris Slevin will be the Department’s new Chief of Staff.


News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are leading on solutions to reverse the damage of President Biden’s war on American energy from day one to shut down our energy production and make us reliant on China. Last week, the committee advanced 16 bills to the full committee that will help unleash...



Secretary Granholm CERAWeek Luncheon & Keynote Address

Release: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm at 2023 CERAWeek Luncheon & Keynote Address


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Billion To Drastically Reduce Industrial Emissions and Create Healthier Communities

Release: Funding from President Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Will Create New Economic Opportunities Across the Nation and Bolster American Industrial Leadership Globally


President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Requests $1.4 Billion for the Bureau of Reclamation

News Release: The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024. The $1.4 billion budget for the Bureau of Reclamation makes critical, targeted investments in the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come.


News Release: Today, Ambassador James O’Brien joined Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer Denis Redonnet of the European Commission to discuss with the U.S. and European offices of leading diamond retailers, manufacturers, laboratories, and industry trade associations the importance of the diamond ...



News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, security, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...