News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Manchin Responds to Podesta Comments on the Role of Chinese Companies in US Energy Expansion

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following comments made by White House senior adviser John Podesta that Chinese companies will be “big players" in growing domestic energy production using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips and Science Act.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a former nurse at a St. Louis County, Missouri, hospital to four years of probation for fraudulently obtaining fentanyl for her own use.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 20 pieces of legislation.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Two North Carolina men have been charged with obstructing the Electoral College vote count for the 2020 presidential election and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


In the Heartland, Ways and Means Committee Listens to Working Americans’ Struggles in Biden Economy

News Release: YUKON, OK - Two days before President Biden releases his budget to the American people, the Ways and Means Committee held its second field hearing in Yukon, Oklahoma to hear directly from working Americans about the state of the American economy in the heartland. Working Oklahomans told the committee...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing Examining Admin’s Disastrous Evacuation From Afghanistan

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing examining the administration’s disastrous emergency evacuation from Afghanistan.


Next generation: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workforce during Atlanta career expo in March

News Release: ATLANTA - Professionals from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration are participating in the 2023 Atlanta Construction Ready Career Expo - geared toward students from Georgia's middle, high and tech schools - to highlight the importance of on-the-job safety to the industry's next generation of workers.


USDA Announces More Than $43M Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Research, Expansion and Innovation

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in support of its ongoing efforts to transform the food system at every stage along the supply chain. This investment is funded through the American Rescue Plan and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).


USDA Celebrates Inaugural National Biobased Products Day

News Release: Department Also Announces BioPreferred® Program “Excellence in Procurement" Award Winners for 2022


McCaul Demands Clarification on Huawei Licensing Policy, Biden Admin Still Allowing CCP Access to U.S. Tech

News Release: Dear Under Secretary Estevez: We are writing to request clarification of the Biden Administration’s licensing policy regarding Huawei, as you potentially consider halting the issuance of new export control licenses to the company. Your comment at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on February...


Subcommittee Chairs Duncan and Johnson Opening Statements at Full Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


DOS-MAR grant application closes on April 24

Women in STEM Mentorship Program grant opened on March 10.


Framework Adjustment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, and Framework Adjustment 6 to the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan

Framework Adjustment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, and Framework Adjustment 6 to the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan


FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Russell’s in Prattville

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Repairing or rebuilding your home? Disaster survivors who are working on their homes after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes can visit Russell Do It Center in Prattville to speak with FEMA mitigation specialists about their damage and discuss how to best repair their homes.


Wyden and Crapo Call on Biden Administration to Fight EU Digital Trade Policies that Discriminate against U.S. Workers and Employers

News Release: Dear President Biden: We write to raise our continuing concern with the European Union’s (EU) digital agenda, which discriminates against U.S. companies and U.S. workers. It is imperative that you press the EU to ensure the discriminatory aspects of these digital proposals are removed as the United...


E&C Republicans Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Migrant Children Exploitation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to demand accountability for the safety of migrant children who are coming to our country at an alarmingly high rate.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In anticipation of President Biden’s forthcoming plan to expand government price controls that kill cures, increase taxes, and relies on gimmicks for funding, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statements...