News from March 2023
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024 to the Congress. The Budget requests over $12 billion in discretionary budget authority for the EPA in 2024, a $1.9 billion or 19-percent increase from the fiscal year 2023 enacted level. EPA will release the full Congressional Justification and Budget in Brief materials soon.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
Release: Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. And thank you to the Government of Kuwait for again hosting us. This working group is critical to our collective effort to fight what continues to be a very real threat despite our significant progress.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) expressed disappointment today over the...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm and National Intelligence Director Avril Haines requesting a briefing regarding the DOE’s assessment that concludes the COVID-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a lab leak in China.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of five bills.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: The release of the is a major milestone in the journey toward a more secure, connected, and resilient future for all Americans. In the energy sector, we see an incredible transition taking place: a transition that involves new sources of generation such as wind and solar; new architectures and systems...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: In recent memory the Finance Committee has a proven record of working together, Democrats and Republicans, to solve big, national challenges. We’ve helped more Americans save for a dignified retirement. Cut taxes for families and small businesses. Updated the Medicare guarantee with the Chronic Care Act. Made progress on helping Americans get mental health care when they need it. Passed the Families First Act with groundbreaking new policies to promote kinship care.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
Release: At the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Panama, the United States highlighted new and recently launched global initiatives totaling more than USD 800 million to protect our ocean and assist developing countries - from supporting the creation of marine protected areas and helping partner countries secure and enforce their marine resources, to improving the resilience of coastal areas to climate change.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
Release: ALBANY, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for spring break travelers across the state and is focused on ensuring the most efficient checkpoint experience for new and seasoned travelers alike. The spring break travel season continues through April 21 and TSA anticipates that its officers will screen increasing numbers of passengers at airport checkpoints as travel volumes may exceed pre-pandemic levels.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: The Pay Teachers Act Would Ensure Public School Teachers Earn At Least $60,000 Annually
By Commerce Newswire Reports | Mar 10, 2023
Alaska Halibut Season Opens March 10
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) commended the passage of H.R. 1123, the Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, which was passed on the House floor by suspension yesterday...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives pleaded guilty today to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by accepting a conduit campaign contribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Michael Dennis, 38, of Kokomo, Indiana, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2023 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: KAZUKO TOJI KATO. Family # 3692. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 22-11-4. In June of 1924, my mother met my dad for the first time, married him, and came to America in search of a better life. They arrived in Los Angeles on the Fourth of July. My mom saw the fireworks and thought this was a beautiful place...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Bernell George, 39, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced today for possession of a stolen firearm, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced George to 115 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: FBI Investigating Suspicious Death of Carnival Cruise Passenger.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A new construction project will deliver additional environmental protections for a Hanford Site tank farm.
