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At Hearing, Members and Witnesses Detail the Ongoing Threat Posed by Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups

By Press release submissions | Dec 20, 2022

At Hearing, Members and Witnesses Detail the Ongoing Threat Posed by Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups

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DeLauro Releases 2023 Government Funding Legislation

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today joined Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in releasing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills. This government funding package also includes emergency...

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New Portman Report Reveals Biden Administration Reduced Protections for Unaccompanied Children During Record Influx

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report revealing that as the number of unaccompanied children entering the United States surged, the Biden administration reduced the protections...

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Neal Statement on Biden Nomination for Special Envoy to Northern Ireland

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), co-chair of the Friends of Ireland Caucus, released the following statement on President Biden’s appointment of former Congressman Joe Kennedy III to serve as the special envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs...

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EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $263 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Boise, Idaho, to support its Water Renewal Services Capital Investments Project. With this WIFIA loan, EPA is helping the City of Boise improve wastewater treatment processes to protect the Boise River’s water quality and ultimately recharge the drought burdened Boise River with high quality effluent.

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Peters Joins Firefighters and Local Officials in Dearborn to Highlight Efforts to Support Michigan Fire Departments

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: DEARBORN, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Dearborn Fire Station 2 to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to renew federal grants programs that are set to expire in the coming years. During the visit, Peters...

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EPA settles with Red Mountain Truck Lines for Butte, Montana fuel spill

By EPA Newswire | Dec 20, 2022

News Release: BUTTE, MT – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with Red Mountain Truck Lines, Inc. (Red Mountain), in which Red Mountain agreed to pay $18,000 for alleged Clean Water Act violations associated with a gas station transfer incident which spilled diesel fuel into Blacktail Creek in Butte, Montana in 2021.

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Peters, Lankford, Sinema & Hawley Bipartisan Bill to Create Leasing Program for Underutilized Space Held by Federal Agencies Passes Senate

By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2022

Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to create a program that allows federal agencies to lease underutilized properties with approval from the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), and to use the rent payments to help fund capital projects and facilities maintenance has passed the Senate.

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Peters & Portman Provision to Strengthen Inspector General Protections Passes Senate as Part of National Defense Bill

By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2022

A provision led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to provide Inspectors General with additional protections has passed the Senate as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

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Peters-Backed Provision to Provide Security Funding for Houses of Worship Passes Senate as Part of National Defense Bill

By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2022

A provision backed by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) at $360 million has been passed by the Senate as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

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Senate Passes Peters and Grassley Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy

By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2022

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like the Chinese and Russian governments, from attempting to influence U.S. policy without making appropriate disclosures.

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Peters, Grassley, Hassan & Ernst Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting Heads to President to be Signed Into Law

By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2022

The House has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest between taxpayer-funded projects and government contractors’ other business opportunities.