WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $118,000 grant to Virginia Tech. The funds awarded will go towards a project developing robotics anomaly detection. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Virginia Tech is recognized for being a contributor to the data science and engineering space. "This $118,000 grant  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: As the school year nears for students in Virginia's Ninth Congressional District, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced H.R. 9256, the Educator Expense Deduction Increasement Act, which amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to raise the Educator Expense Deduction. Current law permits eligible educators for taxable years after 2015 to deduct up to $250 worth of qualified classroom expen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) secured a number of West Virginia priorities that he fought for in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last week. WRDA is biennial legislation that authorizes flood control, navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in West Virginia and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's remarks about the Rural Broadband Protection Act passing at the markup, click here or on the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, last week voted during a committee markup to advance the Rural Broadband Protection Act (RBPA), legislation the senator authored.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), who serve on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), led their colleagues in sending a letter to push the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address the barriers those with Long COVID face when applying for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. "According   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,327,481 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Raleigh County Community Action Association's Early Head Start program. Early Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2024 to prohibit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from enacting any rule that would modify or replace the current North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction (VSR) rule until at least 2030. According to the National Marine Manufacturers A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) hosted a voting rights roundtable in honor of the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. McClellan was joined by community leaders and voting rights advocates to discuss ongoing threats to voting rights and efforts to preserve access to the ballot box. In 2013, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in its Shelby County v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger backed an effort to promote federal contracting for women-owned small businesses, particularly through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In 1994, Congress set a government-wide statutory goal for women-owned small business in the procurement of federal contracts -- a goal that has only been met twice in 30 years. Currently, the VA has a goal of awardi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to crack down on scammers who are exploiting Veterans applying for Honoring our PACT Act benefits. The Honoring our PACT Act -- which Spanberger voted to pass and President Biden signed into law in August 2022 -- expands VA healthcare and benefits for millions of Ve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: This past month, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) was presented the Hero of Main Street Award by the National Retail Federation (NRF) for his work supporting the American small businesses community through his legislative action and leadership. "Virginia's First District is home to thousands of small businesses and retailers, and I'm proud to support them through my work in Congress," said Rep. Wittman.  more