| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Thursday August 08, 2024 ( 7 items ) |
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Capito, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Plan to Accelerate Pediatric Rare Disease Research and Treatment Advances
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) recently introduced the Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act, legislation to accelerate research and advance treatments for rare diseases that affect children.
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Chairman Warner Shares Responses from AI Companies on Efforts to Crack Down on Malicious Use
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
With under 100 days until the U.S. presidential election, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today shared responses from tech companies about their efforts to crack down on malicious uses of AI and released the statement below on their ramifications for the election and beyond. In February, a group of technology companies (including generative AI vendors, social media platforms, chip
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Griffith Statement on Passing of Former VA First Lady Gilmore
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the passing of former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore:
"I am saddened to learn of the death of former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore. I served in the Virginia House of Delegates when she was first lady. My colleagues and I remember her being a gracious and welcoming host when we were invited to the Governor's Mansion. Her
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House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: No More Excuses, Students Deserve Certainty
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
The following may be attributed to the Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) with regards to the Biden-Harris administration's delay for the second straight year in launching the 2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form by October 1:
"Ensuring a working, timely, and accurate FAFSA shoul
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House Education Committee Members Foxx, Good Demand DOJ Ensure Recovery of Taxpayer Dollars Paid to Pension Plans for Deceased Participants
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA) are continuing their oversight of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) by probing Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for answers regarding efforts
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McClellan Celebrates DOE Grant Award to Modernize and Upgrade Energy Infrastructure in Richmond Public Schools
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Richmond, VA Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) applauded the Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that Richmond Public Schools (RPS) will receive $15,300,000 in federal funding through the 2024 Renew America's Schools Prize and Grant Program(link is external).
The federal funding will support RPS's Energy Improvement Project, an initiative to reduce school energy costs, increase en
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Rep. Spanberger Works to Address Virginia 'Growing Doctor Shortage,' Streamline Outdated Regulations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger backed bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help combat the shortage of doctors in Virginia.
Virginia is facing a severe healthcare workforce shortage. A 2023 study from the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA) found that nearly 30 percent of Virginians live in localities that don't have enough primary care physicians.
And while foreign medica
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