WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator 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), announced a funding award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. to support its procurement and installation of state-of-the-art robot  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Town of Dublin a $750,000 grant for brownfield site development. The development of these properties may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous material or substance. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Brownfields are areas in our communities in disuse and/or disrepair due to harmful waste or poll  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- 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 Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) made historic revisions to recent jobs data. While the Biden-Harris administration ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- 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 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows regarding potential gross mismanagement of congressionally appropriated funds, which nearly resulted in an administ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) delivered $1,500,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) checks to Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) and Richmond International Airport (RIC) for transportation infrastructure upgrades to their facilities. In Chesterfield County, McClellan delivered $1,000,000 to VPRA to support its Ettrick Train Station Improvements Project to begin  more

WINCHESTER, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Ben Cline concluded his three-day healthcare tour across Virginia's Sixth District. Throughout the tour, he visited various healthcare facilities, engaging with dedicated professionals and witnessing firsthand the vital efforts of hospitals, clinics, and organizations committed to delivering quality care in our communities. "This Healthcare tour has been an invaluable opp  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) issued the following statement after joining President Donald Trump and other patriotic Americans at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the three-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members. "I am both honored and saddened to join President Trump this morning to lay wreaths at Arlingt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today announced that -- when Congress returns to Capitol Hill next month -- the pair will lead an effort to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Spanberger and Graves w  more