| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Griffith Announces $213,204 NIST Grant to Virginia Tech for Automated Driving Systems
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- 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 $213,204 grant to Virginia Tech. The funds awarded will go towards a project developing Automated Driving Systems (ADS) measurement techniques. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
"According to Forbes, there were more than 278 million personal and commercial vehicles
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House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: Did Cardona Violate Hatch Act?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- 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 Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) in a letter to Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger are demanding an investigation into whether Education Secretary Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act.
In the letter, Foxx and Self write: "In recent communications to borrowers and the genera
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Miller Meets with Bramwell Officials and Wyoming County Commission for Tours and Updates
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) visited Bramwell for town updates and stopped by the Wyoming county campus for facility updates.
Congresswoman Miller met with Mayor Grant Bennett during her tour of Bramwell to hear about current projects the administration has been working on.
"I was grateful for the opportunity to tour Bramwell yesterday and to meet with Mayor Bennett and other officia
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Rep. Spanberger: More Than 2,750 Public Servants & Retirees Respond to Spanberger Survey Focused on Harmful Impacts of WEP & GPO
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024:
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced the initial results of her survey focused on how federal employees, police officers, firefighters, local government employees, and retirees have been denied their hard-earned Social Security benefits due to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
In less than one week, Spanberger's office has
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Senator Kaine, colleagues write bipartisan letter supporting U.S. efforts to enhance diplomatic engagement with Pacific Islands countries
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of this week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting where they expressed their support for broader and deeper U.S. engagement with countries of the Pacific Islands region.
The 53rd PIF Leaders Meeting taking place this
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