WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: This summer, the Ways and Means Committee Supply Chains Tax Team, led by Rep. Carol Miller (WV-01), hosted multiple field events to highlight the importance of building on the Trump Tax Cuts to promote investment, job growth, and American energy independence. 1. Supporting American-Made Energy | Southwest Virginia Rep. Miller hosted a roundt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration's Executive Order that serves up a piping hot platter of pre-election giveaways to its union allies to buy votes ahead of the November election: "It's less than tw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx today issued the following statement regarding the Georgia Institute of Technology's (Georgia Tech) decision to end its partnership with Tianjin University, a blacklisted institution with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its military: "The c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will hold a U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, October 5th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Wilkes Community College in Room 1112 of Window World Hall. Representatives from all five U.S. Service Academies will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on their respective application processes. This event is open to all students, parents, counselors, and educato  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced a $2,498,470 grant awarded to Nasoni, LLC by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant, which will be awarded over a two-year period in increments of $1,249,235, will go towards advancing Nasoni's cutting edge research to support Azheimer's and dementia patients. Specifically, Nasoni will use this fundi  more

DALE CITY, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday presented the widow of Retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Michael R. Spears -- a Madison County resident and longtime member of VFW Post 1503 in Dale City -- with the medals he earned for his service, including the Bronze Star. During the Vietnam War, Sergeant Spears honorably served as a solider in Charlie Company in the 5th Special Force  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) announced $4,470,313 in grant funding for the City of Chesapeake to hire more firefighters. This funding was awarded through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, a grant program through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funding directly to fire departments and volu  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced that four West Virginia hydroelectric facilities were chosen to receive up to $7.8 million in total funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding is part of a $430 million investme  more