WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) today introduced legislation to improve methane capture by addressing gaps in methane monitoring and improving interagency coordination. "Innovative technologies are available to mitigate or capture methane leakage, but a primary challenge is finding and tracking those leaks," said Rep. Don Beyer. "Our legislation would facilitate the identification of methane l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 five funding awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for substance use treatment and prevention, as well as programs that aim to help children with family members deali  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "ERISA's 50th Anniversary: The Value of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits": "Over the last six weeks, I heard a lot   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) to recognize the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Connolly and Wilson were joined in introducing the resolution by their fellow Korea Caucus co-chairs Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA), and Mike Kelly (R-PA), J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), both of whom serve on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a bipartisan group of 18 senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in support of delaying the institutional reporting deadline for the new Gainful Employment (GE) and Financial Value Transparency (FVT) regulations to July 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement on the death of coal miner Gary Chapman, who was fatally injured at Mingo Logan Coal in Logan County on Friday. "Gayle and I are devastated by the passing of Gary Chapman. We ask that all West Virginians join us in keeping his family, friends and loved ones in our prayers during this enormously difficult time. West Virginians and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and nearly 70 House Democrats to introduce a resolution designating September 10th as National Firearm Suicide Prevention Day. The resolution seeks to raise awareness about the growing firearm suicide crisis in the United States and promote the importance of storing firearms safely and securely to help curb fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today filed a discharge petition and are building support 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), an effort that is supported by several organizations representing the interests of publ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) encouraging her to hold a hearing to investigate the Biden-Harris Department of Education's (ED) targeting of Christian universities. Under Secretary Miguel Cardona's leadership, ED has exhibited a concerning pattern of levying outrageous fines against Christian universities such as Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today officially filed a discharge petition and are building support 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 filed a discharge petition to force a vote on the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats(link is external) Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor andPensions (HELP) Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) released the following statements after the Biden-Harris Administrationand the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released a fi  more