WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Rep. Jennifer Wexton will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award at his Eighth Annual Women's Conference: The Time Is Now on September 26. Rep. Jennifer Wexton serves Virginia's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the U.S. House, Wexton served the people of Northern Virginia for over two decades as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to reintroduce the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act. The legislation is led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). Specifically, the SIMSA Act targets deadly drugs that are substantially similar to already-controlled substances, but   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led nearly 60 of their colleagues in a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Guatemalan nationals residing in the United States. "We write to urgently request   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today served a subpoena on the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Julie Su, seeking information about the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to undercut the livelihoods of tens of millions of Americans who choose to work as ind  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Following a year-long investigation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) uncovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China's technological a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Role and Effectiveness of Building Codes in Mitigating Against Disasters" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Mr. Russell J. Strickland, President, National Emergency Management Association * Mr. Buddy Hughes, First Vice Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following the discharge petition led by U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) reaching the 218 signatures necessary to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), several organizations representing the intere  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) has been awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award for the 118th Congress by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization. NFIB's Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for lawmakers who vote consistently with small businesses on key issues identified by small business owners. "I am truly honor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) led a follow-up letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland requesting additional informati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced the bicameral Secure Artificial Intelligence Act, legislation to enhance the monitoring and management of security and safety incidents and risks related to artificial intelligence (AI). As AI continues to rapidly evolve, the potential for security and safety incidents that could impact organizations and the public also increases. By e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Last week, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded a tentative deal between Constellation Energy and Microsoft to reopen a Three Mile Island nuclear unit that was shuttered five years ago for economic reasons near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The deal is driven b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,945,692 in federal funding for Lee and Wise counties and the Town of Clintwood to support infrastructure projects that will improve and extend waterline and sewer systems to additional homes. The funding is awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, an economic development partnership that invests in building community and strengthening   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,945,692 in federal funding for Lee and Wise counties and the Town of Clintwood to support infrastructure projects that will improve and extend waterline and sewer systems to additional homes. The funding is awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, an economic development partnership that invests in building community and strengthening l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced the reintroduction of the Pay Our Troops Act, which would ensure members of the military are paid in the event of a government shutdown. The bill will protect members of the military, including the Coast Guard, as well as certain U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees and contractors. In just 24 hours, the Pay Our Troops Act has received bipartisan sup  more