WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 group of nine Senate Republican colleagues--led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to introduce the STRATEGIC Act 2024, legislation to set up the United States and its allies and partners for success in the strategic competition against China. "We know that China is inten  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems, based in Saltville, Virginia, a $750,000 grant as part of an opioid response program. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Substance use disorder disproportionately impacts Appalachia, where resources and opportunities for medical care are more limited. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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), Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 5646, the bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, which combats hazing on college campuses an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee,voted in support of H.R. 8958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. The NASA Reauthorization Act provides support and direction for NASA's civil space activities, including directing human space exploration initiatives like the Artemis and M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) H.R. 8108, the Care for Military Kids Act. This legislation, which Congresswoman Kiggans introduced alongside Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), aims to ensure servicemembers can maintain critical healthcare coverage and medical services for their children no matter where their service takes them. "Our  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Illinois, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the Committee's investigation into the Hampton, Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) congratulated Gilmore Elementary School in Sandyville, Kellogg Elementary School in Huntington, and Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Fairmont for being recognized as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Since its creation in 1982, the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has recognized the hard work of students, educators, families  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement on Vice President Harris' support for eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. "I have been consistent on the importance of protecting the 60-vote threshold, which we call the filibuster, since I arrived at the United States Senate. This threshold stabilizes our democracy, promotes bipartisan cooperation and protects our nat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV 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 by the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement between the co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means hearing that focused on the misuse of welfare funds and the need to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) non-assistance funds to ensure the money goes to families in need, connects people to work, and improves accountability. Congresswoman Miller began her remarks by highlighting how TANF fraud has been commit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joe Morelle (D-NY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Seth Magaziner (D-RI) in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 22 28, 2024 as National Fall Prevention Awareness Week. The resolution seeks to raise awareness, encourage the prevention of falls among older adults, and highlight evidence-based programs that hel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, the House passed S. 2228, the Senate version of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans' (VA-02) Building Chips in America Act (H.R. 4549). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will help bring microchip manufacturing back to America while maintaining critical environmental protections in the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Following the passage of the CHIPS Act, companies throughout the semiconductor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: Last week, 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. Since its introduction, the Pay Our Troops Act has  more