WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting United States Secret Service (USSS) Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. highlighting concerns she has about a recently published bipartisan interim report by t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution that will avoid a government shutdown: "As I have said many times, each year we have a responsibility to fund the government and keep it open. That is a priority, and that is why I voted for this continuing resolution. While I am   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the unanimous Senate passage of her Rural Broadband Protection Act. The legislation now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Rural Broadband Protection Act would require a more thorough vetting and verification process for internet service  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and hab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Virginia Tech a $126,000 subgrant. The funding will support the Quantum Appalachia project, an effort to connect quantum computers and devices for information and resource distribution. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "As quantum computing emerges, Appalachia is fertile ground for the quantum technology market  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Big Stone Gap a $700,000 grant. The funding will support infrastructure upgrades at Big Cherry Lake. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Big Cherry Lake reservoir reflects the true beauty and nature of Southwest Virginia. "This ARC grant for $700,000 helps Big Stone Gap upgrade Big Cherry Lake's infrastructure a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Wise County a $700,000 grant. The funding will support wastewater treatment system improvements at the Mountain Empire Community College's (MECC) Center for Workforce and Innovation in Appalachia (CWIA). U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Mountain Empire Community College's CWIA trains and prepares students for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "ERISA's 50th Anniversary: The Value of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits": * * * Over the last six weeks, I heard a lot from my constituents about the issues that impact their everyday lives. High gas prices, housing and utility costs, food inflation, and f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today denounced Harvard University for its refusal to hold those responsible for the antisemitic protests that consumed its campus accountable with meaningful discipline. New documents provided to the Committee as part of its ongoing investigation in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) today sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona asking for an investigation into the alarming pattern of antisemitism among senior officials of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). The lett  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement regarding resolutions filed to block five out of over 100 separate weapons transfers to Israel by the Biden Administration since October 7, 2023: "Since February, I have called on the Biden Administration to support Israel through the provision of defensive weapons, s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced expanded coverage of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility services through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program--a move that Kaine pushed for: "If the federal government wants   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reiterated the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to address the child care crisis following a new report released by The Century Foundation. The report found that child care costs in Virginia have increased by 11% since 2019, while child care employment levels fell by 18 percent from 2019  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded Senate passage of their Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 91), a bill to honor 60 World War II-era diplomats from the United States and around the world who risked their careers and, in many instances, their lives to save others during the Holocaust. The Hagerty-Kaine legislation would posthumously award a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14,507,612 from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support infrastructure upgrades and economic development projects across West Virginia. "Investing in our local communities creates good-paying jobs, spurs economic opportunity and sets up the community for futu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $48,182 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help provide safe, quality housing across West Virginia. "Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head and a warm, safe place to sleep at night," said Senator Manchin. "This more than $48K investment will help  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown, fund the federal government through December 20, 2024, and allow work on appropriations bills to continue. "The federal government's fiscal year ends every year on September 30th and, despite this fact, Congress once again had to pass a stopgap spen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted in support of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025: "After months of Republican inaction and hyper-partisan messaging bills, we were brought to the brink of another government shutdown at the hands of Speaker Johnson and the Republican conference. From day one, House Democra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hold Boar's Head Provisions Company, Inc. (Boar's Head) accountable for the Listeria outbreak linked to liverwurst deli meat produced at their Jarratt, Virginia plant. In a letter to USDA Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Washington U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. called for the immediate passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on the Senate floor this afternoon. The SAVE Act is crucial for protecting the integrity of our elections by requiring proof of American citizenship when registering to vote. Our elections must be decided by American citizens. Recently, states like Virginia, Texas, and Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter(link is external) to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona asking for an investigation into the alarming pattern of antisemitism among senior officials of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). The letter builds upon the Committee's work to fight against antisemitism   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger helped lead to cut red tape for Veterans looking to use their GI benefits to pay for commercial driver's license (CDL) education programs -- sending the legislation to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. Right now, if an approved trucking school opens a secondary fac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a former fair housing lawyer, (both D-VA) announced $1,626,496 in federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) Grant Program. The program allocates funds to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintena  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate approved a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown on October 1. This bill passed earlier today by the U.S. House of Representatives will keep the government open through December 20 by extending Fiscal Year 2024 spending levels. "Nobody hurts more than Virginia when Congress fails to d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate approved a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown on October 1. This bill passed earlier today by the U.S. House of Representatives will keep the government open through December 20 by extending Fiscal Year 2024 spending levels. "Nobody hurts more than Virginia when Congress fails to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, applauded House passage of two bipartisan bills he introduced that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) Reauthorization Act and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: After announcing draft legislation earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 16 colleagues in introducing the Keeping Obstetrics Local Act legislation to address the rising trend of labor and delivery unit closures in rural and underserved hospitals. "Rural communities need comprehensive access to health care, but in recent years we've seen far too many hospitals   more