WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined all of her Senate Republican colleagues--led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-W.Va.)--in a resolution marking one year since the October 7 terrorist attacks that killed dozens of Americans in Israel, fully condemning Iran-backed Hamas terrorists for their actions, supporting the survival of Israel, and calling for the safe   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, wrote to Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to demand that the Commonwealth of Virginia cease its ongoing purges of voter rolls happening within 90 days of an election, as required by federal law. Connolly is also notifying US  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: "Today marks one year since Hamas unleashed its brutal, horrific attack on Israel, murdering more than one thousand people and taking hundreds more hostage, including American citizens. Many of those hostages remain in captivity still, separated from their lives and families for 365 days. As we honor the memories of those lost to   more

BISMARCK,North Dakota, Oct. 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in sending a bicameral letter criticizing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) failure to prevent illegal aliens from registering to vote in American elections or prosecute those who have done so. This letter comes from growing concerns over non-citizens registering to vote and voting in federal e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' terrorist attack that unleashed a wave of antisemitism at America's educational institutions and led to harassment and violence against the Jewish community: "October 7th marks a da  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel: "One year ago, at the end of Sukkot and the beginning of Simchat Torah, Hamas inflicted horrific violence in a sickening attack on Israel, brutally murdering nearly 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Armed Services Committee, released the following statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel. "The attack we saw against Israel on October 7, 2023 was a horrific act of violence carried out by a terrorist organization with the deliberate goal of killing innocent civilians. One year later, Israel's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel: "One year ago, Hamas terrorists launched a brutal attack on the State of Israel, killing 1,200 innocent people and kidnapping 250 more. Hamas' actions were horrific and unleashed a wave of fear in the Jewish community in Israel and around the world. The United States   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement one year after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks by Hamas against civilians in Israel. "In the early morning hours of October 7, 2023, Hamas executed a horrific massacre in southern Israel. These terrorists murdered, raped, and took hostage parents, grandparents, and children in their kibbutzim, their  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kat Cammack led 14 of her colleagues in a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about needed USDA actions to support farmers and rural communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. The letter requests FSA strike teams, the use of more accurate rainfall data, and disaster aid provided through block grants. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region at the end of September and made   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) -- both Members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee -- on Friday introduced bipartisan legislation to codify the authority by which the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can directly hire staff to help farmers and producers implement voluntary conservation programs.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito's video.** ***Click here to download Senator Capito's video.*** CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today shared a video statement marking the one-year anniversary of the brutal attacks in Israel that killed more than one thousand innocent civilians, including American citizens. Additionally, this month, Senator  more