WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made two stops in Mingo County focused on health services and economic development. First, Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), visited Williamson Memorial Hospital to get an in-person update about ongoing up  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger backed bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create a new federal grant program to help increase the housing supply and make buying or renting a home more affordable for Virginians. Housing costs in Virginia have continued to rise. According to the Virginia REALTORS association, Virginia's statewide median home sale price was $415,000 in August 2024 -- an increase  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, led 28 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, both D-VA, announced $2,225,710 in federal funding for education programs based in Alexandria, Richmond, and Harrisonburg to train behavioral health professionals to address substance use disorders, students' mental health, and racial disparities in access to mental health treatment.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, both D-VA, announced $2,225,710 in federal funding for education programs based in Alexandria, Richmond, and Harrisonburg to train behavioral health professionals to address substance use disorders, students' mental health, and racial disparities in access to mental health treatment.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $11,692,000 in federal funding to protect young children and their families from hazardous lead poisoning in their homes. The sale of lead-based paint is banned in the United States, but many older homes still have the old paint on walls, which can become dangerous as it peels and chips. Young children are most susceptible to lead poisoning  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $11,692,000 in federal funding to protect young children and their families from hazardous lead poisoning in their homes. The sale of lead-based paint is banned in the United States, but many older homes still have the old paint on walls, which can become dangerous as it peels and chips. Young children are most susceptible to lead poisoning   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Return USA Act to help federal employees return to the workforce after taking a career break. The legislation would establish the first-ever returnship program in the federal government, which would provide support, resources, and training for federal employees who are seeking to re-enter the workforce after taking a break in their career.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: MECHANICSVILLE, Va. Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today hosted a community seminar at American Legion Post 175 in Mechanicsville to convene veterans, their families, support organizations, and community members to provide resources and discuss the challenges faced by the veterans community in Virginia's First District. Watch the livestream here. "American history and world history would be much diff  more