WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Jennifer Baptiste, deputy assistant inspector general for healthcare inspections at the Veterans Affairs Department, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "VA Accountability: What has Happened to Hampton?": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a recent series of reports by the Office of I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement on the death of coal miner Colton Walls, who was fatally injured at Leer Mine in Thornton. "Gayle and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Colton Walls, a courageous miner we lost too soon. We are forever grateful for brave miners like Colton who put their lives on the line each day to power our nation. We ask tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MASON COUNTY, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), traveled to Mason County, W.Va. to deliver remarks at an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, and tour the construction site of the Nucor facility. First, Senator Capito, a member of the Congressional America 250 Caucus, spoke at a ceremony in Point Pleasant, W.Va. to commemorate the 2  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to call Members of Congress back to Capitol Hill to pass supplemental appropriations funds to support Virginia's communities and communities across the Southeastern United State in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In a letter to Speaker Johnson, Spanberger and 62 of her colleagues urged the Spea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-VA, announced an estimated $35,159,000 in federal funding for Virginia to identify and replace lead pipes and create good-paying water infrastructure jobs. The funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped pass and is being allocated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after the Biden-Harris Administrat  more