WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, announced a two grant awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program for West Virginia railway updates. These grants, which were made possible through provisions included in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and more than half of the Senate Republican Conference announced their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate and House reconvene in November. The legislation, which is led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after a federal judge put an end to Governor Glenn Youngkin's illegal voter roll purges happening within 90 days of an election: "Governor Youngkin's effort to cancel voter registrations is clearly against federal law, which requires states to refrain from systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days of an election. I am grate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles issued a decision today that orders the Commonwealth of Virginia to reinstate the names of noncitizens back on Virginia's voter rolls, reversing Governor Youngkin's decision to remove them. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Governor Youngkin was right to take these names off Virginia's voter rolls, and if they were mistakenly take  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The following may be attributed to Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), regarding the Biden-Harris administration's latest attempt to force taxpayers to pick up the bill for its student loan giveaway: "Surprise, surprise, we're eleven days out from an election, and the Biden-Harris administration announ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) continue to press Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su for answers regarding the Biden-Harris administration's botched release in August of job numbers that adjusted downward by 818,000 jobs  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in asking the Biden Administration to address funding shortfalls for submarine programs as they consider funding levels for Fiscal Year 2025. In two separate letters to Office of Management and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Apple Grove, WV Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), toured the future site of Nucor Steel's factory in Mason County. The planned more than $3 billion factory represents the single largest private investment in West Virginia history, and when completed, the factory will be one of the largest in the state. "Since our state's founding in 1863, West Virginians have mined the coal that forged the steel   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) will receive $5,836,000 through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements(link is external) (CRISI) Program. The funding will support upgrades to the Staples Mill Station and improve accessibility, safety, and passenger experience. The fed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after a federal judge temporarily halted Governor Glenn Youngkin's removal of approximately 1,600 voters from the Virginia voter rolls: "Mere weeks from the presidential election, Governor Glenn Youngkin attempted to purge 1,600 Virginians from the voter rolls without adequate notice or due process. These actions clearly   more