WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Response to Rise in Hate Crimes U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the credible and accurate reporting of hate crimes to better respond to the national rise of these bias-driven incidents. The Federal Bureau of Investigation'  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Duffy About Bridges, Project Delays Ahead of Upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill To watch Chairman Capito's questions, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing beginning the development of the Surface Tran  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Issues Statement in Response to Discovery of 20+ Signal Group Chats Used by White House National Security Team for Crisis Response to Global Affairs Washington D.C. - Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said: "It's clear the Administration is using third party apps like Signal and Gmail on private devic  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Wilson Introduce Legislation to Sanction North Korea for Material Support of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine - Today, Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Korea and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the Russia-North Korea Cooperation Sanctions Act, bipartisan legislation to expand sanctions on any  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman, Beyer Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to End Taxpayer Subsidies for Professional Sports Stadiums Today, Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced the No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act, a bill that will end taxpayer subsidies for the construction of professional sports stadiums. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) an  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Top House Dems Issue Joint Statement on House Republicans' Attempt to Run, Deflect, Distract Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2025)-- Yesterday, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Admin  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine and Scott to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce will introduce the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2025. This bill coincides with the 15   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Effort to Block Select Weapons Transfers to Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 that will come to the Senate floor for a vote to block two out of over 100 separate weapons transfers to Israel by the Biden and Trump Administrations   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Gillibrand, and Courtney Lead Colleagues in Condemning Education Department Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) led a bicameral group of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon expressing their strong opposi  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Dems Rebuke Largest Tax Increase in History on American Consumers and Businesses Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a statement following President Trump's announcement of 25 percent taxes on all automobile imports and between 10 and 50 percent taxes on virtually every good imported from every U.S. trading partner  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on DoD Inspector General Investigation of Sec. Hegseth's Use of Signal to Share War Plans The Department of Defense (DoD) Acting Inspector General Stebbins has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the DoD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will be investigating Defense Secretary Hegseth's use of Signal following calls from Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on DoD Inspector General Investigation of Sec. Hegseth's Use of Signal to Share War Plans Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2025)--The Department of Defense (DoD) Acting Inspector General Stebbins has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the DoD Office  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott and Kaine to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety This bill coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) Mine Disaster, reflecting lessons learned from the deadly explosion on April 5, 2010, that killed 29 miners. Weakening the Labor Department's ability to inspect mines at a time when the White House seeks to ramp up mining is a recipe for more mine disasters. As  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott and Kaine to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety This bill coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) Mine Disaster, reflecting lessons learned from the deadly explosion on April 5, 2010, that killed 29 miners. Weakening the Labor Department's ability to inspect mines at a time when the White House se  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Trump's Recession Day WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on countries across the world: "President Trump's across-the-board tariffs are reckless and will raise costs on Americans without making the long overdue investments in American manufacturing capacity that would create jobs.   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Trump Tariffs WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the widespread tariffs announced by Donald Trump today: "These tariffs are nothing more than an enormous tax hike on American consumers, who will soon be left footing the bill as they pay more for groceries, electronics, clothes, and cars. Tariffs should be targeted   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote on Resolution to Undo Trump's Taxes on Canadian Goods BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass his joint resolution challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount to a 25 percent tax on goods imported from on  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Announce Recommendations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today sent a letter to the White House recommending candidates for the U.S. Attorney vacancies in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) and the Western District of Virginia (WDVA). In their letter, the Senators recommend  more