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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Beyer Highlights A Few Nice Things For Northern Virginia
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As the House continues to struggle with chaos and dysfunction, Rep. Don Beyer has continued seeking progress and delivering results for his Northern Virginia constituents. A few nice things worth highlighting recently: ARLnow: "U.S. House Passes Budget With $5.9M For Arlington, Focused On Housing And Recreation" Falls Church News Press: "Beyer Secures Funding For Northern Virginia Affordable Housing, Infras  more

Connolly, Moskowitz, Garamendi Introduce Bill to Rename Federal Prison in Miami after Donald J. Trump
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced legislation to change the name of the federal prison in Miami, Florida to the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution. The legislation follows the introduction of a Republican-led bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after the former president. "When our Republican colleagues intr  more

Kaine Issues Statement on Latest Developments in Israel-Hamas Conflict
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees--released the following statement regarding the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict: "Like so many Virginians, I remain deeply distressed by the daily reports of new and horrific developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Hostages taken by Hamas during its vicious attack nearly six months ago--in  more

Miller Meets With REACHH-Family Resource Center and Montgomery General Hospital
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) met with the REACHH-Family Resource Center in Hinton, West Virginia to highlight the $650,000 she secured through community project funding and how it will be used for upcoming projects. Congresswoman Miller also met with hospital executives at Montgomery General Hospital to discuss the ongoing challenges facing the rural hospital. Congresswoma  more

Ranking Member Scott Statement on March Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 303,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 3.9 to 3.8 percent. Since President Biden took office, the economy has added 15.2 million jobs. And initial   more

Warner & Kaine Announce Over $2 Million in Federal Funding to Upgrade Manassas Regional Airport Access Road
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $2,458,000 in federal funding for the City of Manassas to upgrade the access road to Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field. The renovation of the access road to the airport, which will be completed in three parts, will improve efficiency and safety for travelers. It will also help the airport expand its capacity to accommodate commer  more