WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement in support of the Biden Administration's finalized rule designed to expand and improve opportunities for early career talent in the federal government: "The federal government is facing a retirement tsunami, and yet we stil  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) along with U.S. Reps Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced the PREVENT DIABETES Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would make diabetes prevention care for those on Medicare permanent and more accessible online in order to help address widespread disparities in access to diabetes care in medically underserved communities,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced H.R. 7853, the Royalty Transparency Act, which requires officers and employees in the executive branch to file financial disclosure reports and report royalty payments that they receive. The bill also mandates this information be made publicly accessible. "The American people are losing faith and trust in their institutions, in part because of pub  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluding its review of a fiduciary rule that would unduly burden retirement plans, retirees, and savers: "OMB's swift conclusion in its review of this fiduciary   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Biden's latest student loan shenanigans: "The administration is tone deaf. There's no other way to put it. "Just two days ago the Committee heard from experts what American families have experienced for m  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: The MVP Act aims to improve disabled veterans' physical and mental health by increasing their access to outdoor recreation activities in National Parks and on federal lands. Specifically, the legislation would direct the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and National Park Service (NPS) to develop adaptive trails and campgrounds in the regions they manage - as well as accessible hunting, f  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk Division Commander Colonel Brian P. Hallberg to discuss Tangier Island and other projects to boost resiliency in Hampton Roads. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to meet with Colonel Hallberg and other members of the USACE Norfolk Division to discuss ongoing projects to protect Tangier Island an  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's questioning, click here or the image above. Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, questioned U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Hon. Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined twelve of his colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), in introducing the Blast Overpressure Safety Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would direct the Department of Defense (DOD) to enact new measures to help mitigate and protect se  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: United States Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024 (PERA Act), a bill to strengthen and modernize the U.S.-Philippines alliance through significantly increased U.S. security assistance. The bipartisan legislation follows increased aggression by Beijing in the South China Sea and co  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $2,115,394 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the Welch Gas Cooperative Association. The funding will support a pipeline construction project that will replace 0  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the Senate passage of the bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) joint employer rule, which forces liability on companies for another business' employees even if they do not directly oversee them. Senators Manchin and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the CRA resolution in November   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved a 25 percent retention pay incentive for all staff in good standing at West Virginia's Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton. The retention incentive is a direct result of Senator Manchin's continued efforts to improve conditi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor on his support of the bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to nullify a November 2023 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule. The rule imposes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation (  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act (USTLIPA) along with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Don Beyer (D-VA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Ami Bera (D-CA). The U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act will reassert Congress's authority over trade to combat China's growing economic influence in the Indo-Pacific t  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2024 which would allow members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard who are employed by the federal government to choose between military and civilian healthcare plans. Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) joined the Congresswoman in this important effort in the House and Senator Blumenthal (CT) has intro  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here for Ranking Member Capito's floor remarks prior to today's vote on Senator Cramer's resolution of disapproval. Today, the U.S. Senate passed a measure co-sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and sponsored by Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of EPW's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, to ov  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a March 21, 2024, confirmation hearing for David Rosner, Lindsay S. See and Judy W. Chang to be members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: * * * The Committee will come to order. We meet today to consider three pending nominations for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The three nominees are: * Judy Chang; * David  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission": * * * The committee will come to order. This morning we're going to be discussing the findings and recommendations that recently came out of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured $4,889,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for the Western Mesabi Mine Planning Board. The funds would be used to help complete the unfinished 8.4 miles of the Cross Range Expressway from east of Taconite to Pengilly, MN. It is the only highway that connects many cities and their estimated 50,000 popula  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor reiterating the need for Senate Democrats to conduct a full impeachment trial for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secret  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: FULL VIDEO OF KAINE'S REMARKS IS AVAILABLE HERE Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues--held a hearing on countering transnational criminal networks and corruption in the Western Hemisphere. He emphasized the importance of working with regional pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the release of a new rule by the U.S. Department of Justice to codify changes outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which the senators helped pass, to close the gun show loophole that has permitted the sale of firearms online and at gun shows without background checks. "When we passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, we secured long  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, on World Parkinson's Day, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Jen Kiggins (R-VA) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan and bicameral resolution to designate April as "Parkinson's Awareness Month." Wexton announced last year that she had been diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), an atypical parkinsonism or "Parkinson's on ster  more