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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Capito, Republican Colleagues Demand Schumer Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined 42 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter - led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secreta  more

Manchin, Baldwin, Brown Lead Effort To Close Carried Interest Tax Loophole
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2024 to eliminate a tax loophole that allows wealthy investment managers to evade paying their fair share of taxes. The current carried interest loophole allows these money managers to pay the lower 23.8 percent capital gains tax rate on income received as compensatio  more

Miller Highlights Benefits of GOP Tax Reform in a Ways and Means Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee Hearing to discuss the positive benefits of the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) for families and businesses in West Virginia and around the United States. Congresswoman Miller began by welcoming Michael Ervin, a West Virginian and founder of the Coal River Coffee Company. "I especially want to welcome fellow West Virgi  more

Miller, Colleagues Send Letter to USTR Ambassador Tai on Lack of Digital Trade Efforts in the 2024 NTE
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and 12 of her colleagues sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador, Katherine Tai, expressing concerns over the lack of digital trade references in this year's National Trade Estimate (NTE). Click here for the full letter. Joining Congresswoman Miller in sending the letter are Representatives Ron Estes (R-KS), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mic  more

Pallone Leads Request to Federal Agencies to Protect North Atlantic Right Whale After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today sent a letter to the Departments of Commerce, Transportation, and Homeland Security urging them to enforce vessel speed restrictions following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. In the letter, Pallone and 13 other Members of Congress expressed concern that higher volumes of vessel traffic in the Port of New York and New Jersey and   more

Sen. Capito Questions DHS Secretary Mayorkas on Border Security, TSA Programs, Fentanyl
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency's budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs   more

Warner & Kaine Announce Over $3 Million in Federal Funding to Strengthen Water Infrastructure During Emergencies in Leesburg
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for the Town of Leesburg to install new power generator systems for the town's potable water pumping station and pollution control center. This funding will help ensure reliable access to water and continued wastewater and pollution management services during emergencies, including natural disasters and widespread power   more

Warner & Kaine Announce over $3 Million in Federal Funding to Strengthen Water Infrastructure During Emergencies in Leesburg
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for the Town of Leesburg to install new power generator systems for the town's potable water pumping station and pollution control center. This funding will help ensure reliable access to water and continued wastewater and pollution management services during emergencies, including natural disasters and widespread powe  more