WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation to tackle the caregiving crisis by reprioritizing long-term caregivers and supporting their work based on the value they bring to families across the Nation. Millions of families with aging loved ones and people with disabilities require skilled care   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today presented the bipartisan Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus' Allied Professional Award to his constituent, Candice Lopez, of Arlington. The award recognizes the efforts of individuals, organizations, and/or coalitions that directly benefit crime victims. Candice Lopez, MPA, is an employee of Arlington County and Coordinator for Project PEACE, a county-wide effort to prevent, ident  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to the Town of Burnsville, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spen  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate A  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant of $1,044,168 to the Scott County Public School Head Start program. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement: "Scott County Public School Head Start is an important advocate for early education programs." "This $1,044,168 grant from HHS will cover essential child development services for families  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant of $1,266,794 to Solutions That Empower People (STEP), Inc for Head Start projects. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "STEP sponsors important child development services for families and children of Bedford, Franklin, Henry and Patrick Counties, and the City of Martinsville." "This $1,266,7  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of Defense's budget request for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: I welcome everyone to   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) final silica rule: "The Department of Labor's wrongheaded recklessness in pushing through this final rule serves as a serious detriment to the mining indu  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden's latest student loan rulemaking scheme: "Like clockwork, the Biden administration continues to drag the nation into a debt spiral by forcing hardworking taxpayers--many of whom never stepp  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) final rule requiring abortions and abortion services to be covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): "Adding this controversial prov  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled: "ERISA's 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care": "Fifty years ago, President Ford   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, applauded committee passage of his bipartisan bill to address the horrific human rights crisis in Nicaragua and his bipartisan resolution in support of the Alliance for   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would provide targeted student loan relief to millions of borrowers. The announcement comes shortly after ED shared that nearly 70,000 Virginians had their student loans forgiven under President Biden. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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, announced $669,000 from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Town of Burnsville to support essential upgrades and repairs to their sanitary sewer system. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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, questioned Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on fully implementing Jessie's Law and better classifying rural Appalachia for federal healthcare resources. On fully implementing Jessie's Law: "I was pleased to see the Department finalize the rule to implement the Jessica   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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, questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on finding long-term solutions to oversupply challenges in the apple industry and ensuring adequate staffing at USDA. On finding long-term solutions to oversupply challenges in the apple industry: "I had the privilege of working with your team t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act. This legislation would help combat antisemitic sentiment and action on college campuses, which has been rising across the U.S. for years and spiked in the wake of Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. It would require the U.S. Department of Education to consider the International  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) finalizing its proposal to amend current federal standards to better protect America's miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalli  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) finalizing its proposal to amend current federal standards to better protect America's miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable cr  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to question U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm about the President's budget request for the DOE for Fiscal Year 2025. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussed the historic American energy investments resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan In  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Rudisill v. McDonough, Secretary of Veteran Affairs. The Court ruled 7-2 in favor of James Rudisil and held that veterans who served multiple tours have the right to access all educational benefits that they are entitled to under the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill.   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. This legislation would tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) definition for the 30D electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars. "China, or any adversary for that matter, should not have any access to American tax credits. Narrow  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 alongside Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL). This bill reauthorizes reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008 for an additional five years, allowing the government to continue making important investments across the U.S. to bolster reentry services and help people successfully reenter their commun  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing on the Navy's FY25 budget request, Ranking Member Joe Courtney sent a new memo to his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee detailing the growing momentum in the submarine industrial base and the importance of maintaining a steady Virginia Class submarine procurement rate. "Ahead of FY25 budget hearings and negotiations  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, on the 17th anniversary of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act, legislation to federally enact a series of commonsense gun violence prevention measures adopted by Virginia since 2020. The bill includes provisions to mandate reporting of lost and stolen firearms, prevent children from accessing firearms,  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, on the 17th anniversary of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act, legislation to federally enact a series of commonsense gun violence prevention measures adopted by Virginia since 2020. The bill includes provisions to mandate reporting of lost and stolen firearms, prevent children from accessing firearms,   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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 Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule to strengthen protections for miners against respirable crystalline silica. "Experts have repeatedly stressed that, when inhaled, silica dust can cause a range of serious diseases, inc  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to question U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm about the President's budget request for the DOE for Fiscal Year 2025. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussedthe historic American energy in  more