WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement following the EPA's decision to designate two legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). T  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led a group of 18 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough inquiring about access to non-opioid pain alternatives throughout the VA system to help prevent addiction before it starts. "Active-duty service members, veterans,   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) and Joe Manchin's (D-West Virginia) bipartisan legislation to defund the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rule designed to phase out of gas-powered cars and trucks in favor of electric vehicles (EV) received a vote in the U.S. Senate. "The EPA's rule is the most aggressive form of tailpipe emissions standards ever crafted, and imposes a de facto EV mandate on the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by Reps. Burgess Owens (R-UT), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Aaron Bean (  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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, took to the Senate floor to support S.4072, his legislation with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently finalized tailpipe emissions rule that would force American consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs). "They're [the Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's questions, click here or the image above. This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Related Agencies (CJS), questioned U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During her questions, Senator C  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Todd Young (R-IN) sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him to nominate qualified individuals to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to fill the two vacancies and the three seats that have expired and prepare to fill the one   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) and 58 of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Iranian Terror Prevention Act. This legislation was introduced to fully sanction and designate 11 Iranian organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). "Iran and its proxy organizations continue to terrorize Israel. The United States must call out Iranian groups who commi  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Defund NPR Act to ensure that no taxpayer dollars fund the biased radical left messaging at National Public Radio (NPR). This legislation prohibits federal funding of NPR and prevents local public radio stations from using federal grant money to purchase content or pay dues to NPR. "It is bad enough that so many media outlets push their slanted views instead of repo  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement following the EPA's decision to designate two legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," as hazardous substances unde  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after a narrowly avoided crash between two aircraft at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA): "Today's near crash at DCA is a horrifying example of why it's crucial that we beat back efforts to undermine slot and perimeter rules for our capital region airports. DCA's overburdened runway is already the busiest in the  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after a narrowly avoided crash between two aircraft at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA): "Today's near crash at DCA is a horrifying example of why it's crucial that we beat back efforts to undermine slot and perimeter rules for our capital region airports. DCA's overburdened runway is already the busiest in   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan released the following statement after Topsoe announced it will build a new manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia thanks to nearly $136 million in tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which the lawmakers championed in 2022. Topsoe is a Danish company that manufactures solid ox  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan released the following statement after Topsoe announced it will build a new manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia thanks to nearly $136 million in tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which the lawmakers championed in 2022. Topsoe is a Danish company that manufactures solid oxide elect  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan released the following statement after Topsoe announced it will build a new manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia thanks to nearly $136 million in tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which the lawmakers championed in 2022. Topsoe is a Danish company that manufactures solid oxide ele  more