WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), spoke during the U.S. House of Representatives floor debate on national security supplemental legislation. His remarks as delivered follow below (video here). "Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the good news for our allies in the Indo-Pacific and the Ukrainian people that the House is finally doing the right thing. Today moral courage and sound strategic thinking finally defeat the p  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement on H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: "I have repeatedly condemned Hamas' horrific attacks since October 7 and steadfastly called for the release of all hostages. Since that day, the United States has provided massive and costly military, intelligence, and diplomatic support to Israel. The Israeli government has unfortunately p  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) led a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to 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 that will expire this year. The ITC plays a   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after the House passed President Biden's security supplemental funding package: "Today, I was proud to vote for President Biden's security supplemental funding package which will finally deliver what Ukraine desp  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 Department of Education released the final Title IX regulations. "The Education Department's final Title IX regulations mark a monumental step in our fight to address sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination in K-12 and higher  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement after voting for a series of critical security supplemental bills: "Russia is waging the largest land war in Europe since World War II against a sovereign democratic nation, China continues its military buildup to threaten Taiwan, and Iran is funding terrorists while directly attacking our ally Israel. "America First means suppo  more