WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor" at 10:15 a.m. on May 1, 2024, at 2175 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening Statement: * Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Witnesses: * Acting Secretary Julie Su, U.S. Department of Labor * * * Original text here: https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410483  more

NEW YORK, New York, April 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Members for a meeting hosted by Jewish students at Columbia University. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: "Columbia University is in a freefall. "Following the explosion of this antisemitis  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) final rule that would implement unrealistic standards to school nutrition plans across the nation while ignoring many of the concerns of stakeho  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after voting to pass a national security supplemental funding package: "Our national security is at its strongest when we link arms with our allies. I'm glad to help Congress finally pass legislation to provide Ukraine with much-needed support in the fight against Putin's in  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $310,000 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Mason County Development Authority and the Region 11 Council in Weirton. These investments will strengthen economic development by supporting private investment and job creation in Brooke County, as well as developing a com  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation will receive $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop rare earth elements and critical mineral oxides from acid mine drainage. The project will help incentivize acid mine drainage treatment an  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $610,116 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for Generation West Virginia. This funding will be used to promote the expansion of high-speed internet in Lincoln, McDowell, Webster, and Fayette Counties. "I'm pleased USDA Rural Development is investing more than $610  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote to advance the bipartisan National Security Package. The legislation passed 79 to 18 and will now go to the President's desk. "American leadership means standing with our allies and standing up against authoritarianism. I am proud to vote for this national security package that advances America's interests both on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the consolidated cases, Idaho v. United StatesandMoyle v. United States, to determine if the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho's law criminalizing most abortions in the state: "Since Trump-appointed judges on the Supreme Court ove  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Following last month's introduction of U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to help address the online sale of counterfeit pills and illicit drugs laced with fentanyl, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has now backed her legislation. Spanberger's Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act -- which she introduced alongside U.S. Representatives Wesley Hunt   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee -- today released the following statement after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted to pass a critical national security package, and President Biden signed it into law. "I want to thank my colleagues in the U.S. Senate who recognized that this moment requires American leaders  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) sent a letter to Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce raising concerns about considerable fraud within the federal student financial aid system and demanding answers on the Department's efforts t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation will receive $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop rare earth elements and critical mineral oxides from acid m  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Congressional passage of the supplemental foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and the Indo-Pacific: "For the last two years, U.S. aid has been indispensable in helping Ukraine stave off Russia's unlawful, brutal attacks. Without risking the life of a single American or NATO soldier,   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: On Wednesday, May 1, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing titled: "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor." "Incomprehensibly, this will now be the second time Julie Su has appeared before the Committee in her unconfirmed role as Acting Secretary of   more