WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement on her vote to pass the national security supplemental package. "Our nation is facing the most dangerous global threat level we have seen in decades. Our allies are under attack, our national security industrial base has been weakened, TikTok poses a major national sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), recently cosponsored the bipartisan Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act. The legislation, which was led by U.S. Senators John Kennedy (  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 26 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter--led by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)--to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The senators reque  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Dan Meuser (R-PA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power plant rules targeting the coal fleet: "Despite the warnings of grid transmission operators, utilities, grid reliability experts and regulators that th  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, the Biden Administration finalized a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that forces coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or be shut down. "President Biden is running the most radical left-wing administration in history. President Biden has escalated the War on Coal that was started by President Obama. The Biden Administration has been dictati  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) final rule:"The Biden-Harris Administration has demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to combating climate change, advancing environmental justice, and protecting vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by lon  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA - Today, in honor of Care Workers Recognition Month, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) hosted a roundtable with members of Care in Action (CiA), the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Dreamer Mothers in Action, and SEIU512 to highlight her work to strengthen the care economy and hear from Virginian care workers' about the challenges they face. During the roundtable, McClellan   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the announcement of Ways and Means Committee Tax Teams and on her appointment as the Chair for the Supply Chains Tax Team and member of the Global Competitiveness Tax Team. "I want to thank Chairman Smith for the opportunity to lead the Supply Chains Tax Team, where we will focus on ensuring our tax system treats all source  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured the YMCA of Southern West Virginia in Beckley to see the newly completed renovations and speak with the CEO about plans for additional building. Congresswoman Miller met with Jay Rist, the CEO of the YMCA of Southern West Virginia, to discuss how they have partnered with West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) to provide activities for the   more

GREENBUSH, Virginia, April 26 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on April 24, 2024: On Monday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) visited Greenbush and Wachapreague, Virginia for a regional agriculture day. The events, led by the Virginia Farm Bureau, included a visit to Evans Farms, a roundtable at the Island House Restaurant & Marina, and a tour of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Eastern Shore Laboratory. Congresswoman Kiggans began her day with a tour   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday joined Madison, Greene, and Culpeper officials and community leaders to celebrate the federal funding successfully secured for local projects as part of a U.S. House and U.S. Senate-passed fiscal year (FY)2024 appropriations bill. The major investments in these community-requested projects total nearly $2.3 million that is now headed to Virginia's Seve  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- 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 Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration released a final rule to improve nutrition standards for child nutrition programs and align them with the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). "Students should be served healthy meals at schools based on nutritiona  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: NEWPORT NEWS - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10): "I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. He comes from a family of committed public servants, and I had the honor of serving with his father for many years on the Committee on Education and the Workforce.   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats Today, U.S. Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led their colleagues in applauding the Biden administration for rescinding Donald Trump's discriminatory faith-based regulations and finalizing updated regulations to protect religious freedoms and other civil righ  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newly finalized rules regarding U.S. power plants. "It is obvious that the ultimate goal of these EPA regulations is  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its regulations designed to force the closure of American power plants today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement, which includes her intention   more