WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The House of Representatives passed a resolution introduced by Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) that will protect victims of workplace discrimination. The Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval (S. J. Res 13) repeals a Trump-era rule that forced the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to meet new burdenso  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water, and public lands, and to consider an infrastructure proposal. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the importance of adequately and responsibly inve  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) cosponsored a resolution introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) censuring President Biden for his Administration's handling of the southern border. Griffith said: "The heightened crisis at the southern border is almost entirely one of President Biden's own doing. For purely ideological reasons, his Administration ended policies that were wor  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), along with U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the Arctic Security Initiative Act of 2021, legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a security assessment of the Arctic region and establish an Arctic Security Initiative (ASI) with a five-year plan to fully resource th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted in favor of the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act to expand access to basic reproductive health care for women veterans. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) grants all women using civilian health insurance access to basic contraceptive services without a co-pay while activity duty servicemembers also have access to contraception wit  more

SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 25 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) today announced a $70,000 investment from the U.S. Economic Development Authority (EDA) awarded to the Regional Intergovernmental Council in South Charleston, West Virginia. "I have seen firsthand how vital these investments can be as communities in West Virginia work towards a successful and more prosperous Mountain State. I'm pl  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- Chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee -- joined U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) in leading the introduction of a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at improving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP provides financial assistance to farmers, producers, and rural  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released a video tour of the U.S. Capitol Building. The Capitol Complex closed to the public on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remains closed for tours. Spanberger's video tour is intended to provide a glimpse into the U.S. Capitol Building for Seventh District families, students, and educators who are unable to currently   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- Chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee -- today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 92 to 8 to pass the Growing Climate Solutions Act, legislation led in the U.S. House by Spanberger and U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02). "The Growing Climate Solutions Act is a tre  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), along with U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), introduced legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Actwould deliver critical federal dollars, encourage publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) led 70 members of Congress in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse the previous administration's abandonment of bipartisan United States policy toward Israel and the Palestinians, including support for an eventual two-state solution. In their letter, the members called on President Biden to take the follo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Yesterday Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), along with Reps. Danny Davis (D-Illinois), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Jackie Walorski (R-Indiana), Ann Wagner (R-Missouri), William Timmons (R-South Carolina), Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina), Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), Bill Pascrell (D-New Jersey), Don Beyer (D-Virginia), John Larson (D-Connecticut), Jimmy Panetta (D-California) and Steven Horsford (D-Nevada),   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Reps. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today introduced the Clean Energy Future through Innovation Act of 2021, a bipartisan proposal to boost innovation of clean energy technologies and reduce emissions from the power sector while preserving affordability and reliability. The legislation would make significant investments in energy innovation and infr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, held a hearing today to consider four Biden Administration transportation nominees, some of whom will have roles in the implementation of the infrastructure package Congress is currently considering. Toda  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation that he cosponsored to help break down barriers for farmers and foresters to address the climate crisis. This legislation would reward climate-smart practices for those who want to participate in carbon markets, which aim to reduce greenhouse gases. The bill now awaits action in the U.S. House of Representatives. "There  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), introduced legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act would deliver critical federal dollars, encourage public-private   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water, and public lands, and to consider a legislative proposal to invest approximately $95 billion for infrastructure. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined President Biden and his Senate colleagues for a bipartisan meeting at the White House where they struck an agreement to make the largest long-term investment in American infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework was made possible by the work of Sen. Warner and a group of bipartisan Senators who for week  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $2.9 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Raleigh County Public Service District for construction of a   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) have again reintroduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to protect horses from the abusive show practices. Soring is a process by which horse trainers intentionally apply substances or devices to horses' limbs to make each step painful and force an exaggerated high-stepping gait rewarded in show rings. Although federal law prohibits soring  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced the Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals (PREP) Act to address teacher and principal shortages, particularly in rural communities, and increase teacher diversity. This legislation will help ensure that there are enough teachers and prin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $2.9 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Raleigh County Public Service District for construction of a new water treatment plant to support business expansion. This Economic Development Administ  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) called on U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to allow local governments to use funds from the American Rescue Plan to satisfy the local matc  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Finish the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) Act which would provide $1.75 billion in dedicated funding over 5 years for the network of transportation corridors across Appalachia for the first time since 2012. "West Virginia was recently ranked as one of the worst states for our in  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are stepping up to the plate today by introducing the Minor League Baseball Relief Act to help the nine Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams in Virginia who are hurting economically after the COVID-19 crisis threw a curveball into their 2020 season. The Minor League Baseball Relief Act wo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have again reintroduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to protect horses from the abusive show practices. Soring is a process by which horse trainers intentionally apply substances or devices to horses' limbs to make each step painful and force an exaggerated high-stepping gait rewarded in show rings. Although federal law prohibits so  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), introduced legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act would deliver critical federal dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are stepping up to the plate today by introducing the Minor League Baseball Relief Act to help the nine Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams in Virginia who are hurting economically after the COVID-19 crisis threw a curveball into their 2020 season. The Minor League Basebal  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in leading a bipartisan letter calling on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the nine million Americans living abroad. The senators urged the administration to donate supplemental doses to U.S. embassies   more