WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass the INVEST in America Act, which includes more than $22.7 million in federal resources for Virginia's Seventh District that U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger successfully secured in the legislation. The proposed surface transportation reauthorization bill includes more than $22.7 million for transportation and infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: The House today passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation [INVEST] in America Act, ambitious surface transportation legislation that would pave the way to rebuilding America's infrastructure. The bill contained top priorities for Northern Virginia and legislative measures sponsored by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), including: * All of Beyer's Member-designated   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced an amendment in the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill to require the declassification of intelligence related to any potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar legislation was passed unanimously by the Senate recently. Congressman Cline's amendment states that fundin  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on today's WMATA Inspector General report that found between 2010 and 2017, the MTPD failed to investigate 3,110 victim and general complaints. "These are shocking findings by the WMATA IG that undermine faith in the Metro Transit Police Department to respond   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: The House of Representatives advanced the Metro Accountability and Investment Act, legislation authored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) that would reauthorize the Passenger Rail Investment Improvement Act (PRIIA) Funding, adopt Metro reforms, and support Inspector General autonomy. The legislation was included in the INVEST Act, and is cosponsored by Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), and Represe  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on July 1, 2021: Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and nearly 40 lawmakers today in urging Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to take immediate action to fully address Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's (GA-14) dangerous, concerning, and unacceptable behavior. The lawmakers specifically outlined numerous instances where Greene's harassment of her colleagues has esca  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced that he secured inclusion of $750,000 for the City of Hopewell's Cattail Creek Crossing Project in the 2022 House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee bill. "It is my honor to fight for our district in Congress, and I am proud to have secured funding for the Cattail Creek project. This infrastructure improvement project will facilitate movement in Hop  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted to pass the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, which included $19,419,806 in federal funding for local transportation priorities throughout Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. The House-passed INVEST in America Act included funding for the following projects: * City of Richmond: Commerce   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today released the following statement after voting against House Democrats' partisan infrastructure bill. "I voted against House Democrats' infrastructure package because it doesn't meet the needs of communities in West Virginia and across the country. This bill is bad for our economy, particularly for rural America. "It will add more to inflation  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the Supporting Working Mothers Act, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to expand access to nursing accommodations in the workplace, without placing one-size-fits-all mandates on all employers. H.R. 4297 will guarantee that executive, administrative, and professi  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), one of the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee: "Today the Supreme Court approved laws that have a racially discriminatory impact under flawed and tortured legal   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act," which includes funding for a new interchange at Route 7 and Route 690 (Hillsboro Road) in Purcellville and the revitalization of Mathis Corridor in Manassas. Wexton fought to ensure the projects were included in the INVEST in America Act, whi  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to approve the fiscal year 2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which includes critical investments in global health, gender equity, and the foreign policy workforce as well as record funding for Radio Free Asia to counter Chinese disinformation. "This legislation addresses our most urgent needs and makes us safer here at home," sai  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), John Sarbanes (MD-03), and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) led a bicameral letter to Michael Regan, the Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and to Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging them to rescind the harmful Navigable Waters   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today visited the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) facility in Glynco, Georgia. During the visit, Senator Capito learned about the facility's training delivery, infrastructure capacity, and evolving law enforcement practices. "Federal Law Enfor  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee. "Today's decision demonstrates that the Supreme Court, which vigorously embraced protecting voting rights only in the last 60 years, can no longer be counted upon to preserve the right fundamental   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-Va.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to reopen Howard Bailey's immigration proceedings and grant him humanitarian parole. Bailey is a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in exile in Jama  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $120,000 to Community Health Systems in Beckley, West Virginia. This funding will support the facility's Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, which supports primary care medical and dental residency programs i  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $120,000 to Community Health Systems in Beckley, West Virginia. This funding will support the facility's Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, which supports primary care medical and dental residency programs in community set  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam today welcomed U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to the Commonwealth to tour The Port of Virginia and discuss offshore wind industry supply chain opportunities together with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and other federal, state, and local officials. During the visit, Secretary Haaland announced that Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will  more