WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: On the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx spoke with Fox News to explain how the CCP is using money and influence to control American higher education. While the CCP's attempts to infiltrate colleges and universities appear innocu  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Vice Chair Elaine Luria today led a letter signed by all the women veterans serving in Congress calling on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to restore the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Congresswomen Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and 133 of her House colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act. This legislation would grant current military service members, veterans, and Gold Star Families free annual and lifetime America the Beautiful Passes so they can access America's national parks at no c  more

HENRICO, Virginia, July 7 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 6, 2021: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement to mark six months since the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. "On January 6, I was trapped alongside my colleagues and members of the press as we barricaded ourselves in the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives. Outside its doors and throughout the Cap  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,328,279 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for airport improvement projects across West Virginia. Additional funding from American Rescue Plan ensures the projects will have a 100% federal match. "West Virginia airports serve as hubs for economic development and provide visitors with  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for three West Virginia Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) expansion initiatives. This funding is allocated from the 2020 year-end spending package, the American Rescue Plan and annual approp  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that applications open today for the second round of funding from the $800 million included in the American Rescue Plan to help schools identify and support students experiencing homelessness. In April, Senator Manchin announced West Virginia received $1,246,924 in the first round of funding. West Virginia is eligible to receive ano  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,070,880 for a STD prevention and control program through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "With S  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, concluded a two-day visit to Mexico City, Mexico. Kaine and Portman led a bipartisan congressional delegation, including Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), to discuss bilateral issues with Mexican government officials and business and civil society leaders. During  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,070,880 for a STD prevention and control program through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "West Virginia communi  more