WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: President Biden announced that he was nominating Rahul Gupta for National Director of Drug Control Policy and Lisa Wang for Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance at the Department of Commerce. Dr. Gupta is the Chief Medical and Health Officer and Senior Vice President at March of Dimes. He previously served as West Virginia's Chief Health Officer, leading the state's response   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on July 14, 2021, reporting that key provisions from the Protecting the Right to Organize Act are included in the Senate budget agreement: * * * "The Senate needs to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) Act in its entirety, but any step we can take to defend workers' rights is meaningful. Based on past precedent, there is good reason to bel  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-West Virginia, Republican leader on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change, issued the following opening remarks on July 14, 2021, at a hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: * * * In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) questioned the Left  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 15, 2021: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement in response to today's first monthly payment of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). "The expansion of the Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan Congress passed last spring, is the biggest investment in children and families in a generation and puts  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 16 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today chaired a meeting of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee examining the state of modernization efforts at the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Board of Appeals. The Subcommittee heard testimony from the VA, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Veterans' Service Organizations, and the American Federation of Gove  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: In response to a letter Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) co-authored to the Office of Management and Budget, the agency announced it is rescinding a proposed change to the population criteria used to designate Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area is that of a core area containing a substantial population  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: In a blow to bipartisanship, Democrats today advanced H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act; H.R. 729, the Strength in Diversity Act; H.R. 730, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act; and, H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Service Improvement Act of 2021 through Committee. Education and Lab  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has announced a $125,000 grant to the Substance Abuse Taskforce in Rural Appalachia, Inc. (SATIRA) of Tazewell, Virginia. ONDCP provides awards to local drug prevention coalitions through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement following the announcement: "Toda  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva led 35 Members of Congress in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky urging them to facilitate a summer campaign to increase the vaccination rate within the rural farmworker community through a collaboration between t  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: The Committee on Education and Labor advanced four bills to support survivors of domestic violence, protect older job applicants from age discrimination, help communities desegregate their schools, and strengthen efforts to fight discrimination in education. The Family Violence and Prevention Services Improvement Act (FVPSA) of 2021   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted today to approve the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which includes critical investments in child care and Early Head Start, gun violence prevention, mental health and substance abuse services, job creation, and K-12 and post-secondary education. "This funding bill makes robust in  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her colleagues in introducing a resolution in support of the courageous Cuban people as they lead historic protests throughout the island against six decades of repression and tyranny from the Castro and Diaz-Canel regime. "We stand in solidarity with the people of Cuba and the  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $5,425,896 from the American Rescue Plan for 21 rural hospitals across West Virginia, with each rural hospital receiving $258,376. The awards are distributed through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) and will be used for COVID-19 testing and mitigation efforts. "Our rural hospitals conti  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the U.S. Department of Education approval of West Virginia's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan, and the subsequent distribution of the final $254,348,143 to West Virginia schools. The American Rescue Plan provided in total more than $760 million for West Virginia schools to safely reopen schools, and equitably exp  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address the significant U.S. passport backlog and delays. Senator Manchin said in part, "I write today to call your attention to the significant backlog and delay in processing times for U.S. tourist passports, an issue that directly impacts West Virginians. Constituents are reaching out to my office at an unprecedented  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reminded West Virginians there is one month left to apply for health insurance coverage during the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Special Enrollment Period. The ACA Special Enrollment Period ends on August 15th, 2021. So far, more than 19,000 West Virginians have signed up for healthcare coverage under in the Affordable Care Act since the beginning of the year. "There is only  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden, asking the administration to ensure the safety of Afghans who have worked closely with U.S. intelligence in the country. "For two decades, thousands of Afghans have risked their lives to work with intelligence prof  more