WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter joined by Republican Leader of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) to  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows urging her to reinstate the EEOC's practice of making members' voting records public. In the letter, Foxx writes: "Since President Biden designate  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced that he has successfully secured funding for all ten Community Project Funding requests he submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration in the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Appropriations process. In total, Rep. McEachin secured $19,121,508 to fund local projects and priorities in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District.  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Republican Leader of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Burgess Owens (R-UT) joined Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) on a letter to the Comptroller General Gene Dodaro. The letter requests a Government Accountabilit  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on July 26, 2021: Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Federal Agency Customer Experience (FACE) Act to improve the efficiency and favorability of government services. "Improving customer service at federal agencies is not a partisan issue. Federal employees are dedicated civil servants who want to deliver services to taxpayers as best they can," said Connolly. "The F  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families, cosponsored the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to help protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination. This legislation, which is closely modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), would require employers to make reasonable accommodations to allow pregn  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced $60 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers reduce their   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced $60 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers reduce their carbon emissions and lower energy costs, while training the nex  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today launched a new interactive map that shows where Congressionally Directed Spending requests are coming from across the state. This year, the Senate Appropriations Committee is allowing communities and non-profits the opportunity to request targeted funding through Congressionally Directed Spending, or E  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led six Senators in urging Judge Robert D. Drain to reject Pharma's recent motion requesting $34.7 million in employee bonuses, including $5.4 million for its top executives, as part of Purdue's bankruptcy reorganization plan. West Virginia continues to have the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation. In the letter, the Senators pointed out that   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to the United States Coast Guard's proposal to suspend off-season operations at Station Milford Haven, VA: "The recently announced Coast Guard budget has proposed reducing operations at Station Milford Haven, shifting to only summer operations. Suspending off-season operations at Station Milford Haven would e  more