WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced that it is replacing the Trump-era formula for determining student debt relief for defrauded borrowers. Multiple independent analyses found that the Trump formula was "nonsensic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021, after the House voted to advance the Build Back Better Act and bipartisan infrastructure bill: * * * "The House of Representatives has taken an important step toward delivering on President Biden's plan to lower costs for families, create good-paying jobs for workers, and invest in the health and well-being of the American people. "Tod  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), issued the following statement following the House adoption of legislation that included a measure approving S. Con. Res. 14, a continuing budget resolution: "Today's House vote puts Congress one step closer to passing the Build Back Better Act, to put work  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today voted to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, which would finally restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act after the disastrous Supreme Court decisions of Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 and Brnovich v. DNC in 2021. The bill passed the House on a party line vote. "The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement in response to the Education Department's announcement that it will default to full forgiveness for defrauded student loan borrowers, abandoning the Trump administration's partial-relief formula: "Devos' fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Democrats voted to advance their partisan bill, which paves the way for another massive spending package: "This $3.5 trillion socialist wish list will make everything 'free' except for the people. The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Bob Good (VA-05) voted against the democratic $3.5 trillion dollar budget. "I voted NO against Biden's $3.5 trillion budget brought to the House under a sham process outside regular order," said U.S. Representative Bob Good. "This budget will cap off Biden's historic spending spree of $7 trillion over 7 months, a greater percentage of GDP than that spent by FDR or LBJ. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted to pass H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to restore critical provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and ensure the right to vote is protected. The landmark legislation prevents states and localities with a recent history of voter discrimination from restricting the right to vote by requiring them to obtain feder  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after voting to help pass S.Con.Res 14 to advance the Build Back Better Plan. "Today's vote on the budget resolution was a crucial step in advancing President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. "This resolution will allow the House to begin drafting the legislative text of the Build Back Better Plan to deliver   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) today issued the following statement on the adoption of the Democratic budget resolution. "Despite a crushing increase in inflation and a skyrocketing national debt, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats passed their reckless $3.5 trillion budget proposal. "This measure includes a wish-list of gifts for the radical left and proposes more spending th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: "The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy. Everyone deserves equal access to the ballot box regardless of who they are or where they live. Unfortunately, voting rights   more

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger hosted U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at Glen Allen High School in Henrico County to help kick off the new school year and to discuss federal support Henrico County Public Schools received through the American Rescue Plan, which Spanberger voted to pass in March 2021. During the event, Spanberger and Cardona were joined b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today joined a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in passing legislation that would defend American voters from discrimination and strengthen voter protection measures already on the books. Today's passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is in direct response to suppressive electoral laws and practices being impleme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to restore critical protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and keep the promise of our democracy for all Americans. Amid the most coordinated state-level effort to restrict the right to vote in generations, H.R. 4 would prevent states and localities with a recent history of v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) announced he has joined the Entrepreneurs Need Timely Replenishment for Eating Establishments (ENTREE) Act as a cosponsor. The ENTREE Act, introduced by Republican Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), provides critically needed assistance to American restaurants working tirelessly to serve their employees and c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Congressman Anthony Brown (D-Md.) introduced the Just In Case Act (JICA). JICA would provide a permanent special emergency reimbursement authority to the Department of Defense, similar to that provided by Section 3610 of the CARES Act which allows contractors to be reimbursed if they are unable to work on-site during times of disaster. Under JICA, th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 $76,000 investment from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Bel-O-Mar Regional Council. This funding will be used to conduct a feasibility study for remote employmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $76,000 investment from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Bel-O-Mar Regional Council. This funding will be used to conduct a feasibility study for remote employment to help prioritize development efforts to create jobs and private invest  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the Virginia District Manager of the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging him to address the widespread delivery delays across Virginia in recent months. In their letter, the Senators called on Virginia District Manager Gerald Roane to create additional contingency plans to address existing staff shortages and capacit  more