WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking additional information about the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) decision to investigate five states that respect parents' choices on in-school masking. In the letter, the M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) introduced the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 to hold accountable medical professional providing remote healthcare. This bill will make the performance of a chemical abortion by healthcare providers a federal offense, if they do not first conduct a physical examination, be present during the chemical abortion, and schedule a follow-up visit for the patient. "Abortion   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 1, 2021, at the Fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act markup: * * * The Seapower and Projection Forces mark is a strong, bipartisan mark. Chairman Courtney has done a great job of advancing the interests of the Seapower and Projection Forces. This Seapower mark, and as I review the chairman's mar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement on resettlement assistance for Afghan SIVs and refugees. "Virginians have generously asked me how they can assist Afghans coming to the U.S. who bravely partnered with American troops and diplomats. There are two principal ways   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,986,835 from the American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations for five West Virginia Airports. This funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and will support airport improvement projects at five airports. Senator Manchin previously announced $1,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- 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 $445,000 from the American Rescue Plan to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This funding is from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to expand the West Virginia Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program. This program works to promote pediatric mental  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $273,793 from the U.S. Department of Education to Marshall University Research Corporation to support the Heart of Appalachia Educational Opportunity Center. This program provides counseling and information on college admissions to West Virgini  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, including at the Ohio River Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. "West Virginia is home to incredible wildli  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,842,160 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). "West Virginia University is a leader in groundbreaking research and continues to represent our state well on a nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department that Virginia is eligible to receive $219,812,354 from the American Rescue Plan to support broadband expansion in the Commonwealth. The funding is the result of a $10 billion investment Sen. Warner secured in the American Rescue Plan that will help states, territories and tribal governments carry   more