WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Thursday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. EST, the House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up its portion of the Build Back Better Act, which invests $761 billion to lower the cost of child care and education, help Americans secure good-paying jobs, and increase support for our nation's children. "The Education and Labor Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Reps. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, and Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, chairman and ranking member of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Sept. 7, 2021, regarding Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia: * * * Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(A), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(A) and 17A(c)(1), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics have jointly decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Alex Mooney, which was transm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2021: Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Zoe Lofgen (D-CA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and 11 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging them to provide timely guidance on how the Administration will evacuate remaining Americans, lawful permanent residents, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Education and Labor Democrats unveiled their piece of President Biden's $3.5 trillion partisan spending package: "This monstrous spending package recklessly increases what was already the highest sustained  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Vice Chair Elaine Luria today lauded the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the $741 billion defense budget that includes $23.9 billion more in spending than the President's budget request. "I was proud to secure additional resources for our defense budget and the local economy of Hampton Roads," Vice Chair Luria said. "In Coasta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced the launch of his annual Veteran of the Year program to honor the service of veterans living in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. "As the son of an Army veteran, I know firsthand the weight of the sacrifices our servicemembers make to protect and serve our nation," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "I know that Virginia's Fourth is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Richmond Free Press: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) penned an op-ed in Richmond Free Press addressing the importance of the reconnecting communities program in President Biden's Build Back Better agenda, which aims to help reconnect neighborhoods that have been cut off from previous infrastructure investments, like Jackson Ward in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. "The prog  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant worth $351,437 for the Boone County Ambulance Authority. This grant will go toward the purchase of 10 Power Lift Systems and cots for each of the authority's ambulances. "I'm pleased that Boone County's brave ambulance authority is the recipient of this impo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: The Committee on Education and Labor's portion of the Build Back Better Act invests $761 billion to lower costs for families, secure good-paying jobs for American workers, and set a strong foundation of America's children. These investments will: * Lower the cost of child care and secure universal pre-K for three- and four-year-olds, * Lower the cost o  more

KILMARNOCK, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) toured Visiting Angels, an in-home health facility located in Kilmarnock, VA, to personally speak with those affected by the employment crisis. This crisis has caused a shortage of caregivers in Virginia. In the 7 counties supported by Visiting Angels (Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester, Richmond, Essex), 33% of the popul  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $77,313.60 from the American Rescue Plan for CommunityWorks in West Virginia. This funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is part of the NeighborWorks Housing Stability Counseling Program, which supports individuals experiencing   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of the proposed addition of 13 sites, including Paden City Groundwater, to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Sites are added to the NPL when the land's contamination poses significant human health and environmental risks and are then eligible to receive federal funding for long-term cleanup projects.   more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, delivered remarks at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-mission dry dock project. The project will expand dry dock capacity at the Shipyard, which will allow the facility to support the maintenance and overhaul  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2021, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Julieta Valls Noyes of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration) * The Honorable Denise Campbell Bauer of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipote  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,152,350 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for four research projects across West Virginia. "As we continue to work toward maintaining healthy communities in West Virginia, I am thrilled to see this funding  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,152,350 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for four research projects across West Virginia. "West Virginia has become a hub for critical research, leading to important strides in cancer research, chemistry and more. I am   more