WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger last night voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to authorize U.S. Department of Defense funding levels, increase troop pay, and help set the nation's defense priorities. The House-passed fiscal year 2022 (FY22) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a 2.7 percent pay increase for U.S. servicemen and women. Additional  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today voted to defend women's constitutional right to reproductive health care with H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. Amid a dangerous assault on women's basic health freedoms - from state houses across the country to the U.S. Supreme Court - this landmark legislation enshrines into law the vital protections of Roe v. Wade and secures the right to reproducti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2021: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on H.R. 3755, the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act. "Any attack that targets the unborn tears the moral fabric of this great country. H.R. 3755 is nothing more than a partisan smokescreen intended to obscure a radical, pro-abortion agenda that eliminates nearly all pro-life protections for the unborn on both   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Bob Good (VA-05) voted against H.R. 3755 which is intentionally misrepresented as the "Women's Health Protection Act." The legislation pre-empts all state laws on abortion, effectively creating a federal right to abortion on demand, at any time, for any reason, up until the moment of birth. "This is the most radical expansion of abortion rights in our nation's history," s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) offered four amendments related to the Biden Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congresswoman Miller spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives urging their passage. * The first amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on the status of Afghan women and girls und  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021. "Women have the right to make decisions about their health care. "That has been understood by courts and lawmakers for decades, at least until last month, when the Supreme Court upheld a blatantly unconstitutional law in Texas. "I was proud  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to defend women's constitutional right to reproductive health care with H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. Amid a dangerous assault on women's basic health freedoms -- from state houses across the country to the U.S. Supreme Court -- this landmark legislation enshrines into law the vital protections of Roe v. Wade and secures the ri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that makes key investments to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security. "The FY 2022 NDAA honors our commitment to those serving our nation in uniform and keeps Americans safe from threats at home and abroad," said C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). The FY 22 NDAA authorizes funding for the United States Department of Defense for the next fiscal year and serves as the primary  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that the first round of the Emergency Connectivity Fund, which helps schools and libraries purchase laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers and broadband connections for students, staff and library visitors. In West Virginia, 12 schools will receive $4,188,368 in awards. "Broadband access is vital for West Virginians to compete for good-paying job  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulated Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia on 25 years of producing engines and transmission in Buffalo, West Virginia. In 2005, Senator Manchin travelled to Japan to meet with Dr. Toyoda and company officials about manufacturing in West Virginia. "Congratulations to Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia on 25 years of production at the Buffalo Plant in W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), along with Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN-3) and David Cicilline (D-RI-1) led a number of their congressional colleagues in a bicameral request urging President Biden to form an initiative to coordinate federal policies that will reshape and rebuild the economy so that it works for all. In a pair of letters penned by the thre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) passed a bipartisan resolution to designate the week of September 20 through September 24, 2021, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week." Community schools are public schools that provide integrated student supports, well-designed and expanded learning opportunities, active family and community eng  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia is one of five states that will receive reimbursements for increases in Medicaid expenditures to boost substance use treatment provider capacity in West Virginia. This funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mitt Romney (R-UT), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expressing concern over the FDA's delay in issuing a decision on whether companies with the largest shares of the e-cigarette market can keep selling their products. In thei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced S.2836, America's Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration (ARCs) Act of 2021, a bipartisan piece of legislation th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia is one of five states that will receive reimbursements for increases in Medicaid expenditures to boost substance use treatment provider capacity in West Virginia. This funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for   more