WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: The House of Representatives passed the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, which included amendments offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations Subcommittee. Connolly's provisions included the FedRamp Authorization Act, Global Health Security Act, Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act, and an amendment to provide oversight of security cooperation trainin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2021: * * * The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)--released a new issue brief highlighting how defaulting on the federal debt would create a financial crisis on par with that of 2008, resulting in catastrophic economic damage with millions of jobs lost, businesses shuttered and a banking system in chaos.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)--released a new issue brief highlighting how defaulting on the federal debt would create a financial crisis on par with that of 2008, resulting in catastrophic economic damage with millions of jobs lost, businesses shuttered and a banking system in chaos. The debt limit allows the federal government to make g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after yet another major student loan servicer, Navient, announced it would end its federal contract: "The Department of Education is bleeding and risks infecting millions of students with financial distr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The Consider Teachers Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Braun, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, and in the House by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Education and Labor Committee Member Victoria Spartz aimed at fixing a broken system burdening teachers with unfair loans, passed the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman A. Donald McEachin's (VA-04) bicameral Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act. The legislation directs the Secretary of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Dismal Swamp and its associated sites as a National Heritage Area. The Great Dismal Swamp is home to the ancestral lands of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) announced a $1,234,838 U.S. Department of Justice grant awarded to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security in Charleston as part of the federal government's efforts to assist local municipalities in a broad range of enforcement mechanisms used to prevent and control crime. These grants allow local governments to allocate federal funds to ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1693, the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act. "For years, we have known that harsh drug sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine have created a racially disparate impact on Black communities. "The bipartisan EQUAL Act is the next step on the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, (FVPSA) is a comprehensive reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act that will enhance and refocus federal investments to address intimate partner violence (IPV). On average, this bill will increase funding by 37 percent for state programs and 45 pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The Consider Teachers Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the House by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, and in the Senate by Senator Mike Braun, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Tina Smith, Senator Raphael Warnock, and Senator John Cornyn aimed at fixing a broken system burdening teachers with un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leader of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a third letter to Department of Education Secretary Cardona requesting an update on the Department's p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: Landsat 9, a joint National Aeronauts and Space Administration (NASA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) satellite mission, successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat program is the longest-running spacecraft series for acquisition of satellite imagery; it's 49 years of providing continuous imagery of Earth's land surface has transformed the field of Ear  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: In light of the end of bipartisan, bicameral police reform legislation negotiations, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) sent letters today to President Biden, Capitol Police Board Chair Karen Gibson, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts asking that they require the use of body and dashboard cameras for police officers under their jurisd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2021: Commissioners from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressed their deep concerns over the Democrats' plans to overhaul America's electricity grid in their reckless tax and spending spree. Commissioner James Danly said the plan would be like an "H-bomb" for America's electricity markets. Commissioner Mark Christ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored the Postal Service Reform Act to set the United States Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing and support the goal of providing long-term reliable service across the Commonwealth and our country. This bipartisan bill strengthens transparency and accountability for Postal Service performance, eliminates unnecessary financial burdens, and helps ensure the Posta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $15,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Specifically, this funding was made available through the Centers for Mental Health Services (CMHS),   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Family and Youth Services Bureau for two West Virginia organizations to support West Virginia youth currently experiencing homelessness. The funding will support two Transit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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 $15,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Specifically, this funding was made available through the Centers for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and will be used to support subst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Family and Youth Services Bureau for two West Virginia organizations to support West Virginia youth currently experiencing homelessness. The funding will support two Transitional Living Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia health centers will receive $28,545,390 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better serve vulnerable communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Health centers are vital to the communities they serve, and too often they are lacking the resources they need to provide the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia health centers will receive $28,545,390 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better serve vulnerable communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Health centers are vital to the communities they serve, and too often they are lacking the resources they need to provide th  more