WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. ET in Fairfax, VA, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will host Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran A. Ahuja at George Mason University for a conversation about how the federal government can attract the next generation of public servants. The federal gove  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing titled: School Reopening During COVID-19: Supporting Students, Educators, and Families, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine asked Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), what the agency is doing to make COVID-19 rapid tests more affordable and pressed Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the U.S. House of Representatives, today hailed passage of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government until December 3rd. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress today ahead of the expiration of government funding at midnight tonight, and is expected to be signed by the President  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the Biden administration announced updated rules on surprise out-of-network medical billing: "Congress came together last year to pass historic, bipartisan legislation banning surprise medical billing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $315,000 to Lee County for the Blackwater Phase II Water Project extending waterlines to underserved parts of the county. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Reliable water infrastructure is important for a community's quality of life. "ARC's award of $315,000 to Lee County for the Blackwater Phase II project will   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $420,000 to Henry County for the Historic Fieldale Recreation Center Renovation project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Renovating the Fieldale Recreation Center is a key project for Henry County's economic development. ARC's award of $420,000 to this project will significantly advance it and move Henry County  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5305 - FY22 Continuing Resolution (CR). The bill will keep the government funded through December 3, 2021. Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) voted against the bill and called for regular order to return to the appropriations process. "It has been a chaotic week in Washington. Speaker Pelosi has spent the past few days trying to push President Biden's partisa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced a federal grant totaling $308,246 to help strengthen telehealth services across Central Virginia, purchase equipment for virtual healthcare appointments and patient monitoring, and reduce the spread of COVID-19. This grant was awarded to Bon Secours -- which serves communities in Central and Eastern Virginia -- as part of the sec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to keep the federal government open, protect the paychecks of federal employees, and maintain access to critical services for Central Virginia families, veterans, and seniors. "As we experienced during the last lapse in federal funding,   more

STERLING, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced $1,349,063 in federal American Rescue Plan funding to support construction and renovation projects at local Community Health Centers. This funding will strengthen primary health care infrastructure and advance health equity and health outcomes in medically underserved communities, including through projects that support COVID testing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA10) joined Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Reps. Lori Trahan (MA03) and Yvette Clarke (NY09) to reintroduce the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act, legislation to stop online practices such as manipulative marketing, amplification of harmful content, and damaging design features,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: Jessica D. Aber, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Carla B. Freedman, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York; William J. Ihlenfeld, II, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia; Christopher R. Kavanaugh, to be United States  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation today to put an end to future government shutdowns, such as the one that would happen later this week absent cooperation from Senate Republicans, who voted to block legislation that would have kept the government funded through December 3. The Stop STUPIDITY (Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage In The Coming Ye  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,731,699 from the U.S. Department of Education for West Virginia's, colleges, universities, community colleges, and technical schools, aiming to improve retention rates and student experiences in underserved areas. The Senators also announced $3,500,000 fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to Marshall University and West Virginia University Research Corporations for mine safety. The funding is from the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program, which s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $719,431 for four fire departments in West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was made available through FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,081,463 from the U.S. Department of Education for West Virginia's, colleges, universities, community colleges, and technical schools, aiming to improve retention rates and student experiences in underserved areas. "Every West Virginian should have the opp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, as well as Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing a Senate Resolution calling attention to the rise in illicit mining and trafficking of gold in Latin A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown by keeping the government funded at current levels through December 3, 2021: "I'm pleased to know that the government won't shut down tonight, but disappointed that we've once again been forced to resort to last-ditch measures. Although we voted to avert a shutdown crisis   more