WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: On Friday, October 15, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a press conference with Members of the Illinois congressional delegation to address the dramatic reductions in U.S. Postal Service delivery performance in Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement in response to a new proposal released by the Biden Administration that would reverse Trump-era rules that made it harder for retirement plans to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments and exe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: In the Oval Office, President Biden signed H.R. 2278, bipartisan legislation to designate the "September 11th National Memorial Trail," a trail route linking the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Introduced by Reps. Representatives Gerald E. Con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) joined his colleague Congressman Gerald Connolly (VA-11) in the Oval Office as President Biden signed H.R. 2278, bipartisan legislation to designate the "September 11th National Memorial Trail," a trail route linking the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) participated in a Natural Resources full committee markup where he helped advance his legislation, the Offshore Accountability Act, to update reporting standards and increase transparency of critical system and equipment failures on offshore drilling facilities. "Today's committee markup and passage of the Offshore Accountability Act is an impor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined 26 of her colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to United States Department of Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm urging the renewal of the National Coal Council's (NCC) charter. The NCC is a Federal Advisory Committee that provides recommendations to the Executive Branch regarding coal policies and technologies. The Council's reports addit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 13, 2021, with Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia: * * * Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rick Allen (R-GA), issued the following statement in response to the Employee Benefits Security Administration's proposed rule on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and a bicameral group of members of Congress in calling on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to renew the National Coal Council (NCC). In the letter, the group highlights the importance of the NCC in advancing coal policy, technology, and markets. The NCC   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited Marshall University today for the launch of the school's new Institute for Cyber Security (ICS). Senator Capito, who helped directly support the Institute's formulation through her role as Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered remarks and participated in the ribbo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $12,760,030 from the American Rescue Plan for 19 West Virginia schools and libraries as part of the second round of the Emergency Connectivity Fund. This funding is distributed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help schools and libraries purchase laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers and broadba  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,972,075 for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Mana  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $149,936 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to West Virginia University (WVU) for a future West Virginia farmers, ranchers and rural development professionals training  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV),members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,972,075 for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will reimburse costs accrued from COVID-19 testing and support services that t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $149,936 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to West Virginia University (WVU) for a future West Virginia farmers, ranchers and rural development professionals training program. This   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Labor's proposed rule enabling retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their decision-making: "I am glad that the Employee Benefits Security Administration has moved to   more