WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) to rename the post office along Winchester's walking mall after country music icon Patsy Cline. "I'm pleased that the House of Representatives has passed my legislation to honor country music legend and Winchester's own Patsy Cline by renaming the post office on the city's walking mall  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement at an Oct. 20, 2021, hearing to evaluate the Environmental Protection Agency's responses to the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances chemicals in the environment, particularly in U.S. waters: * * * "Thank you, Chairman Carper, for calling today's hearing, and thank you, Assistant Administrator Fox for being her  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021: * * * Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation's capital, issued the following statement today on ongoing Metro service disruptions in the region after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) 7000-series train cars were removed from service following a derailment last week. "While they continue to work towards the safe resumption of regular  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021, on Catherine Lhamon's confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights: * * * "It is unconscionable to confirm an assistant secretary who has already committed to violating her oath of office. "Lhamon does not believe in the presumption of innocence for students accused of sexual assault. Victims o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has cosponsored H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, in response to proposals by the Biden Administration to expand the powers of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to monitor individual bank accounts. Griffith issued the following statement: "The Biden Administration wants to give the IRS more power to pry into the details of your private ban  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) congratulated Angel in Adoption Honoree, Adalay Wilson, for her extraordinary contributions to promote strong adoption, permanency, and child welfare programs within the Fourth District. Wilson is the Chief Program Officer of United Methodist Family Services, a Richmond-based nonprofit that seeks to create significant, positive change and address pressing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger last night voted with a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan bill that would help prevent drug shortages, reduce America's dependency on foreign-based pharmaceuticals, and strengthen continuous prescription drug production here in the United States. Continuous manufacturing is an emerging technology whereby a finished product is produced in a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting information on whether provisions in the nation's primary elementary and secondary education  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Office of Water, in a hearing to evaluate the federal response to the persistence and impac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Office of Water, in a hearing to evaluate the federal response to the persistence and impacts of PFAS chemicals. HIGHLIGHTS: LIABILITIES FOR WATER TREATMENT F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today released the below statement after voting against advancing legislation that would federalize state elections and implement partisan, burdensome requirements for elections and campaigns. The Senate rejected the proposal on Wednesday, with Republicans voting in un  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in a bipartisan letter, to follow the intent of Congress for provisions in the American Rescue Plan to support health providers, specifically $8.5 billion in fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,087,281 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support maternal and child health services across West Virginia. "In West Virginia, we know there is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,087,281 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support maternal and child health services across West Virginia. "Access to quality, affordable healthcare is vital  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, and 17 other colleagues in a letter to the Department of Justice seeking an update on the actions of the Department's Election Threats Task Force, which was established in July to receive and assess reports of threats against election workers. The Senators specifically requested information on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) responded to the Navy's recent accident investigation into the July 2020 USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) fire. The July 2020 fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) ultimately led to a multi-billion dollar loss and the destruction of the critical warship. Although started by an act of arson, the results of this investigation found that the losses incu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the statement below after voting for a procedural motion to advance the Freedom to Vote Act - landmark legislation to secure American elections and protect the right to vote. The legislation failed to move forward by a vote of 49-51 after falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to open debate on the bill, with no  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategy Act. The Spanberger-cosponsored ICT Strategy Act would help build a national strategy to reduce American telecommunications companies' reliance on technology from untrusted foreign sources -- while also streng  more