WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following opening statement as part of a video conference hearing on Oct. 20, 2021, entitled "Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion": * * * Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing on "Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion." I want to welcome our panel of impressive expert witnesses, and I tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Doug Parker to run the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): "I am deeply concerned with Doug Parker's ability to run OSHA. He was a key architect of the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Ex-Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II for an Oct. 6, 2021, hearing entitled "Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act". Cuccinelli is also chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and ex acting deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department. * * * Thank you for inviting me today to discuss the quality and integrity of our voti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $125,000 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to the Regional Family Resource Network in Elkview through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The DFC program helps establish collaboration among communities to prev  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $125,000 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to the Regional Family Resource Network in Elkview through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The DFC program helps establish collaboration among communities to prevent and reduce   more