WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter (https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/uploadedfiles/10-27-2021_letter_to_chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Rep. Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Championing Our Parents Act to prohibit federal funds from being used to implement Attorney General Garland's October 4, 2021 Memorandum directing the FBI to investigate parents. "Parents across Virginia, and the country, are rightfully standing up against radical policies flowing from the Biden and Northam Administrations. Instead of listening to these con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * The U.S. Senate yesterday passed H.R. 1899, the Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2021, introduced by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The bill had previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on April 15, 2021. Griffith issued the following statement. "Lapses in the registration of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of legal opioids may have contribu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) for $62,322.86 to develop a program to help protect Brook Floater mussels from extinction. So far, more than 30 species of mussels have already gone extinct and more than 65% are endangered. "I am pleased to announce the DWR will be receiving  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-West Virginia, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, issued the following remarks at an Oct. 27, 2021, hearing entitled "TSCA and Public Health: Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act": * * * In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) spoke about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Toxic Substan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Congressman David Joyce (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan Act, which would develop a national strategy for domestic violence prevention. While many programs exist at all levels of government to provide shelter and support for victims of domestic violence, there is currently no comprehensive national  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting how the Democrats' proposed energy and environment policies would harm energy producers, raise energy prices for American families, and do little to impa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting how the Democrats' proposed energy and environment policies would harm energy producers, raise energy prices for American families, and do little to impact global emissions. HIGHLIGHTS: INCREASED ENERGY COSTS: "This week  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- 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. 27, 2021, hearing to consider the nominations of Christopher Frey to be assistant administrator for research and development at the Environmental Protection Agency and Jennifer Clyburn Reed to be co-chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission: * * * "Thank you again, Chairman Carper, and I want to thank  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a nominations hearing of Christopher Frey to be Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Jennifer Clyburn Reed to b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a nominations hearing of Christopher Frey to be Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Jennifer Clyburn Reed to be Federal Co-Chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission. HI  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined several of her colleagues in a press conference blasting Democrats' and President Joe Biden's energy and climate policies. TRANSCIPT: "Thank you all for being here today. And I think you're going to hear a lot of similarities that we see across   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), and 14 other Senators in a letter pressing President Biden and Congressional leaders to include a $450 billion investment in both child care and universal pre-K in the Build Back Better bill, as negotiations continue. "Our economy will not work, nor will it return to normal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the announcement by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jet (MHIRJ) on the plans for a facility in Bridgeport that will serve as a Component Repair and Overhaul (CR&O) facility. The new facility will expand the existing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Facility located at the North Central West Airport, creating good-paying jobs and boosting West Virginia's econ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), former Governor of Delaware; Mark Warner (D-Va.), former Governor of Virginia; and Angus King (I-Maine), former Governor of Maine, today released the following statement: "As former governors, we care deeply about closing the tax gap and making sure everyone is paying their fair share. "Misconceptions of what the financial reporting proposal would d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, and Angus King, I-Maine: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), former Governor of Virginia; Tom Carper (D-Del.), former Governor of Delaware; and Angus King (I-Maine), former Governor of Maine, today released the following statement: "As former governors, we care deeply about closing the tax gap and making sure everyone is paying their fair share. "Misconceptions of wh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the two judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: "We are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and Judge Mic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the two judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: "We are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Patricia Tolliver Giles and Judge Michael Nachmanof  more