WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2021: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found 13 senior Trump Administration officials, including top White House aides and cabinet members, violated the Hatch Act. This included violations committed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 10, 2021, at a committee markup of the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891): * * * "H.R. 5891, or the RISE Act, is a targeted and balanced bill meant to improve our retirement system. Through this bipartisan effort, Committee Republicans and Democrats are uniting to make the future of r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: The Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement. The legislation--led by Education and Labor Committee Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) highlighted key provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, and their impacts for Virginia. "I was proud to help pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package to deliver historic investments to the Commonwealth and improve the lives of Virginians," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "The l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: The Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement. The legislation--led by Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pe  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: A wide range of Virginia organizations are praising the passage of the bipartisan, job-creating Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger voted to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The Spanberger-supported legislation marks the largest investment in America's physical infrastructure in generations. Among its provisions for Virginia, the legis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) led a letter with Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) calling for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to provide guidance on a test-to-stay option for unvaccinated students exposed to C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) led a letter with Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04), and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) calling for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to provide guidance on a test-to-stay option for unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19. "For the past two years, we have seen the impact of virtual  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops in the Northern Panhandle today where she hosted a Girls Rise Up event at Bethlehem Elementary School and toured the Oglebay Good Zoo. Senator Capito launched the West Virginia Girls Rise Up program in 2015 to instill confidence in young West Virginia women and empower them to be strong and kind female leaders  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Bethlehem Elementary School. Third, fourth, and fifth grade female students participated in the event, where they had the chance to hear from Senator Capito on her personal experiences as a female leader. Senator Capito launched the West Virginia Girls Rise Up pro  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced another $16,072,811 from the American Rescue Plan for 13 West Virginia schools, school districts, libraries and other education organizations as part of the third and fourth rounds of the Emergency Connectivity Fund. This funding is distributed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help schools and libraries purchase laptops and t  more