WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced the District of Columbia Bridges Home Rule Act, which would repeal a redundant 1997 federal law that makes it a crime for a person in the District of Columbia to obstruct any bridge connecting D.C. and Virginia. The District already had, and continues to have, its own local law prohibiting obstructing a bridge in the Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Virginia State Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 21, 2021, entitled "The Equal Rights Amendment: Achieving Constitutional Equality for All": * * * I am Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan. I am here as a daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of educators, domestic workers, community leaders, and civil rights activists who struggled for equality in the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) recently sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, expressing concern over the FTC's revival of a decades old authority to go after  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that 84,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cuts were sent to families in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District in October. A total of $36.4 million in tax cuts went back in the pockets of hardworking VA-04 families. Statewide, 937,000 monthly tax cuts went to families i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today attended the White House signing ceremony for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden. After strongly advocating for this legislation and highlighting the benefits of the bill for Central Virginia, Spanberger voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with a bipartisan majority of th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) joined President Joe Biden at the White House as he signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. "For decades, our roads, bridges, rail, and other infrastructure have suffered from a lack of investment, and Virginia families are paying the price," said Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. "Our bipartisan infrastructure bill will i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to drop the misguided attempt to advance the largest tax and spend bill in American history, and to instead accomplish the most basic of Congressional responsibilities: funding the government and providing for our national defense. As it stands, Congress is currently scheduled to be in session for only th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined President Joe Biden at the White House as he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senate passed this summer and the House passed earlier this month. Senator Capito released the below statement following the event: "The Inf  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined President Joe Biden at the White House as he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senate passed this summer and the House passed earlier this month. S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2021, in observance of America Recycles Day: * * * "As a member of the Senate Recycling Caucus, I was pleased that our committee held an informative hearing and accompanying roundtables on this important topic in September, but much work remains to meet EPA's National Recycling Goal of recycling 50 percent by 2030. "  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today hosted Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Morgantown, W.Va. where they visited West Virginia University's (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) with Director Dr. Ali Rezai to witness their innovative work on addiction. D  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined President Biden and a group of bipartisan, bicameral Members of Congress at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will bring around $6 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years. "Today, I was honored to join President Biden and my bipartisan, bicameral colleagues at the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Mark Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law. The law represents the largest investment in infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Jon Tester (D-MT) issued the following statement after the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law. The law represents the largest investment in infrastructure in our  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement for an Oct. 5, 2021, hearing on the Mining Law of 1872: * * * We are here today to begin discussing the Mining Law of 1872, which governs hardrock mining on public lands, and consider ways to bring this outdated law into the 21st century. To put things in perspective, back in 1872, Ulysses S. Grant was President and signed legislation   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement for a Sept. 28, 2021, hearing on the review of the administration of laws under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: * * * I am pleased to be joined by all four of our sitting Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners this morning. Thank you all for being here to discuss the work of the Commission. As you've all  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after attending the White House bill signing ceremony for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "It's with great pride that we applaud President Biden's signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - a historic law that will bring critically-over  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Virginia: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after attending the White House bill signing ceremony for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "It's with great pride that we applaud President Biden's signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - a historic law that will bring critically-o  more