WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2021: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's action to help school meal programs respond to supply chain disruptions. "I applaud the Biden Administration for taking action to ensure school meal programs can continue to provide children the healthy nutrition th  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2021: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced that $76,967,453 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is headed to Virginia to make much-needed improvements to airports, including $22,844,908 for Dulles International and $22,144,350 for Washington National. "Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these new grants will deliver new good-payi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 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 follow-up letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren M. McFerran e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) led a letter with West Virginia Reps. David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) calling on Congressional Leaders to exclude damaging anti-coal provisions in the final version of Democrats' social spending package, the Build Back Better Act. "In West Virginia, the mining and coal-fired power generation industries supported 33,000 jobs in 2019. Combined, these two in  more

STERLING, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that Virginia will receive $1,348,139,636 in new federal funding under the bipartisan infrastructure law to create good-paying jobs for Virginians improving roads and bridges across the state. This is the first round of funding under the five years of federal investment in Virginia highways authorized by this new law. "Our bipartisa  more

STERLING, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) has delivered approximately $227 million in tax cuts for more than 103,000 hardworking families in Virginia's 10th District this year through the expanded Child Tax Credit, according to new estimates from the Joint Economic Committee. Many of these families will see even more tax cuts when they file their taxes next year. Statewide, an estimated $2.33 billion  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and a group of their colleagues in introducing the Coal Council Certainty Act to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC), which is a federal advisory committee that provided advice, recommendations, and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry. "West  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- 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, re-introduced his Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to tackle the lack of representation of rural students, underserved students, and students of color in the physician pipeline. The bill would provide grants to colleges and universities to establish or expand medical schools in underserved areas   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,706,711 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for infrastructure projects at 22 West Virginia airports. "During the process of negotiating and putting together the final bipartisan infrastructure package, West Virginia's  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,902,405 in federal funding that will be used to support Head Start services in Oceana, W.Va. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "Making sure children have the tools they need to a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $228,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for West Virginia University (WVU) to support clinical research related to neurological disorders. "West Virginia University continues to be a national leader in medical rese  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $23,367,889 in rural housing loans and community development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "West Virginia's rural housing, drinking water, and waste water infrastructure needs are unique to the rest of the country, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), today announced two West Virginia high school seniors, Brandon Frazier of Wayne County and Anna Walter of Jefferson County, have been selected for the 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program. Brandon and Anna will represent West Virginia during the virtual 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Washington Week, which will b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,902,405 in federal funding that will be used to support Head Start services in Oceana, W.Va. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "Ensuring every child in West Virginia has the opportunity to rece  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $228,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for West Virginia University (WVU) to support clinical research related to neurological disorders. "Stroke is the fifth highest cause of death in West Virginia, which is why I am pleased West Virginia Unive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced two West Virginia high school seniors, Brandon Frazier of Wayne County and Anna Walter of Jefferson County, have been selected for the 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program. Brandon and Anna will represent West Virginia during the virtual 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Washington Week, which will be held March 6-9  more