WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation's capital, today issued the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. "One year ago today insurrectionists launched a violent assault on the home of American democracy. "The crowd that attacked the Capitol included white supremacists and violent rightwing p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter calling again on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan requesting assistance for the City of Bristol, Virginia regarding odors from the City's Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility. Their letter follows the City's request for assistance from the EPA sent o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Elaine Luria today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. "One year ago, our democracy was attacked and came dangerously close to falling, prevented only by the actions of several people in key positions who did the right thing and followed the law. Despite the attempts of the mob that stormed the building, Congress reconve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. "January 6th was one of the darkest days in our nation's history, as a mob of insurrectionists and seditionists attacked our nation's Capitol and the seat of our democracy. These violent domestic terrorists sought to overturn the results of our free and  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor and Co-Chair of the Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced a $1,151,446 Modeling and Simulation grant to Old Dominion University (ODU). "I was pleased to see the Department of Education award this important grant to Ol  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * "Today our nation marks the one-year anniversary of the violent assault on the United States Capitol. The Capitol Police force was overwhelmed. Members of Congress, congressional staff, reporters, and support personnel were forced to hide from the violent mob storming and ransacking our Capitol. Several individuals lost their lives, including multiple police officers. The i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- who was in the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on January 6 during the insurrection -- today released the following statement marking one year since the assault on the U.S. Capitol Building. "I was barricaded in the House Chamber on January 6. I was physically there as insurrectionists -- domestic terrorists -- clawed at the do  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton issued the following statement marking the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. "On this anniversary of one of the darkest days in our country's history, I'm thinking about the bravery of those who defended our Capitol, the people from across our region who are still grappling with the trauma they experien  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Congressman Wittman announced that he sent a letter to Governor Northam requesting a study by the Virginia Department of Transportation into the chaos that transpired along the 50-mile stretch of Interstate (I-95) on Monday, January 3rd through late Tuesday, January 4th, 2022. Due to heavy snowfall, thousands of travelers were left stranded on I-95 for more than 24 hours, many without a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter again calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter again calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department's statutory basis for reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement on the one-year anniversary of January 6, 2021: "January 6, 2021 was a terrible day in our nation's history, and it was a dark day for our democracy. We live in the greatest country on earth that allows us to express our opinions freely, but what occurred at the Capitol a year ago today was shatte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine honored the heroic Virginia law enforcement officers that protected the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 attack. Kaine said during his remarks, "I want to acknowledge five people, five Virginia law enforcement officers, who lost their lives in the days after the Capitol attack." Kaine continued, "Brian Sicknick, U.S. Capitol Police, 42 year old, af  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,015,320 from the American Rescue Plan to West Virginia University (WVU). This funding is allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks and support COVID-19 testing efforts in West Virginia, especi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. "There are days in our nation's history that we will never forget. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941 'a day that will live in infamy.' On January 6,, 2021, history was made in the most horrific way and it will also be a da  more