WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in December and the unemployment rate declined to 3.9%, a new pandemic-era low. The unemployment rate was 7.1% for Black w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in December and the unemployment rate declined to 3.9%, a new pandemic-era low. The unemployment rate was 7.1% for Black workers, 4.9% for Hispanic workers and 3.8%  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) urged Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw, Minority Leader Thomas K. Norment, Jr., and all Virginia State Senators to oppose Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's nomination of Andrew Wheeler as Virginia's Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. "At the Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Wheeler sought to minimize the impacts of pollution in the ru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) joined an amicus brief supporting the challenge to the Biden Administration's overreaching vaccine mandate on private businesses. The case is being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court today. "The Biden Administration has grossly overstepped its authority with an overreaching mandate that private businesses must require their employees receive Co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine delivered a speech on the importance of protecting voting rights and his work to pass his Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Kaine said during his remarks, "The Voting Rights Act ... is viewed as the most important piece of civil rights legislation in the history of this country. It ushered in dramatic increase in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol: "One year ago today, the world watched as a violent mob stormed and desecrated the U.S. Capitol in an effort to rob the American people of the sacred right to elect their President. Despite these insidious efforts, democracy prevailed due to the brave actions of th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,351,631 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for five health centers across West Virginia. "Our health centers in West Virginia provide important services for our communities," Senator Capito said. "Provi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help identify economic development opportunities in West Virginia. "EDA remains a critical federal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) led a letter urging the Biden Administration to ensure easy access to rapid COVID-19 tests for Americans across the country. In a letter Friday, the Senators pressed the Biden Administration to take needed steps to streamline access to at-home testing. The letter comes after the Biden Administration announced additional actions   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed Amtrak for answers, just days after passengers found themselves stranded on a train for more than 24 hours in Lynchburg, Va. during a winter storm. "According to news reports, passengers on board described the lack of communication from Amtrak as a nightmare situation. One passenger has said that Amtrak did not tell passengers  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today pressed Amtrak for answers, just days after passengers found themselves stranded on a train for more than 24 hours in Lynchburg, Va. during a winter storm. "According to news reports, passengers on board described the lack of communication from Amtrak as a nightmare situation. One passenger has said that Amtrak did not tell passengers th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-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 on Janu  more