WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing titled: Addressing New Variants: A Federal Perspective on the COVID-19 Response, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to provide a breakdown of what percentage of individuals, hospitalized or  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * Safe Climate Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) today issued the following statement regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's report that 2021 was the United States' fourth warmest year on record, with 20 climate disasters that killed at least 688 people and cost an estimated $145 billion. They wrote: "NOAA's newly released data confirms wha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor condemning school shutdowns and the actions of teachers unions. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "Against science and commonsense, many traditional government schools continue to shut children out of the classr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2022: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) today awarded $500,000 to the Town of Dungannon for improvements to its water distribution system. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Clean and reliable water service is essential to a community's health and quality of life. ARC's award of $500,000 to Dungannon to update its water distribution system will pro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) highlighted a new report from the White House outlining how he delivered more than double the annual investment to help families throughout the Commonwealth afford energy costs. In total, Rep. McEachin helped secure $179.1 million for Virginia through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the American Rescue Plan and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to support American workers by providing American made personal protective equipment (PPE) for Members of Congress. Members of Congress are now required to wear N95 or KN95 masks on the House floor; however, masks currently provided are manufactured in China rather than the readily available American prod  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke on the Senate Floor regarding Senate Democrats' attempts to radically change the Senate filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. HIGHLIGHTS: DEMOCRATS' HYPOCRISY: "I'd like to remind President Biden where he was when he was Senator Biden and what he had to say about eliminating the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a group of her colleagues to oppose attempts by Senate Democrats to use the "nuclear option" to radically change the Senate's filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE DEMOCRATS' THINLY VEILED POWER GRAB: "This is more than just about one issue. This is about fun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in a voting rights press conference, where he spoke about the importance of protecting the right to vote as efforts are under way in jurisdictions across the country to make  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges for maintaining existing hydropower capacity, expanding hydropower at non-powered dams, and increasing pumped storage hydropower. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the importance   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,500,000 from the Department of Energy for an innovative plastics research project through the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This project advances next generation plastics technologies that reduce the energy consumption and carbon   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $1,500,000 from the Department of Energy for an innovative plastics research project through the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This project advances next generation plastics technologies that reduce the energy consumption and carbon   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $1,500,000 from the Department of Energy for an innovative plastics research project through the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This project advances next generation plast  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (both D-VA), joined 30 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in formally requesting that the Biden administration grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) re-designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, in addition to a new TPS designation for Guatemala. In a letter to Secretary of H  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (both D-VA), joined 30 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in formally requesting that the Biden administration grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) re-designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, in addition to a new TPS designation for Guatemala. In a letter to Secretary of Hom  more