WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 24 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. This legislation to help deter a military escalation comes as the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05) sent the following letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting an update on the Biden administration's efforts to encourage school districts to return to in-person learning. McCarthy and Foxx specifically inquire about what steps, if any, have be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 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 reported the December Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, a slower pace than in November (0.8 percent). Over the last 12 months, inflation has ri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Today U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joe Morelle (D-NY), and Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI) introduced legislation to make rapid at-home Covid tests more widely available to the American people. The Free At-Home Tests For All Act would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to "purchase in bulk a sufficient quantity of rapid tests for SARS-CoV-2 to provide  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2022: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly and Rep. Jody Hice, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to several federal agencies requesting information about the implementation of the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2019, which requires agencies to accept digital signatures on privacy forms that enable members of Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Republican Leader Mike Braun (R-IN) sent   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Congress A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted for the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act to take strong steps toward ensuring equal access to G.I. benefits. The legislation ensures that members of the National Guard and Reserve, who often serve side-by-side with their active-duty counterparts yet do not receive the same access to G.I. bill benefits, are honored with the same benefits th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding Nucor Corporation's decision to build a new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Mason County, West Virginia. The new facility will create nearly 800 full-time jobs and produce three million tons of steel annually. "Today is a great day for West Virginia," said Congresswoman Miller. "Nucor's announcement is a testa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding to know why there has been so little oversight of the $120 billion in American Rescue Plan funding given to K-12 schools during the pan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) -- Chair of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee -- and Tom Rice (R-SC-07) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help farms and rural communities take advantage of the latest electric pickup trucks and tractors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Rural Energy for American Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Tom Rice (R-SC-07) today introduced the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on the Beat Program Reauthorization and Parity Act to help increase police officer pay and to assist local police departments with the hiring of additional officers. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday 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 filibuster o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing entitled, "Water Resources Development Act Oversight: USACE Implementation of Water Infrastructure Projects, Programs and Priorities," where she questioned Michael Co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 24 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $561,367 from the American Rescue Plan for three West Virginia schools, school districts, libraries and other education organizations in the latest round of funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund. This funding is distributed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help schools and libraries purchase laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Jan. 12, 2022, business meeting on the on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting, followed by an oversight hearing on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The following items were considered during the committee's business meet  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) announced Mason County, W.Va. will be home to Nucor's new multi-billion dollar steel mill facility. The facility will create thousands of new direct and indirect jobs and will be responsible for significant additional opportunities and investments in the region. Nuc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced Mason County, West Virginia will be home to Nucor's new multi-billion dollar steel mill facility. The facility will create thousands of new direct and indirect jobs and will be responsible for significant additional opportunities and investments in the region. Nucor will also make signific  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced $500,000 in federal funds for the Town of Dungannon to go towards improvements to its water distribution system. The improvements include the installation of 13,840 linear feet of waterline at scattered locations to improve water service for 42 households and 25 businesses. The new waterline will also increase water accountab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair, and Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking member, of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following joint news release on Jan. 12, 2022: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly and Rep. Jody Hice, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to several federal agencies requesting information about the implementation of the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic  more