WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2022: * * * "We applaud the administration for sticking to its clear and time-constrained human rights conditions on military assistance for Egypt and reprogramming all $130 million in suspended aid--just as we had urged. While the Egyptians released a few high-profile political prisoners, they clearly did not satisfy the full list of requirements provided by the administration. There's a clear message   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by 80 of his House colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding answers related to President Biden's failed Catch and Release program. This letter comes in response to reports that 47,705 illegal aliens who were conditionally released from ICE custody with a Notice to Report failed to check-in with autho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers regarding the Department's application of Title IX. The letter follows reports  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced two Richmond art nonprofits will receive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts with funding provided by the American Rescue Plan. The Richmond Triangle Players, Inc. and the Storefront for Community Design will each receive $100,000 in grant funding. Richmond Triangle Players, Inc., located in the historic Scott's Addit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) addressed the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday, demanding Democrats bring the HALT Fentanyl Act up for a vote, immediately, to ensure that law enforcement retain the ability to prosecute dealers trafficking fentanyl derivatives. The current provision is set to expire February 18, 2022. More on the HALT Fentanyl Act: This bill permanently  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant worth $249,660 for the Mountain Steer Meat Company in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The investment will be used to hire a head butcher, butcher assistant, administrative assistant, and meat shop assistant. A $27,740 borrower contribution will be included in the project, bringing the to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today pressed U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide answers to Virginians about how his agency plans to distribute COVID-19 testing kits in a timely fashion -- particularly in the face of ongoing mail and delivery service delays. Last month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) began distributing free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests to residential  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: During a hearing this morning held by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) heard harrowing testimony from witnesses with personal connections to the Chinese government's human rights abuses and sharply criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for failing to call out the atrocities as the Beijing Olympic Winter Games get un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the movement of dangerous illegal immigrants from the border for release into law-abiding American communities. According to recent reports,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), applauded the committee passage of his Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, which provides healthcare for Veterans exposed to burn pits during deployments to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Senator Manchin also introduced similar legislation last year. "It's our duty to take care of the brave men   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the implementation of the $65 billion for broadband expansion efforts included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Senator Manchin said in part, "It's said that there are at least 258,000 West Virginians   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today joined Varney and Co. on Fox Business Network to discuss the lack of action from the Biden administration in addressing the ongoing southern border crisis. HIGHLIGHTS: ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION COVERING UP BORDER CRISIS: "Well, we are looking at oversight. It's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 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 that Coalfield Development Corporation in Wayne, West Virginia, will receive approximately $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Brownfields  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,434,127 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to WorkForce West Virginia. This funding will support job creation and workforce training services in Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Wh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Coalfield Development Corporation in Wayne, West Virginia, will receive approximately $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Brownfields Job Training Program. Funding was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Infra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,434,127 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to WorkForce West Virginia. This funding will support job creation and workforce training services in Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Wheeling, which have e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement today. "It's only a matter of when, not if, we face another widespread cyber breach that threatens our national security. "I was glad to see this NTSB-like function included in the President's May 2020 executive order on cybersecurity, and this is a good first step to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the below statement on the bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). "I am deeply disturbed by the bomb threats that have been made against more than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities. "These acts of attempted terror, issued as we enter Blac  more