WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a field hearing in Baltimore, Maryland to examine the longstanding poor performance of the U.S. Postal Service in the greater Baltimore area, including an examination of the root causes and potential solutions to slow mail   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02) joined Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), local Hampton Roads leaders and key stakeholders in a roundtable discussion today to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) historic investments to modernize and improve infrastructure at the Port of Virginia and Coastal Virginia. Through historic investments by the BIL, the Port of Virginia and Coastal Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced that Virginia will receive $15,745,244 this year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along key roads and highways. Passed by the Democratic Congress and signed into law by President Biden, these investments will create good-paying jobs to improve charger access for Virginia's driver  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced her co-sponsorship of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. This legislation makes sure women and girls are allowed a fair playing field in competitive sports by ensuring that school athletics comply with the Title IX recognition of a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. Friday evening, Congresswoman Miller  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, on U.S. territories: * * * Thank you all for being here today, both in person and virtually, to discuss the current state of the U.S. territories. I would first like to extend a warm welcome to our territorial governors. For those of you that have joined us in person, I want to thank you for travelling gr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that West Virginia will receive more than $15 million in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Specifically, West V  more