WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "Revitalizing WMATA: Getting to a Culture of Excellence". The WMATA is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. * * * This subcommittee has a long record of sustained oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). We have found what pl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations issued the following testimony by Paul Smedberg, Metro board chair and principal director representing Virginia, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "Revitalizing WMATA: Getting to a Culture of Excellence". The WMATA is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. * * * I am Paul Smedberg, the WMATA Board Chair and Principal Director representing the Commonwealth of Virginia. I   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: The House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice for All Act, bicameral legislation introduced by Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). The Environmental Justice for All Act is historic legislation crafted after a year of meaningf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01) introduced a bill, H.R. 6719, to reduce the burdensome restrictions on funding to support water-related environmental infrastructure projects. "In Congress, I have worked tirelessly to cut red tape and do away with unnecessary regulations, giving states direct access to needed funding that supports improving the quality of life back home," said   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Congressman Alex X. Mooney, joined over a dozen House Republicans in reintroducing the H.R. 6590, the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. The bill will ensure middle-class seniors get the support they need by eliminating the unjust double-tax on Social Security benefits. "The cost of living for seniors is rising and this will bring immediate tax relief for West Virginians," said Repre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) today called on U.S. House leadership to bring forward their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act to provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter ongoing Russian aggression, while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and potential future a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led 16 bipartisan Senators in encouraging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson to follow Congressional intent in implementing the $65 billion included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for broadb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 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 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). Spec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 billion allocated to the U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 billion allocated to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) announced the launch of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 bi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined Sens. Tammy Baldwin, Chris Murphy, and Jeanne Shaheen, as well as 35 of their Senate colleagues, in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plans, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined Senators Tammy Baldwin, Chris Murphy, and Jeanne Shaheen, as well as 35 of their Senate colleagues, in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) pl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) today announced $174,458 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the United Way of Southwest Virginia, Inc. for the Hurley Disaster Recovery Project following the August 30, 2021 flooding in Hurley, Virginia. "The Town of Hurley has been left reeling from catastrophic flooding that   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) today announced $174,458 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the United Way of Southwest Virginia, Inc. for the Hurley Disaster Recovery Project following the August 30, 2021 flooding in Hurley, Virginia. "The Town of Hurley has been left reeling from catastrophic flooding that to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-West Virginia, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, issued the following news release: In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) spoke about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Brownfields" program. Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks: HISTORY BEHIND BROWNFIELDS "Congress last reauthorize  more