WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "The EPA acted outside its congressionally-authorized, Clean Air Act authority by issuing significantly   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on sanctions imposed by the United States and allied powers on Russia. "The financial sanctions levied by the United States and our allies are an important measure to make Vladimir Putin pay a price for his war of aggression, but more can be done. "Russian oil and gas are the lifeblood of the country's economy. They provide leverage   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A.Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced $1,796,233 in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Virginia Department of Health for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). "Proactive prevention measures are key to successfully combating disease transmission," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "I am pleased to announce notable federal funds f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) introduced a resolution today following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, urging the Biden Administration to restore American energy dominance and protect the United States' energy security. "The incidents this week served as a stark reminder that energy security is national security," said Rep. McKinley. "Russia's attack on Ukraine had immediate ramificati  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Representative David McKinley (R-WV), U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) held the initial organizing meeting for the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group, an enormous opportunity made available through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Hydrogen Hub Working Group will collaborate and support a st  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: On Monday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) denounced the U.S. Supreme Court case West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a Republican-led case challenging the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases and address the climate crisis. The baseless hearing comes on the same day the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a major new scientific report   more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, recognized National Public Schools Week which runs from February 21st - 25th. In the American Recue Plan, Chairman Scott helped secure $ 2.1 billion for Virginia K-12 schools to stay open safely and make up for lost learning time. Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan provided $130 billion for schools   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden requesting additional assistance for Ukraine following Russia's illegal invasion. "This morning, the leadership of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly held an emergency  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the No Surprises for COVID-19 Tests Act today, which extends free COVID-19 testing beyond the Public Health Emergency, ensures that patients do not receive surprise medical bills for coronavirus tests, and closes a loophole in the Coronavirus Aide, Relief,   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2022. The bill would create a new program that incentivizes private-public partnerships by empowering the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to designate consortiums as "Manufacturing Communities," which would b  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding President Biden's appointment of Dietra Y. Trent, Ph.D. -- a Halifax County native and Hampton University alumna who served as Deputy Secretary of Education while Kaine was Governor of Virginia, and as Secretary of Education for former Governor Terry McAuliffe -- to lead the new White House initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universiti  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after voting in favor of the motion to proceed to the Women's Health Protection Act. "I am a cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act and voted yes on the motion to proceed to the legislation. While I am convinced that the bill can be improved by a full floor debate and amendment process, it is necessary. "Like many Americans, I am personally   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on today's oral arguments in West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court case challenging the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. "This trumped-up challenge is one prong of a massive, anonymously-funded influence campaign by the fossil fuel industry. Thos  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19.7 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband services in West Virginia. The funding will support Logan and Mingo counties' Fiber to the  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19.7 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband services in West Virginia. The funding will support Logan and Mingo counties' Fiber to the Premises proje  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. "With his historic selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden has nominated a qualified jurist with extraordinary credentials and a brilliant legal mind who has been repeatedly confirmed by the Senate on a bipartisan basis. "I look for  more