WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022, in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: * * * "Tonight, President Biden laid out a path for how we continue to build back a better America-- one where we can continue to lower costs for all Americans and secure democracy across the world. "As President Biden noted, the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed las  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on March 2, 2022: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today issued the following statement condemning Russian nuclear threats: "On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country's nuclear deterrent forces to be put into an alert status, furth  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the implementation the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Following a December 16, 2021 memorandum issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that outlined severa  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022: * * * Tonight, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden's State of the Union address. "America has always been regarded as a resolute republic that has espoused both vigor and dynamism, but under President Biden's abysmal leadership, and incalculable policy failures, we are now looked upon by the world as both frail and misguided. "Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02), released the following statement after President Biden's State of the Union address. "President Biden made clear tonight in his State of the Union that Vladimir Putin and Russia will continue to pay a steep price for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin has manufactured this global security crisis with his unjustified attack on Ukraine's sovereignty, and the United State  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address. "President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address comes at a critical moment for our nation and the world, as we grapple with Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, rising costs and inflationary pressures, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Despite the c  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) applauded today's Abandoned Mine Land Grant award announcements made by Governor Jim Justice and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Harold Ward. Three projects announced today are located in North Central West Virginia and the Northern Panhandle. "All across West Virginia, there are legacy mining sites that are holding back n  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) issued a statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "President Joe Biden's remarks tonight reminded me of that old baseball poem, Casey at the Bat. Think about it: the whole world was watching as President Biden had a chance to hit a home run with his State of the Union address tonight," said Rep. McKinley. "But President Biden'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), who serves as ranking member on the Subcommittee on Environment, on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released a statement regarding a case, West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory overreach, which was argued today before U.S. Supreme Court. "West Virginians know better than most the cost of EPA over  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: In a Ways and Means Committee hearing titled, "Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System" Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) highlighted how Lotus Recovery Centers is using their facilities to help West Virginians recover from addiction. "In the face of immense sadness and despair, I have seen my community come together in amazing and inspiring ways. We have so many facilities, progra  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding President Biden's State of the Union address. "Our nation is facing an economic crisis, a border crisis, a crime crisis, an energy crisis, and an unprecedented national security crisis. Tonight, President Biden once again failed to lead on these crises. He is out of touch with the needs of hardworking people in West Virg  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address to Congress. "Tonight, President Biden laid out a path for how we continue to build back a better America-- one where we can continue to lower costs for all Americans and secure democracy across the world. "As President Biden noted, the American Rescue Plan, which Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to Congress. "Tonight, President Joe Biden told the story of a strong and resilient America that has faced a challenging two years of pandemic anxiety and financial hardship - and is coming back stronger than before. "Thanks to the leadership of President Biden an  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address. "This evening, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to both a joint session of Congress and to the American people. This speech uniquely coincided with a time of grave tensions both at home and abroad. "Our nation should be in  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gilday's recent assertion that the Navy needs a 500-ship navy to meet the Biden Administration's forthcoming National Defense Strategy. "We are at a critical junction in our natio  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a hearing about the department's implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Infrastructure Investm  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- 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 State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Joe Biden spoke not just to Congress or to the American people, but to the world. I was pleased to hear the message of strength that for weeks has helped to rally our NATO allies around Democracy and in support of the Ukrainian people. I was also encouraged to hear the   more