WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on March 4, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 678,000 in February and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8%. The unemployment rate was 6.6% for Black workers, 4.4% for Hispa  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement: * * * 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 several policies contradicting those negotiated and agreed to i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 678,000 in February and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8%. The unemployment rate was 6.6% for Black workers, 4.4% for Hispanic workers, 3.1% for Asian workers and 7.4% (not seasonall  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) on an oversight trip to Ukraine's border in Poland. Also with Connolly and Meeks is Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Brian Fitzpatrick, (R-PA), Dr. Raul Ruiz (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's ongoing negotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal and reports of related concessions by the U.S. government: "The Biden Administration's heedless pursuit of a nuclear deal with Iran to quell our dependence on Russian oil is the epitome of incompetence. In doing so, the United States would b  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) introduced the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act last week to financially reward the best and brightest federal employees and servicemembers who prove their skills by successfully completing an array of cyber challenges. On March 2, the bill was successfully marked up and reported out of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Since 2019, the Cybersecurity and Infrast  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Representative David McKinley (R-WV) joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to announce $6,313,780 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 22 West Virginia watersheds and flood protection sites. The funding will repair existing watershed infrastruc  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) applauds today's announcement of an additional $18 million in funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. This is on top of $140 million in funding that was announced last month. "Just last week, I visited an at an old mine land site in Monongalia County to see firsthand how this funding is going to clean up contaminated sites and promote jobs and economic op  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after theBureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 678,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent. "Today's jobs report demonstrates that when we invest in students, workers, and families, we can build back stronger communities and a   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Following a December 16, 2021 memorandum issued by the Feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This is in addition to the $140,751,000 FY 2022 investment from Senator Manchin's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act announced in February. "I am thrilled that West Virginia will re  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This is in addition to the $140,751,000 FY 2022 investment from Chairman Manchin's bipartisan Infrastructure Investme  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) today announced $6,313,780 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 22 West Virginia watersheds and flood protection sites. The fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today announced $350,000 in federal funding for Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME) in Richmond to support fair housing. The funding was awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program. Supplemental funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program was included in the America  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the designation of $52,738,308 in federal funding awarded to the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads to make up for lost revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are glad to see these federal dollars go directly to Hampton Roads to invest in the region's transportation grid," the Senators said. "As we continue to rebound from th  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine today announced $350,000 in federal funding for Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME) in Richmond to support fair housing. The funding was awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program. Supplemental funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program was included in the Americ  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the designation of $52,738,308 in federal funding awarded to the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads to make up for lost revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are glad to see these federal dollars go directly to Hampton Roads to invest in the region's transportation grid," the Senators said. "As we continue to rebound from the   more