WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Alex X. Mooney, member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the "Protecting Americans Savings Act." The bill will require the Secretary of Treasury to investigate the effects of inflation on the savings of the American people. The Biden Administration spent more than $3 trillion in the last year and the price of gasoline and consumer goods are at record highs. Inflation pos  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, led 68 Members of Congress in introducing the Green Postal Service Fleet Act, legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from carrying out any purchase of a new fleet of delivery vehicles unless 75 percent of the new ve  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Yesterday, Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02), voted for H.Con.Res. 70, a bipartisan resolution she cosponsored that condemns the recent threats of violence against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country and supports HBCU students, faculty, and staff. On January 4, 2022, Norfolk State University (NSU) and HBCUs across the country received bomb threats. Another thre  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), announced more than $18.5 million in funding for seven community projects throughout Coastal Virginia. Funded through the government funding package passed by the House of Representatives today, which also provides military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, the community projects respond directly to the most pressing needs in Coastal Virginia. "I'm proud to announce more t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), questioned witnesses today at the HASC hearing on "National Security Challenges and U.S Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific Region." Rep. Luria questioned witnesses on the United States' policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan and whether strategic clarity would more effectively deter China. She also pressed witness  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced legislation posthumously awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Mr. Doris (Dorie) Miller, an African American ship's cook serving in the racially segregated steward's branch of the U.S. Navy, in recognition of his acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Dorie Miller was stationed on the USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, thrus  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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, voted to pass the full government funding appropriations package for FY 2022. This legislation includes critical funds to invest in jobs, education, the environment, national security, as well as a number of important community projects and shipbuilding in Hampton Roads. "Today, the House passed a government fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02), and the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus celebrated the passage of H. Con. Res. 70, a resolution condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. "This afternoon I met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to discuss her experience, record and opinions on important issues impacting West Virginians. "We had a positive and productive meeting. I appreciate her willingness to meet with me ahe  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,601,829 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center, Inc. This funding was made available through the department's Health Center Cluster grant program. "Health Centers play such   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,601,829 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center, Inc. This funding was made available through the department's Health Center Cluster grant program. "West Virginia's health centers are   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today unveiled the United States-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022, a new legislative initiative that lays out a comprehensive agenda for U.S.-Colombia relations focused on expanding engagement on issues of inclu  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement regarding President Biden's executive order on ensuring responsible innovation in digital assets. "Today's executive order does a commendable job of balancing the potential opportunities and benefits of digital assets in financial innovation, economic inclusion, and global p  more