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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia

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Joint Economic Committee Chairman Beyer Applauds President Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on March 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and author of the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act, released the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining, for the first time, a whole-of-government approach to mitigating the risks and leveragi  more
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Beyer on February CPI Data
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, 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 reported the February Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from January's 0.6%. As broader inflation had begun to moderate, Russia's military buildup at the Ukrainian border a  more
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WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and author of the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act, released the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining, for the first time, a whole-of-government approach to mitigating the risks and leveraging the potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying  more
Rep. Connolly Community Project Funding Requests Included in FY 22 Appropriations Package
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, announced the inclusion of nine of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests in the FY 2022 omnibus appropriations package, which passed the House last night and now heads to the Senate. "I was proud to secure the funding for these community projects, totaling nearly $12 million for Fairfax and Prince Wil  more
Rep. Good Introduces the Every Town a Border Town Act
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Every Town a Border Town Act, which would categorize MS-13 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). "The Biden Administration's anti-American immigration policies have failed to prioritize the safety and security of the American people, favored illegal aliens, and created an out-of-control border crisis. This President's open border policies have allowed MS-13 to   more
Rep. Good Statement on Russia Sanctions and Passage of Omnibus
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Tonight the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the $1.5 trillion Omnibus government funding bill and Russia energy sanctions. Congressman Good issued the following statements. "I do not support Congress spending trillions of dollars we don't have in order to provide a grab bag of liberal goodies to special interest groups buried in a 2700-page bill that was released in the middle of the n  more
Rep. Griffith Votes for Ban on Russian Energy Imports
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act. "The bill on the floor today is far from satisfactory. President Biden rightfully imposed a ban on Russian oil imports, but only under bipartisan pressure and the possibility of strong congressional action. His Administration followed up on the import   more
Rep. McEachin Funds $19.1M in Local Projects for Virginia's 4th District
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) helped pass the bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022 to fully fund the federal government and help address the major challenges our nation faces, including rising costs for American families and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Rep. McEachin also successfully secured funding for all ten of his Community Project Funding request  more
Rep. Mooney Statement on Omnibus Vote
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 10, 2022: * * * Today was a disorganized mess in the House of Representatives. Democrats dropped 2,700 pages of bill text in the middle of the night totaling over $1.5 trillion in spending. Speaker Nancy Pelosi once again held the House Floor hostage to negotiate her liberal agenda. When the Democrats did finally come to a consensus, they decided to spend trillions more of your hard-earned dolla  more
Rep. Scott Votes to Pass Appropriations Funding Package
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- 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
Rep. Spanberger Votes With Bipartisan Majority of U.S. House to Ban Russian Energy Imports, Stand Strong in Face of Putin's War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee -- tonight voted with an overwhelmingly bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to ban Russian energy imports to the United States. The U.S. House tonight passed the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act on a vote of 414 to 17. The legislation would ban the importation of Russia  more
Rep. Wexton Votes to Pass Bipartisan Appropriations Bill, Including Millions of Dollars for Key Local Projects
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass a fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations package which will help address challenges facing Americans at home and abroad, including lowering costs, providing support for working families, and confronting the unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine. "As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I'm proud of our work to write a bipartisan funding pa  more
Sen. Capito Explains How Biden Energy Policies Hurt Americans at Gas Pump, Our Allies in Europe, Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting historically high gas prices, the Biden administration's domestic energy policy decisions, and how they impact the crisis in Ukraine. HIGHLIGHTS: SKY  more
Sen. Capito Explains How President Biden's Energy Policies Hurt Americans at the Gas Pump and Our Allies in Europe and Ukraine
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting historically high gas prices, the Biden administration's domestic energy policy decisions, and how they impact the crisis in Ukraine. HIGHLIGHTS: SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES: "People in West Virginia woke up this morning.   more
Sen. Capito Secures $241 Million in Congressionally Directed Spending for West Virginia
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations omnibus package, which included $241,135,000 she secured in direct spending measures across West Virginia. Senator Capito requested the funding through the reinstituted Congressionally Directed Spending process. "I am   more
Sen. Manchin Announces Funding to Expand Broadband Access to More Than 79,000 West Virginia Locations
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that West Virginia will receive $247.6 million over the next decade from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand broadband access to 79,391 locations across West Virginia. Broadband service provider Frontier was approved by the FCC after an exhaustive technical, financial and legal review of all winning bidder  more
Sen. Manchin Calls for Rebuilding Domestic Energy Systems to Strengthen American Energy Security, Support Allies Across Free World
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the following remarks during a full committee hearing to examine the use of energy as a tool and a weapon, and ensuring energy security for the United States and its allies. The hearing featured witnesses from the Bak  more
Sen. Manchin Questions U.S. Commanders on NATO Security, China Weapons Systems, Operational Control of Korean Peninsula
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, questioned Admiral John C. Aquilino, USN Commander, Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and General Paul J. LaCamera, USA, Commander United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea. Senator Manchin questioned the witnesses abo  more
Sen. Manchin: U.S. Must Unleash Its Vast Energy Resources to Counter Putin Weaponization of Energy
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the use of energy as a tool and weapon, and ensuring energy security for the United States and its allies. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, emphasized that America can use its abundant natural resources as well as th  more
Sens. Capito, Duckworth Re-Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Girl Scouts' Honorary Troop Capitol Hill, today re-introduced a resolution to recognize the 110th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrate its historic legacy of empowering girls and building powerful female leaders across the country. "I know from my own experience how the Girl Scouts inst  more
Sens. Capito, Manchin Announce $2.1 Million for West Virginia University Research
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,116,460 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the establishment of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence at West Virginia University. Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence support t  more
Sens. Capito, Shaheen, Reps. McKinley, Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with U.S. Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-05), introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). The legislation, known as the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, would expand Medicare coverage to include P  more
Sens. Manchin, Capito Announce $1.1M for West Virginia Head Start Program
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,193,188 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Eastern Alleghany Council For Human Services for Head Start programs in West Virginia. "Every child in West Virginia deserves access to a quality education, regardless of th  more
Sens. Manchin, Capito Announce $2.1 Million for West Virginia University Research
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,116,460 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence at West Virginia University. Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence support the establishment and development of i  more
Statement of Sens. Mark R. Warner & Tim Kaine on House Passage of the FY 2022 Government Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement applauding today's House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 spending package, which will fund the federal government, deliver crucial aid to Ukraine, and finally release hundreds of millions of dollars in funding available through the bipartisan infrastructure law: "We are pleased to see the House of Representatives vote to pas  more
Statement of Sens. Warner & Kaine on Congressional Passage of FY 2022 Government Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today voted for the passage of the $1.5 trillion government spending bill. This package funds the federal government through Fiscal Year 2022, delivers $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine, provides critical legal and funding authorities to the intelligence community, allows for full implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law, reauthorizes the Violence A  more