WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, at a member day hearing on March 16, 2022, on water infrastructure projects: * * * I would like to bring some attention to a few critical issues that impact water infrastructure in my district. Virginia's second district is defined by its wetlands, Chesapeake Bay tributaries, and the Norfolk Harbor. My district and  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, at a member day hearing on March 16, 2022, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * I am honored to highlight some of the needs facing Virginia as you consider the upcoming Water Resources Development package. The Water Resources Development Act is necessary legislation that provides for improvements to t  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. Naming Commission released a narrowed list of options, including Arthur Gregg, to rename Fort Lee and eight other U.S. military bases across the nation. "The U.S. Naming Commission has been tasked with the critical responsibility of renaming military installations honoring individuals who took up arms against th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today joined West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw in Clay County to meet with school administrators at Clay County High School and Big Otter Elementary School. She also visited the Clay County Courthouse to meet with Mayor Josh Shamblin and finished the day touring two local businesses, D&L Contracting and Walker Creek Farms and Cabins. "It was gre  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * "I am saddened by the death of Alaska Rep. Don Young. "He was a true champion for Alaska and served dutifully for more than three-fourths of his state's existence. "The Dean of the House, a mentor to me and many others, the longest-serving Republican and a truly legendary figure in the chamber. "I send my deepest condolences to his wife Anne, the Young family, and the good people of Alaska. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Representatives A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) introduced the Lead Safe Housing for Kids Act to protect children and their families in federally-assisted housing from dangerous lead exposure and poisoning. The legislation would adopt federal prevention measures, including comprehensive risk assessments, to determine the presence of lead hazards.   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 20, 2022: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced his resolution, introduced with Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02), honoring the Centennial of Navy Aircraft Carriers. On March 20, 1922, following a two-year conversion at Norfolk Naval Yard, the former USS Jupiter (Collier #3) was recommissioned as the United States Navy's first Aircraft Carrier USS Langley (CV 1). "For 100 years, Aircraf  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and representatives from the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities visited several sites in Cabell, Fayette and Kanawha counties   more

LANSING, West Virginia, March 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland touted recent investments in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. "Today I was honored to show my friend Secretary Haaland t  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representative David McKinley (R-WV) and Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) submitted the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Coalition's official response to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) first  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, were joined by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today in raising concerns with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) decision memo for the drug Aduhelm and other similar Alzh  more