WASHINGTON, March 23 -- 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 the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it is preparing to issue a final workplace safety standard that will protect health care workers against workplace COVID-19 infections. "Today, the Department of Labor took a long-overdue step to keep our nation's health ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: A bicameral delegation of Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to President Biden urging that he strongly consider the reduction of airplane noise and the improvement of communication with local communities as he makes his nomination of a new Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The letter was signed by U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Con  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following commentary to The Hill: * * * Congress is an inherently collaborative institution, and elected leaders are most effective when they can deliberate face-to-face. Democrats' permanent pandemic polices increase partisanship, reduce efficiency, and keep Congress from best serving the American people. In Case You Missed It via The Hill, Education  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following remarks on March 22, 2022: Congressman Rob Wittman delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Hearing: Proposals for a Water Resource Development Act of 2022 (WRDA). In his statement, Congressman Wittman highlighted many water transportation and infrastructure needs currently facing Virginia, as well as specific WRDA proposals submitted by Congressman Wittman for Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Fox and Friends this morning to discuss her recent trip to Poland and Germany, as well as this week's Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. HIGHLIGHTS: ON WITNESSING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN EASTERN EUROPE: "Well, it's powerful. It's heartbreaking. Many of the 1,500 refugees that were in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after joining nine of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany this past weekend. Senator Capito and her colleagues also held a press conference today to discuss what they saw on the trip, key takeaways, and next steps in supporting Ukraine. "When Vladimi  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today voted to pass two pieces of legislation, which she cosponsored, out of committee that would address the ongoing supply chain challenges and reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports. Fac  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) submitted the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Coalition's official response to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) first step in the process to select winning hydrogen hubs funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $174,716 from the American Rescue Plan through the National Science Foundation (NSF) for cancer detection research at Marshall University. The funding will support the development of a new hybrid interactive machine learning software, which will allow cancer researchers to detect cancer areas quickly and wit  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, 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 General Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the United States Central Command and General Stephen Townsend, Commander of the United States Africa Command. Senator Manchin questioned the witnesses about U.S. oil imports from Iran and  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, 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 Coalition's official response to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) first step in the process to select winning hydrogen hubs funded by the bipa  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding for four projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Section 340 environmental infrastructure program, totaling $5,000,000. This funding i  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 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 $849,045 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Ryan White Title II Formula Grants Program for HIV/AIDS primary health care, medications, and support services in West Virginia. "The addiction epidemic has caused HI  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding for four projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Section 340 environmental infrastructure program, totaling $5,000,000. This funding is made possible   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $849,045 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Ryan White Title II Formula Grants Program for HIV/AIDS primary health care, medications, and support services in West Virginia. "The drug epidemic that continues to ravage West Virginia  more