WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: During Women's History Month, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, are pushing legislation to empower women-owned small businesses. The Empowering Women in Small Business Act would increase access to venture capital financing for women-owned small businesses through SBA-certified S  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment issued the following opening statement by Ali Meders-Knight, master traditional ecological practitioner of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe in Chico, California, involving a hearing on March 16, 2022, entitled "Fighting Fire with Fire: Evaluating the Role of Forest Management in Reducing Catastrophic Wildfires": * * * My name is Ali Meders-Knight. I am a basketweaver, mother of five, and Master Traditional Ecological   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following remarks: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during day two of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for her nomination to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson Could Not Provide A Definition For The Word "Woman" Blackburn: "In the United States v. Virginia...the Majority Justice Ginsburg stated, 'supposed inherent differences are no longer accepted as a ground for race or n  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on March 23, 2022: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Chairman Carper. "I also want to thank our witnesses for coming here today. It's nice to see my former col  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Bloomberg TV's Balance of Power today to discuss her recent trip to Eastern Europe, how the U.S. can continue to support Ukraine and penalize Russia, and how President Biden's energy policies have failed the American people. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE FEELING ON THE GROUND IN POLAND, GERMANY: "When we stepped foot in Germany to beg  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- 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 witnesses about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions. HIGHLIGHTS: PERMITTING CHALLENGES: "What issues are rural co-ops facing with regards to permitting and infrastructure build-out? If we're going to have all electric vehicles, we need to   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions. HIGHLIGHTS: PERMITTING CHALLENGES: "What issues are rural co-ops facing with regards to permitting   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Tammy Baldwin and his colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Cameroon, which would provide lifesaving protection to Cameroonians in the United States. "The insecurity in nine of ten of the country's regions and nationwide government repression of political dissent and use of torture and incommu  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-FL) in applauding the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of their United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022. The bipartisan proposa  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is Co-Chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. They were joined in the introduction by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Rounds (R-SD).  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $80,000 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Snowshoe Resort Community District in West Virginia to conduct a feasibility study to assess the employment market available to the District. The funding is part of the EDA's Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) program, which supports business development, economic growth and   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Chairman Carper. "I also want to thank our witnesses for coming her  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led twelve bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to not move the goalposts on Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) 2 funds for states that have met the ERA requirements set by Congress, including West Virginia. The U.S. Treasury Department has indicated  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine led the introduction of the Shenandoah Mountain Act, legislation to establish a 92,000-acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area (SMNSA) in Rockingham, Augusta, and Highland counties. He was joined in introducing the legislation by Senator Mark R. Warner. National Scenic Areas are established by Congress to protect the scenic, historic, recreational and natural res  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led twelve bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to not move the goalposts on Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) 2 funds for states that have met the ERA requirements set by Congress, including West Virginia. The U.S. Treasury Department has indicated they plan to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Charlotte Burrows, seeking information about EEOC's plans to return to in-person work.  more