WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently called a special session of the Virginia General Assembly, which convenes today. Lawmakers may consider consolidated legislation to establish a funding stream for the construction of a new Washington Commanders stadium in Northern Virginia in this or a subsequent session. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) has worked with colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to introduc  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5657, the Medical Marijuana Research Act. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. He issued the following statement: "Decisions about marijuana policy must be based on facts and evidence, yet current federal law makes collecting this data extremely difficult. I cosponsored the Medical Marijuana R  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: In a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) recently urged the FAA to expedite distribution of $33 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to improve the Norfolk International Airport's primary runway. The FAA's slow distribution of funding and current guidance has been insufficient for the airport to adequately plan and begin   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), led a Virginia delegation letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro urging the U.S. Navy to name a ship after Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad, the only Filipino American to receive the Medal of Honor. "Over a century ago, Telesforo Trinidad was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. After suffering injuries of his own, he showed exceptional heroism and risked his own lif  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: America's workers deserve the opportunity to earn a fair wage and retire with security. Congress can and must do more to strengthen the retirement system and help workers and families plan and save for a secure retirement. 401(k) Plan Fee Disclosures: A 2020 Government Accountability Office report revealed that almost 40 percent of 401(k) plan participa  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents Section 2. Defined Contribution Plan Fee Disclosure Improvements This section, which is based on the bipartisan H.R. 7284, the Informed Savers Act (Reps. Wild and Letlow), requires DOL to review the current fee disclosure regulations and explore how such regulations can be improved to enhance participants' unde  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led a bipartisan group of eight Members of Congress in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.); President Joe Biden; Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States and the ship sponsor for USS Delaware; and state and Navy leadership today celebrated the commissioning of the USS Delaware (SSN 791), a Virginia-Class Fast Attack Nuclear submarine, in a commemorative ceremony at the Port of Wilmington. "The USS Delaware is one of the most capable, advanced, and so  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) issued the following statement on the 12th anniversary of the tragedy that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster in Whitesville, West Virginia. "Twelve years ago, West Virginia suffered an immeasurable loss when 29 brave coal miners were killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. "My heart goes out to every West Virginian who lost loved one  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler outlining the Senator's concerns with the proposed rule that would require domestic and foreign registrants to disclose certain climate-related impacts. Senator Manchin said in part, "On March 21, 2022, the Democratic majority of the Commissioners approved the publication of a new propos  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) supported fellow West Virginian, Chris Williamson, to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) at the Department of Labor. Mr. Williamson was unanimously confirmed by the Senate last week. "Chris Williamson is a proud, hardworking West Virginian who has made our entire state proud. "Last week, he was unanimously confirmed to become the MSHA Administ  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the co-leads of the bipartisan Senate effort to reform the Electoral Count Act (ECA) of 1887, today welcomed new input from a group of election experts and legal scholars convened by the American Law Institute. "As we continue our bipartisan effort to reform the flaws in the archaic Electoral Count Act of 1887, we very much wel  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on his intent to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. "Judge Jackson is a trailblazer and a highly-qualified jurist. Her wide-ranging endorsements - from conservative jurists, civil rights organizations, law enforcement groups, and through her previous bipartisan Senate confirmations - speak to her sterli  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following its introduction last week, a wide coalition of Virginia-based and national organizations is backing U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to combat skyrocketing rates of substance use disorder and addiction. The pandemic has exacerbated America's deadly drug addiction and overdose epidemic. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that between Octob  more