WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 6, 2022, entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services": * * * We are meeting to discuss the Department of Health and Human Services' budget request for Fiscal Year 2023. Secretary Becerra, I am pleased to welcome you back to the Committee, which we once both served on t  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 5, 2022, on markup of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 7309) and the Protecting America's Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7310): * * * The Committee is marking up two bills to support America's workers, families, and businesses. The first bill, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, reauthoriz  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Jessica Berg, a high school English teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia, involving a hybrid hearing on April 7, 2022, entitled "Free Speech Under Attack: Book Bans and Academic Censorship": * * * My name is Jessica Berg. I am in my eleventh year as a high school English teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia where I live with my husband and two extraordinary da  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's latest endeavor on behalf of the Biden administration to expand union membership by urging the NLRB to overturn 50 years of precedent and reinstate the   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Good (R-VA) along with 15 other members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), calling on Attorney General Garland to brief Congress on the Hunter Biden investigation and any dealings which could compromise public trust in the Biden Administration. Congress has a constitutional obligation to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch and a moral obligation to consider whether  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Russian Foreign Ministry levied sanctions against him and other U.S. lawmakers. "Today, I was informed the Russian Foreign Ministry has sanctioned me. I have never been more proud to stand with Ukraine. "Russia's feeble attempt to strike back against U.S. lawmakers is a desperate and inconsequential demonstration wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee -- today released the following statement after the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that she and several Members of Congress are now officially sanctioned by the order of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. "I'll consider it a badge of honor to have been sanctioned by a  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 30 Members of Congress in sending a letter requesting information from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the st  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) and 93 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to appoint a Special Counsel for the investigation into Hunter Biden and his foreign business dealings. The letter reads in part, "It appears that Hunter Biden used his position as son of then-Vice President Biden to gain wealth and in  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Scott (VA-03) as well as members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that the GAO conduct a study on minors under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secon  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently wrote a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the issue of pole attachments, an issue Senator Capito has consistently heard about during various Regional County Commissioner meetings. Specifically, Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has teamed up with more than 150 of his congressional colleagues to push for legislation to lower the cost of child care for families, expand access to pre-kindergarten, and invest in early childhood education. Citing the impacts of child care on the economy and the long-term success of children, the lawma  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Premier Jason Kenney welcomed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to Alberta, Canada to discuss increased energy and climate cooperation between Canada and the United States. During the visit, Chairman Manchin and Premier Kenney toured the oil sands and met with representatives from Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories,   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: This week, Premier Jason Kenney welcomed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to Alberta, Canada to discuss increased energy and climate cooperation between Canada and the United States. During the visit, Chairman Manchin and Premier Kenney toured the oil sands and met with represen  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 13, 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 that Pioneer Community Bank in Iaeger, W.Va., will receive $170,699 through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The CDFI Fund was established to reinvest int  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Pioneer Community Bank in Iaeger, W.Va., will receive $170,699 through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The CDFI Fund was established to reinvest into economically distressed communities, generatin  more