CREWE, Virginia, April 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored Korean War veteran and Seventh District resident Marcus Tuck by presenting him with the medals he earned for his service overseas nearly 70 years ago. During the Korean War, Mr. Tuck honorably served in the U.S. Army's 'E' Company in the 223rd Infantry Regiment, 40th Division. But until today, he did not receive the medals h  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced that his office is launching an initiative to highlight small business success stories from across the Commonwealth during National Small Business Week (May 1-7), a week dedicated to supporting small businesses across the United States. "Amid COVID-19, many small businesses have faced difficult challenges, and Congress responded by providing them with federal support," said S  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 20, 2022: * * * 11 Ways Inaction on Climate Change Will Have Devastating Consequences for the American Economy, Communities and Families 1. The catastrophic impacts of climate change will have vast economic and social costs for the American economy and workers. 2. Climate change increases the severity and frequency of natural disasters, slowing economic growt  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on April 20, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor's (DOL) flagrant overreach in its latest proposal to revoke Arizona's State OSHA Plan: "Like clockwork, DOL's partisan agenda grows even more capricious--its lust for more power cont  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on April 20, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board's decision to intervene in the termination of an Amazon employee in Staten Island: "The NLRB is being used as a cudgel to allow the Biden administration to advance an agen  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: A new report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that long-standing flaws in the Department of Education's Income-Driven Repayment program that have left thousands of student loan borrowers without the loan forgiveness for which they may be eligible. Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans allow borrowers   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement with Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces: * * * U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, released a statem  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, and Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement voicing concern regarding President Biden's shipbuilding plan. "China is the pacing threat - this is something we've consistently heard from our military Commanders. However, it seems  more

WEIRTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in the Northern Panhandle focused on congressionally directed spending funding she secured through the Senate Appropriations Committee to support several infrastructure improvement projects. In total, Senator Capito secured $241,135,000 in direct spending measures across West Virginia through the  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led her Republican colleagues on the committee in a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor expressing strong opposition to the United States Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) decision to formally review Nationwide Permi  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 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, today led her Republican colleagues on the committee in a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor expressing strong opposition to the United States Army Corps of Engineers' (  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 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, and Congressman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today led 45 senators and 154 House members on an amici curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Cou  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 20, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulated Thomas Health CEO, Dan Lauffer, on his retirement and applauded the new management agreement between West Virginia University (WVU) Health System and Thomas Health. "Thomas Health has provided quality, affordable healthcare to countless West Virginians for more than 80 years. "Today's announcement is the beginning of a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $5,109,042 for West Virginia University (WVU) Hospital and the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. This funding, which is through   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $5,109,042 for West Virginia University (WVU) Hospital and the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. This funding, which is through the U.S. Departm  more