WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 21, 2022, entitled "IRS: Is It Ready?": The IRS is the Internal Revenue Service. * * * Throughout the pandemic, we turned to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to keep our country from economic collapse. After decades of partisan attacks and intentional starvation of the agency, we asked  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 270, the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act by a unanimous bipartisan voice vote. This bill will expand the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to include recognition of sites associated with the five cases that were part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, including the Robert Russ Moton M  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Wage growth has occurred for workers who need it most * In 2021, wages grew by 4.5%, the fastest rate in almost four decades. * Low-wage workers are seeing the strongest wage growth. Over the last 12 months, the lowest-income workers saw their median wages increase an average of 6.1%. * Strong demand for workers improves workers' bargaining power and their wag  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 26, 2022: The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a new analysis of wage data that shows workers saw their earnings rise 4.5% in 2021, the fastest pace of growth in almost four decades. According to recent data, gains were particularly strong for job switchers and low-income workers. Despite inflation, many workers are seeing real wage gains, a reflection of stro  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in recognition of financial literacy month and to lament Democrats' financially irresponsible policies. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "April is financial literacy month--the perfect time to remind Americans just ho  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, April 27 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair and 20-year Navy veteran Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) sent a letter to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Michael Gilday today demanding answers and extensive action on conditions and climate aboard USS George Washington after seven service members assigned to the ship have died in the past year, three of which by suicide within the past month. "I a  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, received the 2021 Legislator of the Year Award from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Chairman Scott was presented the award at the Boilermakers' Annual Legislative Education Action Program (LEAP) Conference. "I am honored to receive this year's Legislator of the Year award," said Congr  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that Virginia will receive $165,786,199 in direct investment to assist with reducing traffic congestion, improving commute times, and helping to address the climate crisis. The federal funding -- which is focused on increasing transportation options, easing congestion, reducing traffic, and decreasing carbon pollution -- was announced by the U.S  more

ASHLAND, Virginia, April 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: On April 20, 2022, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) visited The Goddard School of Ashland, an early childhood education center in Hanover County, Virginia. During this visit, Congressman Wittman toured the school's facilities, learned about the school's goals and programs, and spent time with students and teachers in their learning environment. "As the son of a former teacher in Hanover, and th  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 Ellen Lord, Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and David J. Berteau, Chief Executive Officer, Professional Services Council on protecting American supply chains and backfilling military equipment for NA  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on addressing voting rights, price gouging and the drug epidemic. On voting rights, specifically a private right of action - the ability of private citizens to enforce their rights - under the Voting Rights Act: "On voting rights, I've always believed that a healthy democra  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,994,564 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research projects at West Virginia University (WVU) and Marshall University. The funding will support research to improve space weather modeling and prediction and research to investig  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 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 $561,131 for West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' (DHHR) Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH). This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,994,564 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research projects at West Virginia University (WVU) and Marshall University. The funding will support research to improve space weather modeling and prediction and research to investigate molecular a  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $561,131 for West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' (DHHR) Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH). This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded House passage of their bipartisan legislation to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The bill, which unanimously passed the Senate earlier this month, now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The legislation will expand the Brown v.  more