WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is highlighting small business success stories from across the Commonwealth in honor of National Small Business Week (May 1-7), a week dedicated to supporting small businesses. As the Senate debates additional legislation to support small businesses, Kaine will continue to make the case about why more support for Virginia small businesses is necessary. "Despite facing difficult challenges  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2022: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited Thomas Nelson Community College and The Apprentice School and hosted a roundtable with students, higher education professionals, and local business leaders to discuss the importance of workforce development programs. Workforce development programs--like Regi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Sandy Chung, president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, involving a hybrid hearing on April 5, 2022, entitled "Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-Being": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. I am Dr Sandy Chung, President-Elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I am President of Fairfax Pediatric Associates, and the C  more

MONONGALIA COUNTY, West Virginia, May 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) today made stops in Star City and Morgantown to tour a local wastewater treatment plant and an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) site. First, Senator Capito and Congressman McKinley toured the Morgantown Utility Board Wastewater Treatment Plant in Star City. They then visited the   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME) and James Risch (R-ID) in applauding the enactment of their bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. "I am thrilled the President h  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) this week voted to revive a WWII program via the Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act to accelerate delivery of urgently-needed security aid to the people of Ukraine as they continue to repel Russia's unprovoked invasion. The bill, which will streamline the shipment of weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine, previously passed in the Senate and now heads to President Biden's   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on May 2, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding a recent report indicating that Facebook siphoned personal information of students and parents from the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA) website: "No matter the day, week, or month, the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 3 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: On Saturday, Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) hosted a reception at the Science Museum of Virginia to celebrate students in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District who successfully completed his 2021-2022 Eco Heroes Program. Initially launched in 2019, the Eco Heroes Program aims to increase youth's awareness and excitement about productive, eco-friendly habits and behaviors they can beg  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME) and James Risch (R-ID) in applauding the enactment of their bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. "I am thrilled the President has signed this important legislation into law to improve public  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,198,500 for the Randolph County Housing Authority (RCHA). This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) YouthBuild program, will help connect young adults with job training and educational opportunities in sought-after industries thr  more