WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus have released a new report on economic disparities in the AANHPI community, their contributions to the U.S. economy and the need for more disaggregated data. Data show Asian Americans, Na  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to uphold the rule of law and resist the Department of Education's effort to abandon due process in its rewrite of the borrower defense to repayment rules. In the letter, the Members write: "The  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 27, 2022: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement commending the Biden-Harris administration on its Justice40 Week of Action and its robust investments in overburdened communities across the United States. "The Justice40 Initiative represents a historic commitment to advancing environmental justice, combatting long-standing inequities, and ensuring a healthier e  more

STERLING, Virginia, May 27 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) joined the First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at Dulles Airport yesterday to welcome a shipment of infant formula as part of the "Operation Fly Formula" to address recent supply chain challenges. "It was great to be with First Lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at Dulles as more than 100,000 pounds of  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) with Sen. John Barrasso M.D. (R-WY) and Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Dan Kildee (D-MI), John Joyce M.D. (R-PA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the bipartisan Kidney Health Connect Act to allow dialysis clinics to serve as originating sites for telehealth services and guarantee that patients are not responsible for additional costs. "The pandemic showed us that teleh  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive will receive $2,237,029 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive funding to plug, remediate and reclaim an orphaned well located within the Gauley River National Recreation Area. This project is funded through an initial $33 million from the D  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies urging the inclusion of additional funding to support long COVID patients in Fiscal Year   more