WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSres) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) recently released a new report on the actions Democrats have already taken--and those they are continuing to fight for--to address inflation and lower costs for U.S. workers and families now and for the future. The United States has experienced a record-breaking economic rebound from the coronavirus recession. But supp  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) this week led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in speaking on the floor of the U.S. House in support of the federal 340B Drug Discount Program. The 340B Drug Discount Program was enacted by Congress in 1992 with bipartisan support and is overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The program requires that pharmaceutical com  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, today introduced a resolution in support of the Half-Earth initiative, a proposal advanced by the late Dr. E.O. Wilson. Wilson, who passed away last year, was a famed biologist credited with coining the term "biodiversity." He was born 93 years ago today. "My friend E.O. Wilson sadly passed away last year, but his life'  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the May Consumer Price Index rose 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from 0.3% in April. "Prices remain far too high for U.S. workers and families, blunting Americans' gains from a red-hot economy. Putin's price hikes are pushing u  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on June 10, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that it would not reopen an investigation into the case of two U.S. Park Police officers wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), advanced the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, commonly known as "red flag laws," to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others by implementing a nationwide extreme risk law and encouraging states to enact extreme risk laws. "Creating and implementing a nationwide extreme risk law will help keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for $447,364 to support their Graduate Psychology Education Program. "Over the last few years, particularly in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, mental health concerns have soared, especially cases of anxiety, depression, and other ment  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Alex X. Mooney introduced legislation that would nullify President Biden's Executive Order 14019 (misleadingly titled, "Promoting Access to Voting") and limit federal overreach by the executive branch into state election administration. This legislation comes on the heels of West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner's request to rescind the Executive Order directing federal agencies to make  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSres) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Education and Labor and the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a new report analyzing the economic benefits of unions for workers and families. Evidence shows unionized workers get higher pay, better benefits and more flexibility in their work schedules compared to workers who are not in a union. Actions by Congres  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) are pressing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to be accountable with the vast amount of money it has been allotted to address Superfund sites and its implementation of the program. After th  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 25 of her Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to provide Congress, patients, and providers with additional insight on the department's plans for transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The letter, which was led by Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), s  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: Yesterday evening and today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civil Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues--participated in the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. This morning, Kaine delivered the keynote address at the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAI  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on June 10, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that it would not reopen an investigation into the case of two U.S. Park Police office  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighting the skyrocketing rates of motor vehicle fatalities and the need for swift action to reverse this trend. The United States ranked first among 34 countries for the largest percentage increase in traffic fatalities in 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 10, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that it would not reopen an investigation into the case of two U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed N  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 10, 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 $713,879 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI). This funding will be used to help develop food systems that support the health and economic vibrancy of five communities acr  more