WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address online marketplaces--including Facebook, eBay, and Amazon--that fail to protect consumers from the fraudulent and deceptive sale of infant formula. Recent ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) flood protection measures for Coastal Virginia advanced by a bipartisan vote off the floor of the House of Representatives last week as part of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. WRDA provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out water resource development projects and studies. This bipartisan legislation seeks to protect c  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following joint letter with Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey on June 13, 2022: * * * To: Chair Lina M. Khan, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 Dear Chair Khan: As the baby formula shortage continues, families across the nation are desperately scrambling to find formula for their children./1 Unfortunately, some vendors are taking ad  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, June 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) addressed participants of the Rhododendron Girls State at Davis and Elkins College, and then visited Jackson's Mill to speak to participants of Mountaineer Boys State. "Days like today are a reminder of how fortunate West Virginia is to have bright young women and men engaged and interested in public service to our state a  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who served as Virginia's Governor during the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, released the following statement applauding the bipartisan proposal to reduce gun violence. "This bipartisan proposal is a first and necessary step to reduce gun violence in our communities. I applaud my Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle for reaching this agreement. Every moment that Congress does   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following joint statement on June 12, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chris Murphy (D-CN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D- NJ), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE.), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt R  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) re-introduced the Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act, which would provide nursing home operators with access to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - a national criminal background check system. This move would give employers greater ability to screen and vet potential employees to ensure that caregivers do not have a history that would e  more