WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer today welcomed House passage of bipartisan legislation to bolster mental health services across the country. The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, which would strengthen and expand programs to address major shortages in mental health professionals and other barriers to care, passed the House on Wednesday with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 402-20. The bill included Beye  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on June 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, important legislation to reduce gun violence, into law. "Gun violence has scarred too many communities in Virginia and across the country. But today, for the first time in decades, meaningful legislation to curb gun violence has been signed in  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on June 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, landmark legislation to reduce gun violence, into law. "Gun violence has scarred too many communities in Virginia and across the country. But today, for the first time in decades, meaningful legislation to curb gun violence has been signed in  more