WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the annual response to the Economic Report of the President (the Report). The JEC is required by law to submit findings and recommendations in response to the Report, which is prepared and released each year by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). This year's Report was publis  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Don Beyer said the following after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. "This ruling from a right-wing Supreme Court majority is a dark moment for America. These conservative justices abandoned 50 years of precedent in a decision which, as Justice Breyer's dissent put it, 'says that from the very moment of fertilization, a w  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: Yesterday, President Biden announced a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of the Philippines led by the Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff to attend the Inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-chair of the U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus and the only Member of Congress of Filipino ancestry currently ser  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC); Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA); and Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Republican Le  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA-08) are leading an effort pressing the Biden Administration to help lower costs for U.S. consumers and ease tariffs on goods that are crucial to American supply chain logistics -- including certain truck and train parts. U.S. companies that rely on supply chain-related goods -- including shipping containers and ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of senators in releasing the following joint statement announcing their collective opposition to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission process moving forward in the Senate, which signifies the end of the AIR Commission. "As Senators, we share a commitment to expanding and strengthening modern VA infr  more

BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia, June 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in Cabell and Kanawha counties where she met with community leaders and toured an equipment company. During the visits, Senator Capito discussed economic development, future infrastructure projects, and the impact the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will have on busin  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--released the following statement regarding the formal launch by President Biden and G7 leaders of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). "I applaud President Biden for building on the success of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through the PGII. This plan will help create more opportunities for America  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), announced the Veterans Affairs (VA) Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission will not move forward because it is officially opposed by 12 bipartisan Senators, signifying the end of the AIR Commission. Without the Senate's approval of the Commission and its nominees, no Commission will be estab  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on June 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter, also signed by U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and U.S. Representatives Dan Bishop (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Greg Murphy (R-NC), and David Rouzer (R-NC), to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the DOJ to forcefully condemn the ongoing violence against pro-li  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced West Virginia University (WVU), in partnership with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will receive $1,999,876 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative new technologies to reduce emissions and advanc  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2022: 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 University (WVU), in partnership with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will receive $1,999,876 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative new technologies to reduce emissions and advance cle  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 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 University (WVU), in partnership with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will receive $1,999,876 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative new te  more