WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter: After the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory overreach in West Virginia v EPA, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is calling for a review of United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) regulations and rules related to the Supreme Court decision. In a letter sent   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: After the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory overreach in West Virginia v EPA, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is calling for a review of United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) regulations an  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on protecting life and the Democrats' radical and extreme agenda for abortion for all nine months. Excerpts and highligh  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today spoke in favor of and then voted for the Respect for Marriage Act. The measure would protect marriage for same-sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia by repealing the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- 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) sent a third letter to Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh demanding information about his participation in the picket line at a Kellogg's plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, last October. In the letter, Foxx writes: "Last month the Committee on  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would enshrine marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia under federal law, repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. "We cannot leave our most fundamental freedoms up to  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) voted today to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a defunct and discriminatory statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage under federal law. This legislation will also codify new protections to ensure that no married couple can be denied protections an  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted in support of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to protect marriage equality for same-sex and interracial marriages. "The Supreme Court's recent departure from judicial precedent and Justice Thomas's concurrence in Dobbs has left many families worried about their future," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "This far-right Supreme Court threatens constituti  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) to announce their support for Dr. Clay Marsh's nomination to serve on the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (NACHRQ). "As members of West Virginia's Congressional Delegation, we write in st  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404): * * * Congressman Alex X. Mooney issued the following statement on H.R. 8404. This legislation is an attempt by Democrats to distract from President Biden's failed economic record. Congressman Mooney voted against the bill. "Marriage is between a man and a woman. In fact, today's vote is nothing more than an election year political stunt by Speaker Pelosi and D  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Moore voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines marriage equality in law for same-sex couples and interracial couples guaranteed by Loving v. Virginia and Obergefell v. Hodges and repeals the Defense of Marriage Act. In response, she released the following statement. "Clarence Thomas's radical opinion supporting the repeal of Roe made it clear that other free  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a member of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. "The U.S. Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization upended 50 years of legal precedent and rolled back the rights of women all over the country. Justic  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The Department of Education released new guidance for states and school districts to help school leaders address disparities in discipline for students with disabilities. In 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that students with disabilities, along with Black students and boys, face disproportionate rates of discipline when compar  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to protect the rights of same-sex and interracial couples. While marriage equality remains constitutionally protected, the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson could be used in the future to threaten other fundamental rights -- including the right to marriage equality. In his concurr  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent Secretary of Energy Granholm a letter regarding the Department of Energy's (DOE) management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and the transfer of the United States' SPR to China or other foreign adversaries. This letter follows this Administration's announcement of the largest SPR drawdown in history, with plans to release up to 260 million barrel  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored legislation to protect access to mail-order medication abortion in states where abortion is still available. Specifically, the Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act would codify Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines issued during the COVID pandemic so that women can continue to access abortion medications through telehealth and certified pharmacies, including m  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines, storage, import and export facilities. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the urgent need to remove regulatory uncertainties to ensure  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 48 bipartisan Senators in urging Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman to process the remaining COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications from small businesses in West Virginia and across the country. The COVID EIDL program has provided critical relief to nearly four million small businesse  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) reintroduced the ISA Student Protection Act to support an innovative financing tool for students pursuing postsecondary education. The bipartisan bill would protect students by applying strong consumer protections to Income Share Agreements (ISAs). ISAs provide opportunities for students to design f  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 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 West Virginia University (WVU) will receive a total of $100,000 from NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. This funding is designed to fast-track research and development applicable to NASA's missio  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia University (WVU) will receive a total of $100,000 from NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. This funding is designed to fast-track research and development applicable to NASA's mission priorities th  more