WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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), delivered the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "The Economic Toll of Gun Violence: How Our Nation Bears the Costs." Remarks are as prepared. "It is abundantly clear that the United States is facing a gun violence crisis that is unique in its deadliness and scale. While ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine the necessary actions to recruit and retain top talent in the federal government and to rebuild, strengthen, and transform the federal workforce to meet the needs of the country in the 21st century. "The workforce i  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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 letter to America asking the country to take a stand against the Biden administration's reckless student loan agenda. Since taking office, President Biden has forgiven massive amounts of student loans through backdoors--ignoring the will of  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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 letter to Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh regarding ignored requests for Labor Department Chief of Staff Daniel Koh's calendar: In the letter, Foxx writes: "As Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, it is my duty  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement following the announcement of President Biden's "Safer America Plan" to invest in community policing, crime prevention, and more law enforcement officers on the streets across America. "The President's announcement represents long overdue support for America's police departments and law enforcement officers, who for   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news and letter on July 22, 2022: Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11),, Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), and Don Beyer (VA-08), alongside U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, pressed President Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor's detention with the highest levels of the Emirati government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor--a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident--was reportedly tried in abse  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia University (WVU) will receive $800,000 from NASA for the establishment of a Space Instrument Development Facility. This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, and will provide the needed  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Florence Y. Pan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; and Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Pan received a vote of 13-9; and Hanes received a vote of 15-7. The Committee also adva  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the announcement of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR). This new interagency effort follows the lead of Chairman Manchin's bipartisan America's Outdoor Recreation Act, and will improve the consistency of our Federal agencies' outdoor recreation policies while also improvi  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the announcement of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR). This new interagency effort follows the lead of Chairman Manchin's bipartisan America's Outdoor Recreation Act, and will improve the consistency of our Fed  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- 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 business meeting to consider one pending nomination and pending legislation. The Committee considered 37 public lands and water bills, 34 of which were reported out on a bipartisan basis. The motion to report Ms. Laura Daniel-Davis' nomination to be an Assistant Secretary of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, alongside Representatives Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), pressed President Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor's detention with the highest levels of the Emirati government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor--a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident--was reportedly tried in absentia, detained without  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on July 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, alongside Representatives Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), pressed President Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor's detention with the highest levels of the Emirati government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor--a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident--was reportedly tried in absentia, d  more