WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: On Monday, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), in addition to 64 House Democrats, filed an amicus brief--in the case of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College--urging the Supreme Court to uphold narrowly tailored race-conscious college admissions policies at Harvar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), co-sponsor of the House companion bill introduced by Rep. David Trone (D-MD) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), issued the following statement after the Public Safety Officer Support Act passed by unanimous vote in the Senate. The bill, which previously passed in the House with 402-17 votes, would amend the federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to add cove  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Last week, U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) -- as well as additional Members of Congress and public employee advocacy organizations -- pushed for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House to advance their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which now has more than 290 cosponsors and under U.S. House rules must be brought forward for considera  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a subcommittee hearing on the future of spectrum. During the hearing, Senator Capito discussed how tax increases included in the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending bill will delay efforts to close the digital divide in rural communities l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined a group of her colleagues to urge every senator to support a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying burdensome permitting regulations by the Biden administration, and to call on Democrats to release exact legislative text of their supp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in introducing the Preventing a Patronage System Act, legislation that would prevent any position in the federal civil service from being reclassified outside of merit system principles without the express consent of Congress. This bill would secure the c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, which was the result of an American counterterrorism operation in Kabul, Afghanistan: "Today's counterterrorism operation brought to justice Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the individuals who was responsible f  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on July 31, 2022: * * * Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) appeared on five Sunday shows to tout the Democrats' tax and spending proposal. "After five TV appearances this Sunday by Senator Manchin, it is clear to me that he doesn't understand how the Manc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following testimony by League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomon involving a hearing on July 19, 2022, entitled "The DISCLOSE Act." The DISCLOSE Act is the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act. * * * Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member Blunt, and Members of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, my name is Virginia Kase Solomon and I serve as the Chief Executive  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), together with Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, last week led the Senate to pass the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), together with Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, last week led the Senate to pass the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act by unanimous consent.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine celebrated Senate passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 following obstruction efforts by Senate Republicans last week. This legislation will expand health care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and authorize a new community-based outpa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Hanes to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA): "After recommending Judge Hanes for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, we are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm her today. With her previou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Hanes to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA): "After recommending Judge Hanes for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, we are pleased that the Senate voted to confirm her today. With her previous  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri: "Al-Qaeda has been responsible for brutal attacks in not only the U.S., but Asia, Africa, and Europe. I commend the efforts of our intelligence officers and servicemembers for finally - 21 years after the horrific 9/  more