HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 10, 2022: Amid ongoing shortages in Virginia and across the country, U.S. Representative Spanberger today pressed U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to hold an additional hearing regarding the ongoing nationwide baby formula shortage. Months since Congress passed legislation into law to make baby formula more accessible to Americans and the White House took s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the July Consumer Price Index showed inflation was flat at 0.0% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from an increase of 1.3% in June. The deceleration slowed   more

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: President Joe Biden today signed into law U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's legislation to investigate the long-term, negative health impacts of jet fuel exposure on America's servicemembers. Multiple studies show that long-term exposure to jet fuel among veterans can be a significant factor in developing neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease. However, the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the July Consumer Price Index showed inflation was flat at 0.0% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from an increase of 1.3% in June. The deceleration slowed annual inflation to 8.5% from a year ago. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today testified before the House Rules Committee in support of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Rules Committee markup began the process of advancing the bill for consideration on the House floor, which is expected to happen Friday. Beyer's remarks as prepared follow belo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2021 into law, expanding health care services and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic substances while serving our country. "This is a historic day for millions of veterans across the country who have suffered w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller joined West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Jimmy Wriston to tour the Colonel Ruby Bradley Bridge construction site in Spencer, West Virginia. Located on U.S. Route 33 over Spring Creek, the bridge is named after Colonel Ruby Bradley, who was born in Spencer and is the most decorated woman in United States military history. In 2020, Governor Jim Justice announced a cont  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement announcing his support for the Inflation Reduction Act. "The Inflation Reduction Act delivers key components of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' agenda to invest in jobs and the economy while lowering costs for working families. This legisla  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement announcing his support for the Inflation Reduction Act: "The Inflation Reduction Act delivers key components of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' agenda to invest in jobs and the economy wh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which found that student loan borrowers whose schools close need more timely and complete information to know if they are eligible to have their loans discharged. Under closed school discharge, student loan borrowers--who suffer school closures and   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Concord University will receive $1,600,000, made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests she made. Specifically, this funding will be used to support the renovation of existing facilities at Concord's main campus to prov  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored legislation to help ensure college students are able to stay in school in the face of unexpected emergencies. For many students, paying for college requires carefully balancing student loan debts, jobs, and studies, which can be easily derailed by an unexpected costly event. The Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act, led by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), would provide fina  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: The bipartisan Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, backed by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The PACT Act will provide Veterans exposed to burn pits during their military service with the health  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following opening statement by Dan Caudill, partner and chief operating officer at Caudill Seed Co., involving a hearing on July 27, 2022, entitled "A New Start: Opportunities and Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Returning Citizens and Justice Impacted Individuals": * * * Caudill Seed Company was established in 1947 by Forrest Caudill and is a diversified production company, marketing agricultural, recla  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Grant to Rapidly Invest and Deploy Broadband, or GRID Broadband Act, a pioneering proposal that would provide a robust new federal cost-shar  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced two Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants to support infrastructure improvement projects in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022, with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 into law. This legislation will expand health care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 into law. This legislation will expand health care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and authorize a new community-b  more