WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: President Joe Biden yesterday signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, which included the first NASA authorization passed by Congress in over five years. That section of the Act, Title VII of the science division, included the full text of Rep. Don Beyer's Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act. Beyer chairs the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; he introduced the Clean  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2022: * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today awarded a grant of $335,000 to Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Health care can be a challenge for both patients and providers in rural areas. "USDA Rural Development's award of $335,000 to Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital will help improve   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to the Bon Secours Hospital System for $16,854,269.87 for emergency pandemic supplies, such as masks, gowns, and face shields. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and more elusive variants emerge and spread, our health care systems and workers feel the strain," said Re  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2022: In response to concerns from Virginia small businesses, U.S. Representative Spanberger today called on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to fully occupy each of the 10 Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. Enacted by Congress under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards serve as a liaison for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine highlighted some of the ways in which the Inflation Reduction Act will benefit Virginians. "Virginians have a lot to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act. This historic legislation will help lower Virginians' prescription drug and energy costs, help them access health care, and tackle climate change, which has had a devastating toll on communities all across the   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2022: The U.S. Department of Treasury released updated guidance about the purpose of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding in the Inflation Reduction Act. The guidance clarifies that neither West Virginia families making less than $400,000 per year nor any small business will be subject to any additional audits. This updated guidance is consistent with a separat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine highlighted some of the ways in which the Inflation Reduction Act will benefit Virginians. "Virginians have a lot to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act. This historic legislation will help lower Virginians' prescription drug and energy costs, help them access health care, and tackle climate change, which has had a devastating toll on communities all across the C  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that McDowell and Raleigh counties will be included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Closing America's Wastewate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $11,549,192 in federal funding for two Virginia transit systems. The funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2022 Low or Now Emission Vehicle Program that helps state and local governments purchase or lease zero-emission and low-emission transit buses as well as acquire and construct support facilities, and was m  more