WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release and an Aug. 17, 2022, letter: * * * Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to the Integrity Committee for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) calling on the Committee to publicly confirm it is investigating Department of Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Last night President Biden signed H.R. 6943, the Public Safety Officer Support Act, into law. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in the House and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Senate, will provide benefit coverage for first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder after responding to a traumatic event. It will also expand   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Operation Fresh Start, a Biden administration plan to move defaulted student loan borrowers into good standing, which would qualify them for massive student loan forgiveness at the expense of taxpayers: "The  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act today to accelerate the availability of commercially produced high-assay, low enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel and boost domestic energy production in the United States. Co-led by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), the legislation directs the Secretary of Energy to prioritize and establi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced two grants being delivered to Virginia, totaling $229,671, from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Library of Virginia will receive $219,801 to help digitize historic newspapers, and the Virginia Department of Historical Resources will receive $9,870 to help care for and preserve their humanities collections.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today hosted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams in Charleston, W.Va. for meetings focused on alleviating regulatory delays to critical projects across the state. At  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today hosted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams in Charleston, W.Va. for meetings focused on alleviating regulatory delays to critical projects across the state. At a recent EPW Committee hearing, Ranking Member Capito  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,544,883 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Randolph County Housing Authority. This funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program. "Our healthc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking the agencies to explain their plan to ensure continuity of care for patients being prescribed controlled substances via COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) telemedicine flexibilities. The current PHE declaration is set to expire on October   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital and West Virginia University (WVU) to help combat the drug epidemic in West Virginia. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program provi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $162,155 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for West Virginia University (WVU). The funding is available through the National Digital Newspaper Program and will support preserving and digitizing historic news publications at W  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital and West Virginia University to help combat the drug epidemic in West Virginia. The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program provides critical funding   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $1,943,222 in federal funding for the construction of an innovation hub in Farmville, Virginia. The funding will support the Longwood University Real Estate Foundation's efforts to construct a facility that will serve as a business development and community training center with coworking spaces, business consulting, and educational training rooms.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $1,943,222 in federal funding for the construction of an innovation hub in Farmville, Virginia. The funding will support the Longwood University Real Estate Foundation's efforts to construct a facility that will serve as a business development and community training center with coworking spaces, business consulting, and educational training rooms.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2022, with Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Virginia: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law: "We're proud that this law will lower the price of prescription drugs, reduce the deficit, bring down energy bills and fight climate change. We're also glad that it will help ensure that miners sufferi  more