WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine Program (No. IF11826) on Aug. 30, 2022, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in the mid-2030s. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2022: * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $6,637,500 to the Virginia Highlands Airport Commission to extend its runway. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "The U.S. Department of Transportation's more than $6.6 million grant will be used to extend the Virginia Highlands 6/24 runway to 5,500 feet. "This is a significant investment in Wa  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released a new, district-specific report detailing how the Inflation Reduction Act -- now law -- will lower prescription drug costs for seniors and increase savings on health insurance premiums for families in Virginia's Seventh District. "For far too long, multinational pharmaceutical companies have inflated drug prices, exploited   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, which would extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments for five years. "Rural hospitals are the foundation of West Virginia's health care infrastructure," said Congresswoman Miller. "It is essential to the wellbeing of rural co  more

BELLE, West Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today traveled to Kanawha and Fayette counties where she visited Riverside High School's school-based health clinic, met with local leaders, and received a tour of the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy South Campus. First, Senator Capito visited Belle, W.Va. where she toured Riverside High School's school-based health clinic an  more