WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 315,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent. "Today's jobs report shows that the economy is continuing to exceed pre-pandemic job levels and returning to a steady   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 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 (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August, labor force participation increased to 62.4%, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%. The unemployment r  more

PETERSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: President Joe Biden will announce the 21 winners of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC), a $1 billion-dollar regional economic development competition. Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) applauded the selection of Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority, which will receive $52.9 million in federal funding, to expand the domestic supply chain fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Congressman Alex X. Mooney announced a $216,189 grant for The University of Charleston. The funding is distributed by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant is in support of the university's "A Collaborative Cybersecurity Analysis Certification Program." To meet workforce demands crucial to the Nation's security and sustained economic development, this project will develop an  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is pushing U.S. House leadership to bring a bill to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote before the end of the month to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from trading individual stocks while serving in office. Spanberger and a bipartisan group of eight House colleagues -- all of whom  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $62.8 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT Now) Coalition, led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. This investment will support job and economic growth in 21 counties across southern West Virginia that have been impacted by the downturn in  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for foundation repairs to the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Pocahontas County, W.Va. The GBT is a vital tool for astronomical researchers and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,756,448 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia airport projects. The funding will support a new equipment building at the Greenbrier Valley Airport, upgrades to runway and taxiway infrastructure at the Tri-State/Milton J Ferg  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for foundation repairs to the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The GBT is a vital tool for astronomical researchers and one of the  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,756,448 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia airport projects. The funding will support a new equipment building at the Greenbrier Valley Airport, upgrades to runway and taxiway infrastructure at the Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson   more