WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led every Committee Republican member in sending a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) requesting a hearing to examine the implementation of the Biden administration's reckless student loan bailout and the continuation of the student loan repay  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Griffith issued the following statement upon hearing the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death. "I am deeply saddened to hear of Queen Elizabeth's passing. As Britain's longest-reigning monarch, her legacy is her decades-long life of service to her country and strong friendship with ours. "In 2007, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of escorting Queen Elizabeth II to th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 8, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) sent a letter to the Board of the Enrichmond Foundation. In the letter, Rep. McEachin demands answers and improved transparency and accountability regarding the organization's dissolution and the various funds that were entrusted to the Foundation by the federal government, local stakeholders, and other entities. In late June   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to introduced the Simplifying Grants Act (S. 4799), legislation to make it easier for local governments, with less than 50,000 people, to apply for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, the Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), to reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports. The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. "Queen Elizabeth II was beloved by millions, and I mourn with the people of the United Kingdom today. Her Majesty visited Virginia in 2007 while I was Governor, two weeks after the Virginia Tech shooting, and she grieved with us then, giving us a moment to unite around during an incredibly diffi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, West Virginia will receive $750,000 to support renovations and upgrades to its Drug Addiction Center. The funding is made possible by a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request secured by Senator Manchin and is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Cynthia Lummis (D-WY) and more than 30 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership in support of closing the $3 billion funding shortfall impacting the Secure & Trusted Communications Networks Act's Reimbursement Program. The shortfall leaves wireless networks--oft  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) match against Nigeria on Tuesday evening, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined leaders of U.S. Soccer, USWNT and the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (USMNT) for the signing of hist  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: 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 $442,500 in Economic Development District Planning grants for five communities across West Virginia. This funding is made available through the Economic Development Admi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $442,500 in Economic Development District Planning grants for five communities across West Virginia. This funding is made available through the Economic Development Administration (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) celebrated $52.9 million in funding from the federal government for the Petersburg/Richmond region to support job creation and increase American independence from foreign drug manufacturers. This funding was recently awarded through the Economic Development Administration and funded by the American Rescue Plan, which was s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) celebrated $52.9 million in funding from the federal government for the Petersburg/Richmond region to support job creation and increase American independence from foreign drug manufacturers. This funding was recently awarded through the Economic Development Administration and funded by the American Rescue Plan, which was sup  more