WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Beagles rescued from the Envigo breeding and research facility in Virginia visited Capitol Hill this week to help give even more laboratory survivors a second chance at life with loving families. The meet-and-greet at the Rayburn House Office Building was hosted by Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29), sponsor of the Companion Animal Release from Experiments (CARE) Act, which would ensure  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), WHIP Steve Scalise (R-LA), Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and her House Republican colleagues to unveil the Commitment to America, a policy agenda designed to build An Economy That's Strong, A Nation That's Safe, A Future That's Built on Freedom, and A Government That's Accountable. "Our  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Ranking Member of the Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee introduced the Ukrainian Territorial Integ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to rescind the Trump-era Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program. "I applaud the Department of Labor for ending the previous Administration's Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP), a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Dick Durbin (D-IL), as well as a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced the Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act, which would require U.S. policy to not recognize any Russian claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine and prohibit any federal department or agency from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Roy Blunt (R-MO) in calling on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the U.S. delegation to the United Nations (UN) to push for the creation of a new Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Safety of Journalists. "Every day, around the world, courageous journalists regularly put themselves in ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), applauded unanimous Senate passage of his bipartisan bill to bolster federal efforts and increase coordination to address global malnutrition. The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act will authorize the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to scale up programs and activities to prevent a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2022: Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the first day of early voting in Virginia. "Early voting is easy and convenient, and I'm proud that Virginia makes it so simple for people to cast their ballots ahead of time and not worry about lines on Election Day. Voting should be fast, secure, and simple, regardless of who you are or who you're voting for, and I hope that we can pass l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Biden administration's new rule terminating employer-led apprenticeships: "The Biden administration is relentless. Instead of promoting employer-led apprenticeship programs--which allow job creato  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release and letter: This week, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), the Lead Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, joined the Republican Leaders of three other House committees in sending letters to agency officials regarding rulemakings and other executive actions that clearly overstep the Biden Administration's authority. The letters bring attention to We  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: On Thursday, Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2022 passed the Senate and will now go to the president's desk for his signature to become law. With the Senate passage, this is the fourth straight year that Rep. Luria has introduced this bipartisan legislation and it has become law. In May, Rep. Luria introduced the Vetera  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Republican Leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, was joined by every Republican member of the committee in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack questioning the Biden Administration's overreaching executive actions. In the letter, the Members write, "As you are aw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following floor statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks during today's floor debate on the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act. "I'm pleased to rise in support of the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, led in the Senate by my colleague from Virginia, Senator Mark Warner, and led in the House by the gentleman from   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) $7 billion investment in carbon capture, transport and storage infrastructure. This funding was authorized and provided through Chairman Manchin's bipartisan Energy Act of 2020 and the Infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.), this week led 10 of their Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agency's ongoing strategy to replenish the supply of baby formula across the country. In particular, the senators expressed their concerns that the FDA h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,275,080 in federal funding to help more Virginians access affordable housing. The funding will be awarded to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across the Commonwealth through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers program. "Rising rents and home prices are making it harder and harder for Virginians to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,275,080 in federal funding to help more Virginians access affordable housing. The funding will be awarded to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across the Commonwealth through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers program. "Rising rents and home prices are making it harder and harder for Virginians to  more