MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dana Perino, author and co-anchor of FOX News Channel's America's Newsroom and The Five, hosted several events today in Morgantown, W.Va. to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. First, Senator Capito and Dana Perino traveled to Suncrest Elementary School where they met with fifth a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Costs of Suspending Student Loan Payments and Canceling Debt": * * * To: Honorable Richard Burr, Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Honorable Virginia Foxx, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 Re: Costs of Suspending Student Loan Payments and Canceling Debt   more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced the opening of his new Flagship District Office in Fairfax, Virginia. The new office replaces his Annandale office as the hub of Team Connolly's constituent services operation for residents of Virginia's 11th District. The Annandale office will remain open, but appointments are strongly encouraged. "Since coming to Congress, our Annandale District Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following news release: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, successfully carried out the first-ever planetary defense test mission. The Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission demonstrated kinetic impactor technology to affect the asteroi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) led a bipartisan resolution to designate September 2022 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This resolution recognizes the impact of cancer on the lives of children, urges stakeholders at every level of government to increase public awareness about the risks of cancer and reminds Americans of the bravery of children who are diagnosed with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act, legislation to direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow generic drug manufacturers to update their product labeling with safety-related information. Current FDA regulations require a generic drug to have the same labeling as its brand-name counterpart with very limited exceptions. While   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and leader of committee Democrats, issued a 12-page fact sheet on Aug. 23, 2022, entitled "People of Color and Low-Income Communities Are Disproportionately Harmed by Banking and Financial Exclusion." * * * People Of Color And Low-Income Communities Are Disproportionately Harmed By Banking And Financial Exclusion Access to banking and financial services is essential to economic mobility and opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed a $400 billion cost estimate for President Biden's illegal student loan debt scheme: "CBO's $400 billion cost estimate shows this administration has lost a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leader Sam Graves (R-MO) and the top Republicans of T&I's six subcommittees wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to highlight their commitment to exercising their investigative and legislative powers to ensure the Biden Administration does   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Douglas L. Parker to condemn OSHA's forthcoming COVID-19 rule--which seeks to implemen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today made $7 billion available to fund regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, which will form a key power source in America's future clean energy economy. As part of the Department's commitment to accelerating the national deployment of clean hydrogen fuel, DOE also released a draft of the National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: Less than one month after reaching the major milestone of $20 million returned, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that her office has now surpassed $21 million in casework funds returned to constituents in Virginia's Seventh District -- including more than $10 million since the start of 2022. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for backlogged   more