CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to reintroduce the bipartisan, bicameral Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA) to combat sexual assault on college campuses. The measure seeks to protect students by providing them with additional resources and strengthening colleges' accountability a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 12 Republican Senators released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) warning parents about the dangers of illicit fentanyl ahead of Halloween as the drug cartels have begun targeting America's youth with rainbow fentanyl in the form of pills that look like candy and powder that looks like sidewalk chalk. The fentanyl   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 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 $44,337,509 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program. This funding will provide resources that increase access to treatment and medication, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Alex X. Mooney introduced H.R. 9157, the "Gold Standard Restoration Act." The legislation calls for the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to publicly disclose all gold holdings and gold transactions within 30 months, after which time the Federal Reserve note "dollar" would be pegged to a fixed weight of gold at its then-market price. Federal Reserve notes would become fully redeemable   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $44,337,509 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program. This funding will provide resources that increase access to treatment and support the continuum of prev  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) sent a letter to Mayor Levar Stoney and City Council President Cynthia Newbille urging the City of Richmond to request a climate resiliency study to assess the integrity and capabilities of the Richmond floodwall and levee system. Recent extreme weather events demonstrate the pressing need to ensure existing infrastructure systems are capable   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Fox News with Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, on Oct. 11, 2022: * * * America is Driving Southeast Asia into the Arms of China and It's Dangerous The three of us recently traveled halfway around the world to better examine U.S. interests and economic pathways in a region that has garnered significant attention in the news lately. Meeting and working with government and business leaders in Southeas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's final "family glitch" rule: "Today, the Biden administration doubled down on its action to spend billions of taxpayer dollars illegally to expand Obamacare unilaterally  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) issued this statement following the Department of Labor's release of a proposed rule on worker classification, which will severely restrict individuals' ability to work as independent cont  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) toured PrimePlus Senior Center in Virginia Beach to highlight expanded veteran health care services and her efforts to cut prescription drug costs for seniors. In August, Rep. Luria voted in support of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower health care costs by allowing the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs, limiting the out-of-pocke  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden signed Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2022 into law to increase compensation and benefits for disabled veterans and their families. The President's signature marks the fourth straight year that Rep. Luria's legislation has become law. In May, Rep. Luria introduced the Veterans' COLA Act of 2022 with Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are again pressing U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about COVID relief funds intended to address students' learning loss being used to pay for radical c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- 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 Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) are again pressing U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about COVID relief funds intended to address students' learning loss being used to pay for radical curricula  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 21, 2022, entitled "Protecting American Innovation: Industry, Academia, and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center": * * * Good afternoon; I call this Hearing to order. Welcome to our non-government expert witnesses: * The Honorable Bill Evanina, former Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security   more

HENRICO, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is highlighting the investments that are headed to communities across Virginia to increase U.S. manufacturing capacity and domestic supply of semiconductors. The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law in August by President Joe Biden and encourages companies to expand their operations, boost research activities, and build new plants in Virgin  more