WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today gladly welcomed the announcement of a diplomatic breakthrough at African Union peace talks in South Africa between warring sides in Ethiopia, which included an agreement to "a permanent cessation of hostilities." Beyer, who represents one of the largest Ethiopian diaspora communities in the United States, has long urged a peaceful resolution to the conflict through en  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 3 (TNSawa) -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that West Virginia University (WVU) will receive $227,963 through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she made. This CDS award will support the use of telepresence robots to strengthen STEM education and support STEM educators in Rale  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2022: * * * Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Mike Kelly (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Korea Caucus, released the following statement regarding the October 29 tragedy in Seoul, South Korea that took the lives of more than 150 people. "As Co-Chairs of the Congressional Korea Caucus, we join the world in sending our heartfelt condolences to th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reminded and encouraged West Virginians to apply for health insurance coverage during the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment Period, which began yesterday, November 1st, and ends January 15th, 2023. West Virginians who enroll in or change their health coverage by December 15th can expect their coverage to begin by January 1st, 2023. "  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the launch of the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The study was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and will evaluate the potential for daily long-distance intercity rail passenger service and new Amtrak long  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The Education and Labor Committee released a new video of retired truck driver Jack Palush discussing the impact of the relief that Congressional Democrats and the Biden-Harris administration secured in the American Rescue Plan. To date, the American Rescue Plan has saved the pensions of 156,759 Americans and protected 785 businesses from being at-risk   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: At the start of Military Family Appreciation Month, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger applauded new federal regulations to increase protections for Veterans and servicemembers from deceptive recruitment practices by for-profit colleges. A longstanding loophole in the 90/10 rule in the Higher Education Act allowed for-profit colleges to use federal military education benefits to offset a cap on fe  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: As first reported by Politico, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer and CIA case officer -- today urged the CEOs of TikTok, Meta, Twitter, and Snapchat to combat the use of their platforms to recruit drivers to help with human smuggling operations. According to federal and local law enforcement, there has been an uptick in transnatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $115,675,266 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover unpaid utility bills, and make cost-effective home energy repairs that will lower their heating and cooling bills ahead of the winter season. The funds are being awarded through the Administration for Children and Families' Low Income Home  more