WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the signing of the bipartisan infrastructure law in November 2021. The law is already providing investments directly to Virginia to reduce traffic congestion, repair roads and bridges, revitalize railways, and more. Just last month, Spanberger announced an additional investment of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $33,772,892 for the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Thomas Health System, and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. This funding, which is through the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; Robert Stewart Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia; Todd E. Edelman, to be  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) celebrated the one year anniversary of the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Last year, Senator Manchin led the bipartisan group that negotiated the historic legislation. "One year ago, President Biden signed our historic and bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law to help address the infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $33,772,892 for the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Thomas Health System, and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. This funding, which is through the U.S. Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Representatives A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) introduced the Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act to guarantee legal counsel during removal proceedings for immigrant children, individuals with disabilities, victims of abuse, torture, and violence; and those living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Contrary to American constitutional guarantee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the Office of Labor-Management Standards'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement. "Since Russia launched its brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine nine months ago, there has been fear that this conflict could spill over into neighboring NATO countries and result in a dangerous escalation that would lead to devastation and destruction across Europ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of a resolution terminating the COVID-19 national emergency under the National Emergencies Act originally declared by President Trump in March of 2020. "When COVID-19 hit, Congress acted with urgency under a number of emergency declarations to provide the flexibilities and funding needed to save lives,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro requesting an update on a study commissioned by the Navy to assess the number of amphibious warships needed in the future fleet. In the letter, the senators explain that senior flag officers continue to report a major fleet buildup for the Chinese Navy, and that further de  more