WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Marie Newman (D-IL), today introduced the Older Workers Bureau Act, which would establish an Older Workers' Bureau under the Department of Labor. The bureau would be tasked with identifying challenges facing workers aged 55 and up, and guiding future policy to support the welfare of older workers. "As more Americans work into their later years and workplace conditio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: The U.S. Senate passed the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job and return to the federal workforce. The House passed the legislation unanimously in July, 2022. The legislation was introduced in the House by Congressman Gerry C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and chair of the SFRC subcommittee that oversees human rights--released the following statement regarding the State Department's support for immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in a lawsuit brought by friends and family of Virginia resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following MBS'   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: Following U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) years long effort, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released updated broadband coverage maps. These pre-production map updates are the direct result of years of Senator Manchin's work urging the FCC to update their incorrect broadband coverage maps that determine how millions of dollars in funding to expand reliable, affordable broa  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Senate appropriators calling for $25 million in FY2023 funding for the Carbon Materials Science Initi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Nov. 18, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today urged President Joe Biden to reestablish the 'Campaign to Cut Government Waste' to protect taxpayer dollars. In 2011, President Obama chose then-Vice President Joe Biden to lead a 'Campaign to Cut Government Waste' to enable the federal government to streamline programs and eliminate misspent tax dollars in every agency and depa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that he received the 2022 Defender of Small Business award from the Job Creators Network. "It is the American entrepreneurial spirit, not bureaucrats in Washington, that make our nation an incredible place to live and work," said Congressman Wittman. "As we have been constantly reminded, especially considering the recent economic challenges, American small bus  more