CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 16 bipartisan Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide Ukrainian forces with MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones. The Pentagon has considered transferring armed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Ukraine for months without a final decision and providing the dro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine Program (No. IF11826) on Nov. 28, 2022, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in the mid-2030s. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 16, 2022, entitled "Unfolding the Universe: Initial Science Results from the James Webb Space Telescope": * * * Before we begin, I want to take a moment to recognize the thrilling first successful test launch of the integrated Space Launch System and Orion crew vehicle--Artemis 1--from Cape Cana  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business hearing at 9 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2022, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda I. Nominees * DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit * Anthony Devos Johnstone, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit * Maria Araujo Kahn, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit * Julie Rikelman, to be United States Circuit J  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2022, on the death of Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia: * * * "It is with great sadness that I join Virginians tonight in mourning the loss of Congressman Donald McEachin: a tireless champion for Virginia families and a force for economic opportunity and environmental justice. "For two decades, Congressman McEachin was a distinguished leader on climate in Richmond: serving in both the H  more