WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus package to delay the implementation of the tax scheme in the Democrats' American Rescue Plan that lowers the threshold for Americans to receive a 1099-K form from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for one year. "Today I offered yet another solution to the drastic changes to 109  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and outgoing President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress: It was my honor to join my colleagues in welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today celebrated the service of U.S. Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) in the U.S. Congress. Click here (https://youtu.be/UqTMJSz-Rf4) to watch her speech, and the full transcript of her remarks is below. -- Mister Speaker, I stand here today to celebrate the record of service of my friend  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (VA-08)--released a new report highlighting the growing economic contributions of older workers and the economy-wide harms cause by barriers they face in the labor market. Older Americans contribute an estimated 40% of the national economic output despite making up just 35% the population, an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: On the House floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) blasted postsecondary institutions for giving students misleading and false information about the cost of college. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "Our postsecondary education system is broken. "The Government Accountability Office recentl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which the House and Senate recently passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Below is th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released a statement following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Congress. "President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people have displayed tremendous determination and resolve over the last 10 months as they have defended their country against Russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion. "I am p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $842,140 in federal funding to help homeless veterans in Virginia access affordable housing. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (VASH), which allows veterans to receive rental assistance through HUD's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and case management and suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded unanimous Senate passage of their Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Dismal Swamp and its associated sites as a National Heritage Area. The Great Dismal Swamp has served as a home of native people and wildlife for thousands of ye  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured over $200 million in federal funding for Virginia in the newly released text of the government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023. The bills are expected to be passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives and then signed by President Joe Biden. "This bill funds critical national priorities, i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured over $200 million in federal funding for Virginia in the newly released text of the government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023. The bills are expected to be passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives and then signed by President Joe Biden. "This bill funds critical national priorities, including health   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022, and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today wrote the Youngkin administration expressing concerns with the deployment of the Ashanti Alert, which provides rapid dissemination of information to law enforcement agencies, media, and the public about adults who have been reported missing, along with suspect information in cases of suspected abduction. "Since the enactment of the state law  more

NORTHERN NECK, Virginia, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced his letter to Mr. James Quincey, Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, regarding the production of Northern Neck Ginger Ale. This letter follows the discontinuation of Northern Neck Ginger Ale during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Coca-Cola Company. "The efforts of thousands of Virginians to restart production of  more