WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues, introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are currently living with Alzheimer's, creating costs of $3  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress: "Thank you everyone for attending the Education and the Workforce Committee organizing meeting. Welcome, Ranking Member S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced the Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, bipartisan legislation to help more Americans get good-paying jobs by allowing students to use federal Pell Grants to afford high-quality, shorter-term job training programs for the first time. Pell Grants are need-based education grants for low-income and working students. As of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the selection of West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest to provide the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree - known as "The People's Tree" - lights up the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol during the holiday season and is selected from a different nation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Following the Education and the Workforce Committee's Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) announced her appointment by Chairwoman Virginia Foxx to serve as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. "I am honored to be appointed by Dr. Virginia Foxx to serve as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce," Miller said. "Standing up for parental rights has been one of my top priorities in Congress, especially at a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced her selection to serve on the House Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and Legislative Branch Subcommittee. "I'm honored to be selected once again to serve on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and the Legislative Branch Subcommittees. I look forward to continuing to work w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to allow Head Start programs to receive Federal Work-Study dollars, bring additional in-classroom support to Head Start programs, and provide opportunities for college students to gain early childhood education experience. Currently, Work Study recipients are unable to use their designation to work in Hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) met with Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh to discuss workforce challenges for Virginia's seafood industry. During the meeting, they urged DOL to consider reforms to the H-2B lottery that would make the process easier to use for small family businesses like seafood processors to meet th  more