WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Fox Business Network's Varney and Co. to discuss the middle-class squeeze that has resulted from the failed policies and priorities of the Biden administration. Recently, Senator Capito penned an op-ed for Ogden Newspapers on the topic, expanding on the impacts of President Biden's inflation economy price hikes. HIGHLIGHT  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a hearing titled "Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections." During the hearing, Senator Capito questioned Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer (COO) Andrew Watterson on the causes of their major air travel disruptio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and questioned government witnesses at a joint hearing examining the federal response to COVID-19. Witnesses testifying at today's hearing included Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, National  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Reproductive Freedom For All Act, which would codify the essential holdings of Roe v. Wade and related cases protecting women's rights to access abortion and contraception. This would undo the damage of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) in reintroducing the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) -- legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the American Rescue Plan (A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-12), Chip Roy (R-TX-21), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Tom Cole (R-OK-04) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars, and reassert Congress' Constitutional role in deciding whether and when to send our serv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced theVeterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023. Rep. Cline was joined by Congressmen Byron Donalds (R-FL), Lou Correa (D-CA), and Chris Pappas (D-NH) in introducing this bipartisan legislation. The Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 would allow veterans the opportunity to pursue their small business and entrepreneurial aspirations by giving them access  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) convened a business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress and a committee rule change for the 118thCongress. The expenditure resolution was ordered reported and the committee rule change was app  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss the state of the U.S. territories -- American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. During the hearing, attended in-person by all five territorial governors, Senator Manchin, Chairman of the Committee, discussed the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) along with U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) reintroduced the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) -- legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will not be considered taxable i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- alongside her colleagues in the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues -- introduced a resolution condemning Azerbaijan for its blockade of Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and urging the United States to take immediate steps to end the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Azerbaijan began its blockade of the Lachin Corridor -- a vital lifeline tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the U.S. House voted unanimously to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the United States. "As a member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, I'm focused on the Chinese Communist Party's aggression and growing threats to the American people --   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation to make sure retired public safety officers receive the benefits they have earned. Many police officers and fire fighters retire earlier than other occupations due to the unique physical demands, stress, and job hazards t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) -- as well as U.S. Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX-21), Barbara Lee (D-CA-12), and Tom Cole (R-OK-04) -- reintroduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), formally end the Gulf and Iraq Wars, and reassert congressional authority to make decisions  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), along with co-leads Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA), introduced a resolution to officially designate February as "Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month." Millions of teens are affected by teen dating violence, which can include physical violence, sexual violence, psychologi  more