WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Today U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced the reintroduction of the ATF Improvement and Modernization (AIM) Act. The bill would improve and modernize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to better equip the Bureau to crack down on gun violence and the illegal use of firearms. "For years the gun lobby and its allies in Congress have   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee, U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce committee, and 67 lawmakers called on the Biden administration to rescind their reckless Income Driven Repayment (IDR) rule proposal, which would reduce the amount of student loan debt borro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller authored an Op-Ed titled, "New Budget Gimmick Will Tax Regular Americans Like Small Businesses," in the Washington Examiner. In her Op-Ed, Congresswoman Miller focused on the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act to protect regular Americans from becoming taxed for using online payment platforms, like Paypal, Venmo, or Zelle. The Op-Ed uses this year's Super Bowl   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on information released today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to incentivize investment in coal communities. Today's announcement includes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan group to reintroduce the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA). The legislation would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will not be considered taxable income. "Access to affordable, rel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-LA) led 32 House Republicans and 35 Republican Senators in calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to rescind the Biden administration's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) applauded Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona for the Department's proposed rule to reform the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) system. The proposed reforms make the IDR program more generous for low-income borrowers, automatically enrolls delinquent borrowers in the IDR program, sunsets old IDR plans, and eliminates monthly accrual of interest to borrowers. "I am enco  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on information released today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on provisions in the Inflation Reduction Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: As the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) work to finalize a location for the new FBI headquarters, Virginia's leaders are joining together to make the case that Springfield is the superior site. In a letter, the Commonwealth's bipartisan congressional delegation and Gov. Glenn Youngkin detailed the ways in which Springfield best meets the five select  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: As the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) work to finalize a location for the new FBI headquarters, Virginia's leaders are joining together to make the case that Springfield is the superior site. In a letter, the Commonwealth's bipartisan congressional delegation and Gov. Glenn Youngkin detailed the ways in which Springfield best meets the five selection  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: As the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) work to finalize a location for the new FBI headquarters, Virginia's leaders are joining together to make the case that Springfield is the superior site. In a letter, the Commonwealth's bipartisan congressional delegation and Gov. Glenn Youngkin detailed the ways in which Springfield best meets the five selection  more