| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday February 15, 2023 ( 11 items ) |
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Capito, Manchin, Merkley, Klobuchar, Collins Recommend Bipartisan Improvements to Legacy Act Proposed Rule
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter:
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) provided U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra with recommended bipartisan improvements on implementing the HHS proposed rule on the "Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records."
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Connolly, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Saving the Civil Service Act to Protect Federal Workforce From Politicization
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023:
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Saving the Civil Service Act to protect the federal workforce from politicization and political manipulation. The bipartisan legislation includes and builds on Connolly and Fitzpatrick's Preventing a Patronage System Act, which passed the House in September 2022. The legislation is cosponsored by Congressw
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House Education & Workforce Committee Chairman Foxx Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Education Crisis
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following opening statement involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2023, entitled "American Education in Crisis":
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From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation's education system is deeply troubling at every level. Republicans want transparency and innovative solutions to the problems in our education system, while Democrats want taxpayers to for
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House Education & Workforce Committee Issues Testimony From Education Freedom Center Director Gentles
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Virginia Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women's Forum, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2023, entitled "American Education in Crisis":
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My name is Virginia Gentles, and I am the mother of two school-age children and the director of the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women's Forum. IWF is a non-profit organization that advances policies that enha
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Kaine Leads Introduction of Bill to Protect Merit-Based Federal Workforce System, Federal Workers' Rights
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led his colleagues in introducing the Saving the Civil Service Act, legislation that would prevent any position in the federal civil service from being reclassified outside of merit system principles without the express consent of Congress. This bill would secure the civil service and protect tens of thousands of federal employees from losing job protections and due process rights
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Leader Jeffries Appoints Beyer Senior House Democrat On Joint Economic Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023:
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today thanked House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his appointment to serve as Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee (JEC). Jeffries announced the move late last week.
Beyer said:
"In the past three years the U.S. economy saw unprecedented chaos, experiencing one of the swiftest recessions in history and then, under President Biden's leaders
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Manchin Leads 36 Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Comprehensively Address PFAS Contamination
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter:
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 36 Senators in urging President Joe Biden to include funding in the Administration's upcoming budget request to comprehensively address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in West Virginia and across the country. Specifically, the Senators requested funding dedicated to closing gaps in data and research, bolstering ongoing testing and c
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Manchin Statement on the Death of Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023:
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released the following statement on the death of Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, former chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation.
"Gayle and I are saddened to learn of the death of our dear friend, Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda. For more than 25 years, West Virginia and Toyota's strong partnership has continued to grow. When Dr. Toyoda initially considered Buffal
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Manchin, Capito, Merkley, Klobuchar, Collins Recommend Bipartisan Improvements to Legacy Act Proposed Rule
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) provided U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra with recommended bipartisan improvements on implementing the HHS proposed rule on the "Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records." The proposed rule is aimed
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Scott, Cassidy, Foxx, and Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke Reckless Student Loan Scheme
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee; Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee; Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee; and 66 other lawmakers called on the Biden administration to rescind its reckless Income Driven Repayment (IDR)
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Spanberger Joins Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Local Business Leaders to Sound Alarm on Debt Ceiling Crisis
WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023:
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday joined Prince William County business leaders to sound the alarm on how a potential debt ceiling default would be devastating for Virginia's economy.
On Monday, Spanberger joined the Prince William Chamber of Commerce to highlight how a debt ceiling default, as well as the sheer act of toying with a default, would have seriou
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