WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, 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, questioned witnesses at a full committee hearing about increased costs caused by Low-Carbon Fuel Standard programs currently in place in certain states, the emissions impacts of electric vehicles (EVs), and the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub. HIGHLIGHTS: ON LOW-CARBON FUEL STANDAR  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today delivered a floor speech on the out-of-control crime the nation is facing due to Democrats' soft-on-crime agenda. During the speech, Senator Capito highlighted Democrats' disregard for law and order, the record number of police officers leaving the profession, and the direct tie between the southern border crisis and the addicti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced she will serve as the top Republican on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding across a large range of programs within the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and other independent agencies. "I'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced the Rural Broadband Protection Act (S.275), which would require a more thorough vetting and verification process for internet service providers seeking to participate in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) high-cost programs. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) along with Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), and Congressman Lou Correa in re-launching the bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus. The mission of the Energy Export Caucus is to execute an all-of-the-above pro-American energy trade agenda. The Energy Export Caucus focuses on using the full power and authority of the federal g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2023: Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) today introduced the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act. This bipartisan bill would save lives by establishing a uniform base of liability protection for businesses that acquire automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the good Samaritans who use them. AEDs are used to assist victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests (SCA). Dep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) reintroduced the Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make VA-designated primary family caregivers eligible for the public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program. "Today, there are approximately 5.5 million Americans who serve as caregivers for woun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in reaction to the Education Department's announcement regarding online education: "It is reckless for the Department to suggest providing access to online education is a main driver of federal student loan debt. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today's joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled "President Biden's Border Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis." Excerpts and highlig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and other colleagues in introducing the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to crack down on profiteering and price gouging by large oil companies and provide consumers further relief at the gas pump. "I am glad to see Virginia's average gas prices fall well below $3.50 a gallon and remain focused on doing all I can to keep prices low," said Kaine.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jon Tester (D-MT) in introducing a resolution opposing a Republican plan to impose a 30 percent national sales tax on all goods and services, which would raise taxes for all Americans, regardless of their income. Instead, the senators' resolution calls for tax cuts for working- and middle-class families - paid for by making sure the ultra-wealthy an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, questioned witnesses on Taiwan's defensive capabilities against mainland China, commitments from U.S. allies to defend Taiwan and Vladimir Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine. The witnesses were Dr. Bonny Lin, Director of the China Power Project and Senio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Nuclear Fuel Security Act (NFSA). The bipartisan legislation directs the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a nuclear fuel program with the purpose of onsh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "The Future of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank the witnesses for being here today. And I think we've   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Today elected officials and community leaders held a press conference in Springfield to lay out why Northern Virginia is the ideal location for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, as the FBI and the General Services Administration (GSA) work to finalize a location after years of work on the project spanning multiple presidential administrations. "Virginia is the best p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Don Beyer (D-VA), Young Kim (R-CA), and Jim Baird (R-IN) introduced the Data Science and Literacy Act, legislation to increase access to data science education, reduce course equity gaps for all students, and help build America's 21st century STEM workforce. "To compete in a 21st-century economy, we need a 21st-century STEM workforce that reflects the diversity that makes the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- 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, questioned witnesses at a full committee hearing about increased costs caused by Low-Carbon Fuel Standard programs currently in place in certain states, the emissions impacts of electric vehicles (EVs), and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 9, 2023, on the state of the U.S. territories: * * * The committee will come to order. Today we're here both for a very quick vote and to discuss the state of the U.S. territories. Speaking first to the markup, on the agenda is an amendment to our Committee rules for the 118th Congress and the Committee's funding   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "The Future of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank the witnesses for being her  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Nuclear Fuel Security Act (NFSA). The bipartisan legislation directs the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DO  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation remaining at a 41-year high of 6.4 percent, and prices having risen 14.4 percent since President Biden took his oath of office: "Working Americans need relief from President Biden's ongoing inflation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Today elected officials and community leaders held a press conference in Springfield to lay out why Northern Virginia is the ideal location for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, as the FBI and the General Services Administration (GSA) work to finalize a location after years of work on the project spanning multiple presidential administrations. "Virginia is the best  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Elected officials and community leaders held a press conference in Springfield to lay out why Northern Virginia is the ideal location for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, as the FBI and the General Services Administration (GSA) work to finalize a location after years of work on the project spanning multiple presidential administrations. "Virginia is the best place to live, work, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on why Springfield, Virginia is the optimal location to establish the new FBI headquarters, joining other bipartisan Virginia leaders today in calling for a fair evaluation of Springfield as a finalist for the move. Wexton could not attend the press event hosted by other elected leaders as she is currently traveling   more