WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Chairman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced the membership of the House Aerospace Caucus. Current Members Include: Rep. Don Beyer (D-Virginia) Rep. Julia Brownley (D-California) Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Alabama) Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Georgia) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Florida) Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado) Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Florida) Rep. Garett Graves (R-Lousiana) Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-A  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- 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 Joseph Goffman, nominee to be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation, during an EPW Committee hearing. During a first round of question  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration's rule encouraging retirement fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when inve  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Secretary of the House Republican Conference Lisa McClain (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 1311, the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act for the 118th Congress. The legislation makes the college shopping process more consumer friendly following the GAO's fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,755,887 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June of 2022, and will support   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded Eli Lilly's announcement that they will automatically cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 at participating retail pharmacies for people with commercial insurance using Lilly insulin, effective immediately. According to the CDC, 13.4% of West Virginia adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. "I applaud this long-overdue announcement by Eli Lilly which will have an i  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke on the Senate Floor on the national debt crisis and the urgent need for the Biden Administration to release its federal budget, which was due to Congress on February 6th. "In 2013, federal spending was less than $3.5 trillion. Today, it's more than $6.2 trillion. In ten short years, that's an 80% increase," Senator Manchin said in part. "Years of fiscal irresponsib  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mike Braun (R-IN) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the bipartisan FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act to combat the drug epidemic that continues to ravage communities across the United States. The legislation would strengthen scientific and Congressional review throughout the opioid approval process, as well as hold FDA leadership accountable for final decisions re  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate ENR Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act to bolster outdoor recreation and biking on federal lands across the country. The BOLT Act directs the Department of the Interior (DOI) to  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Todd Young (R-IN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) urged United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai to engage with the European Union (EU) to prevent the adoption of the European Commission's (EC) proposed restrictions on the trade of steel scrap. The proposed measures would negatively impact the global competitiveness of American steel producer  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- 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 to consider the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has previously voiced her strong opposition to Goffman's n  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging the Biden Administration to impose stricter sanctions against members of the Iranian Parliament -- or Majiles -- in response to their ongoing support of cruel human rights abuses against peaceful protestors. On September 14, 2022, Iran's morality police arrested 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for allegedly incorre  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 2, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on the President's National Cyber Strategy: "I'm pleased to see the Biden Administration advocating for the kind of best practices that I've long called for, such as building and reinforcing strong partnerships with the private sector, investing in the long-term protection of  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,035,800 in federal funding to support 10 Virginia-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in their mission to expand lending and investment opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Program (  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,035,800 in federal funding to support 10 Virginia-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in their mission to expand lending and investment opportunities in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Program   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, legislation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), to strengthen campaign finance laws, improve transparency around political spending in federal elections, and make government more accountable to the will of voters. Outside group spending in federal elections has sk  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, legislation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), to strengthen campaign finance laws, improve transparency around political spending in federal elections, and make government more accountable to the will of voters. Outside group spending in federal elections has sky  more