WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The Education and the Workforce Committee passed two bills to help empower parents, students, and women: H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, and H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. On the passage of H.R. 734, Chairwoman Foxx said: "We have seen what happens when biological males are allowed to compete   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the news that Visa, American Express, and Mastercard will pause implementation of new, separate merchant category codes (MCCs) for firearms sales under the International Organization for Standardizations (ISO) guidelines. This announcement follows Senator Capito's September 2022 letter to the credit card compani  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement today on updated Republican legislation due for markup tomorrow directing the Treasury Department to prioritize certain payments in the event of a debt limit breach: "The first thing that struck me reading Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,018,536 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress. "Today's budget put forth by the Biden administration checks every box of their progressive agenda. This budget fits along with their partisan budget tactics, deficit raisi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the Senate's bipartisan passage of a resolution of disapproval to block the Washington D.C. Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) from taking effect. "While homicide, auto theft, and violent crime rates rise in D.C., it is obvious that now is not the time for an irresponsible rewrite of criminal co  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after her Amendment to H.R. 1335, the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act, was passed by the House Committee on Natural Resources in a unanimous, bipartisan vote during its full committee markup. TAPP pursues an all-of-the-above energy strategy, encourages domestic produc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2024 Biden's Budget. "The President's budget is a fiscally irresponsible economic death sentence for our grandchildren. This "budget" contains trillions of dollars of unbearable tax hikes on the American people and would be a financial massacre," said Congresswoman Miller. "With already record high  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, introduced the Office of Personnel Management Reform Act. This bill is the culmination of years of bipartisan efforts to revitalize the Office of   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Virginia's Governor Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Abigail Spanberger, Jennifer Wexton, Jen Kiggans, and Jennifer McClellan issued the following statement after Virginia leaders presented to the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the clear case for Springfield   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Virginia's Governor Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Abigail Spanberger, Jennifer Wexton, Jen Kiggans, and Jennifer McClellan issued the following statement after Virginia leaders presented to the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the clear case for Springfield  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following written testimony by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, at a member day hearing on March 8, 2023, on stock trades: * * * Thank you -- Chair Steil, Ranking Member Morelle, and Members of the House Administration Committee -- for providing me with the opportunity to testify on a matter that is foundational to our responsibility of representing the American people -- trust. Last April, many of you in this room hear  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Members of the House Republican Conference to hold a signing ceremony for H.J. Res. 30, a joint resolution that would nullify the Biden administration's rule encouraging retirement fiduciar  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding President Biden's FY 2024 budget proposal: "President Biden's budget is a fiscal disaster that will dig our nation further into unsurmountable debt. The President is once again calling for reckless spending  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Majority Whip Tom Emmer hosted a roundtable discussion on H.R. 5, Congresswoman Julia Letlow's (R-La.) Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a core tenant of the House Republican Majority's Commitment to America and upholds a parent's right to be involved in his or her child's education. Whip Emmer was joined by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSres) -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) joined Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-La.) for a roundtable discussion on H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a core tenant of the House Republican Majority's Commitment to America and upholds a parent's right to be involved  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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 $3,177,536 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia airport projects. The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support constructing new terminal buildings at the North Central West Virginia Airport and the Jackson County Airport and purchasing  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following comments made by White House senior adviser John Podesta that Chinese companies will be "big players" in growing domestic energy production using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips and Science Act. "It is beyond irresponsible for someone speaking on behalf  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States' and our allies' dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and other technologies that will help strengthen energy security and  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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, released the below statement applauding House passage of a formal challenge to the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval. "When Congressman Graves and I introduced resolutions of dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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, including the Norfolk Southern CEO, representatives from the EPA, and state and local officials, on the environmental, public health and safety impacts, and decisions made in the immediate aftermath of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that oc  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Virginia's Governor Glenn Youngkin, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Abigail Spanberger, Jennifer Wexton, Jen Kiggans, and Jennifer McClellan issued the following statement after Virginia leaders presented to the General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the clear cas  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Higher Education and Workforce Development (HEWD) Subcommittee Ranking Member Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and the other Democratic Members of the HEWD Subcommittee unveiled plans to reintroduce the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act. The LOAN Act would lower the cost of college for current   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of its proposal to rescind detrimental provisions from the 2019 Trump-era ruletha  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following opening statement on March 8, 2023: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. "Thank you, Dr. Foxx, and good morning. "Madam Chair, we all agree that parental engagement is essential for student success, and that Cong  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following comments made by White House senior adviser John Podesta that Chinese companies will be "big players" in growing domestic energy production using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 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 examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States' and our allies' dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and o  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement applauding House passage of a formal challenge to the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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, "Protecting Public Health and the Environment in the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release in East Palestine, Ohio." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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, including the Norfolk Southern CEO, representatives from the EPA, and state and local officials, on the environmental, public health and safety impacts, and decisions made in the immedi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today praised the introduction of her bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the U.S. Senate version of the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill to help more Virginia students and workers afford high-quality workforce training and credentialing programs. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act would give individuals in Virginia and across the country the freedom to use their 529 savings plans to cover th  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new voluntary cybersecurity guidance for health care organizations looking to bolster their cybersecurity: "As cyber criminals continue to target health systems in order to steal or hold for ransom the sensitiv  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, legislation that would add a total of 5,600 acres to the existing Rough Mountain and Rich Hole wilderness areas within the George Washington National Forest in Bath County, Virginia. "It's crucial that we preserve Virginia's natural treasures, which are essential to the economy and way of life in communities across   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, legislation that would add a total of 5,600 acres to the existing Rough Mountain and Rich Hole wilderness areas within the George Washington National Forest in Bath County, Virginia. "It's crucial that we preserve Virginia's natural treasures, which are essential to the economy and way of life in communities across  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on President Biden's newly released budget. Wexton is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee: "President Biden has unveiled a robust and sensible budget that meets the needs of families in every community across America in this moment and builds on the historic progress of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 1335 - the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act through the House Natural Resources Committee. This bill will unleash American energy and critical mineral resources production and modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expand U.S. energy and infrastructure development.   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, with Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), which would permit the use of 529 account funds to pay for postsecondary credential program expenses. "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are essential to the future development of our  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Biden's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24): "Our defense budget must match the threats we face, and those threats are steep. Under President Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party has nearly tripled its defense spending, most recently an  more