WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: On Tuesday, March 28, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled "Unleashing America's Opportunities for Hiring and Employment" which will examine how current economic conditions created by Biden administration policies are negatively impacting employment for workers and job crea  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority will be awarded $125,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). Specifically, the funding supports fair housing activities that educate the public and housing p  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $748,564 to West Virginia University (WVU) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to support scientific and technical research. Specifically, the funding will allow WVU to focus on   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Senate Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, recently released a resolution in celebration of AmeriCorps Week to honor the invaluable contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni. "Just recently, I was proud to meet AmeriCorps volunteers at Grow Ohio Valley and at Wheeling Heritage. Whether helping grow and develop our Heritage  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with Representatives Daniel Meuser (R-Pa.-09) and David Trone (D-Md.-06) announced the introduction of the Family Support Services for Addiction Act. The legislation would p  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Mark Kelly (D- Arizona) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) today reintroduced the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act to address airline flight cancellations caused by a shortage of pilots. The legislation: * Raises the mandato  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following information for a hearing entitled "2022 Midterms Look Back Series: Election Observer Access" at 10:30 a.m. on March 23, 2023, at 1310 Longworth House Office Building: Witness List * Ms. Lynn Taylor, President, Virginia Institute for Public Policy * Mr. Josh Findlay, National Election Integrity Director, Republican National Committee * Mr. Michael Cunnington, Former Congressional Observer * The H  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- 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) sent a letter to Dr. Kurt Newman, President and CEO of the Children's National Hospital, expressing concerns about "the erosion of parents' rights" and the use of "life-altering, irreversible medical interventions on children" at the hospital's Youth Pride Clinic. In t  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $748,564 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for a three-year research initiative at West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will be used to implement the West Virginia Research Infrastructure Development  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the SASC Cybersecurity Subcommittee, invited leading national security organizations to participate in this year's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Locked Shields Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Exercise, the world's largest international cyber defense exercise.  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help address the surge in mental health crises among children and adolescents by improving access to mental health services in schools. According to a 2022 survey conducted by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on student mental health in Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee focused on human rights, sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to take action to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) repression of Uyghur family members of their constituents, including the family members of Mr. Nury Turkel of Alexandria, Ms. Rushan Abbas of Falls Church, Mr. Mamatjan Juma of  more