WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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 about the negative impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Headwind Rule" during a full EPW hearing. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE EPA MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STATES TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS: RANKING MEMBER CAPITO: "The Clean Air Act is built   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about permitting issues specific to the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS), mining grants, and coordination between federal and state authorities. HIGHLIGHTS: ON A REPORT EXAMINING EXPEDITED FISH AND WILD  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Chairwoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the below statement after sending a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requesting information about VA's use of professional and management consultants who may have conflicts of interest. "It is absolutely critical that every dollar spent by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) directly benefits our veterans," said Chairwoman Kiggan  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) discussed the importance of completing the Mountain Valley Pipeline during a colloquy on the House of Representatives floor. Remarks on the House floor are below: "President Biden's threat to veto H.R. 1 tells everything we need to know about the bill - it will unleash American energy and bring down energy costs.   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the FY24 budget request and updates on planning factors and execution for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for deliv  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Utah, chair of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how free speech rights are continuously being violated on college campuses: "What our young men and women practice and learn at colleges and unive  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled "Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden's Massive Spending Spree." Excerpts and highlights below: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) and formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars. Today's vote to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs comes after the 20th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine teamed up with U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to introduce the bipartisan Student Loan Tax Elimination Act, legislation to remove an antiquated tax that adds debt to student loan borrowers. "Everyone loses when Virginia students are confronted with massive amo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Give Them What They Need to Complete the Mission U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley testified before Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the "Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request". Prior to her questioning, the Congresswoman directly addressed both Secretary Austin and Chairman Milley:   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of Narcan as the first over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid overdose and today's decision paves the way for it to be sold directly to consumers in places like drug stores, convenience   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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, led the first Cybersecurity Subcommittee hearing of the 118th Congress. Senator Manchin questioned Mr. John B. Sherman, Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense (DoD), and Lieutenant General Robert J. Skinner, Director of the Defense I  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and John Rapp, Director of the USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing. Senator Manchin questioned the wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote to overturn the recently revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). This new and overreaching rule was finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on January 18th, 2023 and went into effect on March 20th, 2023. Senator Manchin was the only Democratic cosponsor  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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, welcomed the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 that offered approximately 13,600 blocks on 73.3 million acres on the Outer Continental Shelf. Chairman Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mandated Lease Sale 259, which the Administration had previously cancelled, take place by March 31, 2023. Chai  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on March 29, 2023: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Headwind rule" that targets American power production and burdens states with misguided air regulations. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Thank all of you f  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Completing American Pipelines Act, which will ensure pipelines across the country, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, are finished. Once completed, the Mountain Valley Pipeline would send natural gas from West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to North Carolina and South Carolina. Congresswoman Miller announced the bill's introduction on the floor o  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 that offered approximately 13,600 blocks on 73.3 million acres on the Outer Continental Shelf. Chairman Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mandated Lease Sale 259, which the Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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 about the negative impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Headwind Rule" during a full EPW hearing. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE EPA MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STATES TO COMPLY WI  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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 on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Headwind rule" that targets American power production and burdens states with misguided air regulations. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed Senator Shelley Moore Capito's (R-W.Va.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns President Biden's overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by a vote of 53-43. Senator Capito, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committe  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed Senator Shelley Moore Capito's (R-W.Va.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns President Biden's overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by a vote of 53-43. Senator Capito, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led her colleagues in introducing the resolution in February 2023   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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, applauded the Senate passage of his bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq. The bill passed the Senate 66-30 and reinforced the Constitutionally-granted authority of Congress to declare the use of military force in a prolonged engagement. "It has  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted to pass legislation -- which she helped introduce as a co-lead last month -- to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), formally ending the Gulf and Iraq Wars. "Congress needs to demonstrate that we are serious about r  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX-26), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) today introduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House to address illicit recruitment activity by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) on social media -- and to fight back against cartels using online platforms to recruit Americans for smuggling operations al  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), released the statement below after Federal Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the over-the-counter sale of Narcan, a nasal spray drug that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose and is the standard treatment for opioid overdose. Prior to today's action by the FDA, this lifesaving medication was available by prescription only. "This an  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (Both D-VA) released the following statement ahead of the U.S. Senate's first procedural vote on the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to reauthorize grant programs for fire departments and firefighters, which is expected later today. "Virginia's fire departments play an essential role in supporting our communities and saving lives. We hav  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the release of a Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff report outlining the devastating cost for Virginia of a potential debt default. "No one wins when lawmakers play political games with a debt default. Every day that we don't raise the debt ceiling inches us closer to catastrophic econom  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the Senate voted to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq. "It's long past time that Congress re-assert its authority to responsibly wield the power to declare war, and I'm proud to support repealing the outd  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement ahead of the U.S. Senate's first procedural vote on the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to reauthorize grant programs for fire departments and firefighters, which is expected later today. "Virginia's fire departments play an essential role in supporting our communities and saving lives. We have a respons  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the release of a Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff report outlining the devastating cost for Virginia of a potential debt default. "No one wins when lawmakers play political games with a debt default. Every day that we don't raise the debt ceiling inches us closer to catastrophic econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and Vice Chairman of the Full House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on the 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense's Fixed-Wing Tactical and Training Aircraft Programs. Congressman Wittman's statement as prepared for delivery: I  more