WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement today on the Treasury Department's guidance for implementing electric vehicle (EV) tax credits enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act: "I share the Biden Administration's view that we must accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, a cent  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video message ahead of Easter on Sunday, April 9. Full video transcript included below: "Easter is one of my most favorite times of the year. "This is a season marked by renewed hope and faith. "I pray that your gatherings with family and friends to celebrate Easter are joyful and filled with love. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today. In a letter to President Biden, Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- 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 Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) made the following statement in response to the Department of Education's proposed rule that will limit athletic opportunities for women and girls by allowing males identifying as women to compete i  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: In case you missed it - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), along with Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Mike Levin (CA-49), introduced the People Over Petroleum Act to deliver Americans a $500 direct cash rebate. The rebates are entirely paid for by eliminating eleven of the most egregious tax subsidies flowing to fossil fuel companies. Last yea  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, April 7 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced the initial results of her survey focused on how federal employees, police officers, firefighters, local government employees, educators, and retirees have been denied their hard-earned Social Security benefits due to the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). In less than 48 hours, Sp  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 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 after President Biden vetoed her Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns the administration's overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The Congressional Review Act resolution of d  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 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 after President Biden vetoed her Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval that overturns the administration's overreaching Waters of the  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL) today led the reintroduction of a bipartisan bill that would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from hurting hospitals and clinics that participate in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. The bipartisan Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through (PROTECT) 340B Act is in   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today. In a letter to President Biden, Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (MO-08), Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Speaker Kevin McCarthy (C  more