WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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) responded to the Department of Education's blog post announcing a delay of the effective date of its guidance for third-party servicers. This guidance has garnered significant pushback from businesses and postsecondary institutions given it will lead to increased regul  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, April 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined an effort alongside 239 Members of Congress to protect access to mifepristone following federal district court judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk's Friday ruling that would suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) approval of the drug. Spanberger joined an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of All  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine teamed up with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), and 19 of their colleagues in Congress in sending a letter calling on the Chief Justice of the United States to launch an ethics investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas's extensive billionaire-funded luxury travel and other outstanding allegations of misconduct. The letter comes   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement announcing she has been named Vice Chair of the Congressional Nursing Caucus. The Caucus is a bipartisan group of legislators dedicated to advancing policies to support the nation's 4.2 million registered nurses. The Caucus is Chaired by Reps. Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01); Congresswoman Kigg  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service for the state of West Virginia. The funding is made possible in part through the Inflation Reduction Act and will support projects in forest  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced UNDBIO, a South Korean pharmaceutical company that provides diabetic care solutions, secured a lease with West Virginia University (WVU) to establish an insulin manufacturing facility in Morgantown. UNDBIO will invest $100,000,000 in the first phase of the project and create approximately 200 jobs in the first three years. "Tod  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after visiting Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Congressional Delegation met with Ukrainian leaders on a variety of topics including: military readiness, energy security, accountability of foreign assistance, and the rebuild of Ukraine. They were also joined by UNITED24  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after visiting Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Congressional Delegation met with Ukrainian leaders on a variety of topics including: military readiness, energy security, accountability of foreign assistance, and the rebuild of Ukraine. They were also joined by UNITED24 Amb  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 236,000 jobs in March as the unemployment rate fell slightly from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent. Since taking office, President Biden has created 12.6 million jobs. "In January 2021, at the beginning of President Biden's term, the unemployment rate was 6.  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 12, 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 on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing burdensome new emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following a federal district court judge's ruling suspending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s 2000 approval of mifepristone, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, along with 238 other members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief urging a higher court to prevent that dangerous ruling from going into effect. Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication that has been widely used for abortion ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Following a federal district court judge's ruling suspending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s 2000 approval of mifepristone, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, along with 238 other members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief urging a higher court to prevent that dangerous ruling from going into effect. Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication that has been widely u  more