WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $424,571 in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funding will be used to aggregate and digitally preserve thousands of congressional archives at the Robert C. Byrd Center for History Education at West Virginia University (WVU), and suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a subcommittee hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new vehicle emissions rules, which will force American automakers and consumers to transition to electric cars and trucks. Last week, Ranking Member Capito release  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today questioned U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr., and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the branches' budget requests for Fiscal Year 2024. During the hearing, Senat  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating this week, April 17-23, 2023, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) and sch  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on Countering China's Trade and Investment Agenda. Congresswoman Miller highlighted the rise of Chinese Communist Party's influence on our allies, and asked the witnesses for their suggestions for the United States to maintain a competitive, economic, trade advantage on the global stage. Congresswoman Miller began   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today delivered opening remarks and asked questions at a hearing to examine the U.S. Health and Human Services' oversight of unaccompanied minors at America's southern border, grant management by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicar  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting she testify before the Committee and fulfill her obligation to be accountable to the American people. This letter follows a rejection by DOL officials of a request to have Acting-Secretary Su appear before the Commi  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled "Insights from the HHS Inspector General on Oversight of Unaccompanied Minors, Grant Management, and CMS." Excerpts   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee--released the following statement regarding the Executive Order President Biden signed to make child and long-term care more accessible and affordable. "Parents are being locked out of the workforce because they can't affordable child care. Critical workers who are passionate about chil  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined 22 of his Senate colleagues today in introducing the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act--new, comprehensive legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from abusing their positions for personal financial gain by owning or trading securities, commodities, or futures. The same legislation  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 $424,571 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help digitize historical documents at the Robert C. Byrd Center for History Education at West Virginia University (WVU) and create a multi-format interpretative tour of the 1921 Coal Mine Wars at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum. "Preserving West   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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, announced his committee agenda for the April-May work period. Each hearing will share a common focus on the urgent need for comprehensive energy permitting reform, energy security and fiscal responsibility. "Our permitting process is broken, and although political agendas got in the way of passing comprehen  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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, cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to recognize the 30-year anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (NGYCP). The resolution honors the NGYCP's three decades of success in providing free and alternative education for at-risk youth in communities across West Virginia and the United States, as well as commen  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new standards on vehicle emissions. "The EPA is lying to Americans with false claims about how their manipulation of the market to boost EVs will help American energy security. In reality, this is a Trojan horse. "To meet   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today recognized the Woodbridge High School JROTC VEX robotics team as it prepares to compete in the 2023 JROTC National Championship in Dallas, Texas this month. In its inaugural year, the JROTC team earned an invitation to compete in the national competition. On Tuesday, Spanberger congratul  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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, announced his committee agenda for the April-May work period. Each hearing will share a common focus on the urgent need for comprehensive energy permitting reform, energy security and fiscal responsibility. "Our permitting process is broken, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 President's budget request for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for fiscal year 2024. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed oversight of the agency's spending of funds provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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, participated in a subcommittee hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new vehicle emissions rules, which will force American automakers and consumers to transition to electric cars an  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 12 colleagues in introducing a resolution that would designate April 2023 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution officially recognizes the role of local news as an essential function for democracy in the United States. "In Virginia and across the country, local news outlets are relied on to keep our citizens inform  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) reintroduced the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act, legislation to strengthen cybersecurity at America's K-12 schools by promoting access to information, better tracking cyberattacks nationally, and providing new cybersecurity resources. "As cyberattacks continue to expose pri  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced projects from across Virginia's 10th Congressional District that she has submitted to the House Appropriations Committee's FY 2024 Community Project Funding program. The Committee will evaluate the projects for inclusion in the annual appropriations bills later this year. "As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I've worked hard to d  more