WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) today introduced the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure for U.S. businesses. "In the midst of continued high inflation, high interest rates, and increase  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement on her opposition to President Joe Biden's nomination of Julie Su to be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. "When determining how a person would lead an organization, it's standard practice to look back at how they have led in the past. As Secretary of the California Labor and   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) issued a following statement on The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023: "The Biden Administration and radical left-wing Democrats claim to be the party of science, yet they completely disregard science when it comes to their transgender ideology. Republicans will stop this insanity. "While the Protection of Women and Girls in S  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement following the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and protects female athletes from the Biden administration's radical regulatory sch  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- 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 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) expressing concerns over the agency's handling of the taxpayer-funded bailout of multiemployer pension plans following the  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Brian Schatz (D-HI) and his colleagues in reintroducing legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans in states with established medical marijuana programs, including the Commonwealth of Virginia. Under current law, doctors in Virginia are able to prescribe medical marijuana to help patients manage pain; ho  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, 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. Department of Energy (DOE) for fiscal year 2024. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed the urgent need for comprehensive energy permitting reform, energy security, fiscal responsibility, and stressed to Secretary of Energy Jennifer G  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the debt limit proposal announced by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republicans in the House of Representatives. "America is facing a historic economic crisis brought on by an abject failure to address our exploding national debt, chronic inflation, a looming recession, and the more immediate need to raise the debt c  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the Community Project Funding requests she submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) Appropriations process. "The Community Project Funding program is an incredible opportunity for Virginia's Fourth, and I am excited to announce the fifteen projects I have submitted to the House Appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) opposed H.R. 734, the so-called "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which would effectively ban transgender, non-binary, and intersex Americans, especially trans girls and women, from participating on school sports teams. H.R. 734 would make it a violation of Title IX for recipients of federal financial assistance to allow transgender girls or wome  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement addressing Speaker Kevin McCarthy's "Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023" debt ceiling proposal. "Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal is filled with cruel cuts that will hurt everyday Americans who rely on crucial federal programs and assistance. It is a dangerous and desperate attempt to advance spending c  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on April 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08) today led 36 House members calling for federal guidance supporting offshore wind energy projects to facilitate the accelerated growth of clean and safe energy. The members wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushing her to issue guidance clarifying that the entirety of an offshore wind project,   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.), female athletes, and several House Republicans to celebrate the passage of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.), female athletes, and several House Republicans to celebrate the passage of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Leader Scalise praised the bill as an im  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- 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. Department of Energy (DOE) for fiscal year 2024. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed the urgent need for comprehensive energy permitting reform, energy security, fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer -- today backed a bipartisan, bicameral bill to crack down on "tranq," xylazine-adulterated fentanyl which is contributing to fatal overdoses across the country. Recently, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported that 23 percent of fentanyl powder examined in 2022 contained xylazine -- an easi  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today reacted to reports that Virginia's Meals on Wheels programs -- which keep seniors healthy, fed, and independent in their homes -- are threatened by a U.S. House Republican Conference debt limit proposal. According to a story reported today in Politico, the administration has identified that one-million "largely home-bound seniors would l  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today voted to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to ensure years of continued funding for grant programs that support fire departments and firefighters all across the Commonwealth. Today's vote in the Senate comes as two critical funding programs near their 2024 expiration deadline. "Virginia firefighters routinely put th  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today voted to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to ensure years of continued funding for grant programs that support fire departments and firefighters all across the Commonwealth. Today's vote in the Senate comes as two critical funding programs near their 2024 expiration deadline. "Virginia firefighters routinely put the  more