WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to Julie Su's nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Labor. Su's history of mismanagement as California's Secretary of Labor and as Deputy Secretary of Labor makes her unfit to serve America's workforce.   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today on the House vote on H.J.Res. 39 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414," which was adopted on a surprisingl  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), today issued the following statement on the settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Ghaisar family in the civil lawsuit over the 2017 killing of Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police. "This settlement is the clearest admission to date that Bijan Ghaisar did not deserve to be shot and killed on that awful November night in 2017. "The officers who sho  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $300,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for the West Virginia Community and Technical College System on behalf of New River Community and Technical College  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $12,914,643 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for two southern West Virginia community action organizations. "This funding from H  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) this week reintroduced their bipartisan bill, the Forest Incentives Program Act, to help landowners make forest management more affordable and provide them with feasible options to preserve their land. With financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), privat  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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), joined by 12 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising major questions about what the Department is doing to protect free speech and intellectual discourse on college campuses following the harassment of former colleg  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department's newly released American history and civics' grant priorities: "Biden's Education Department is once again trying to co-opt a federal education program for its own ideological pur  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on April 28, 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 "Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat." Excerpts and highlights below: THE DANGERS   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, legislation that would speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. "We owe an immense debt of gratitude to the many Filipino veterans who served alongside American service members   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Representative Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would designate April as "Parkinson's Awareness Month." Wexton announced on World Parkinson's Day earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. "As a geriatric nurse practitioner, I hav  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, questioned U.S. military leaders on increasing accountability and transparency of U.S. support to Ukraine, vulnerabilities associated with Russian TurkStream pipeline energy supply for U.S. NATO allies in the Balkans and  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan group of 12 Senators in urging the Biden Administration to fully enable the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) office to seize Iranian oil and gas shipments. Bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the Treasury Department have limited HSI's autho  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger helped introduced bipartisan legislation to help tackle the prescription drug affordability crisis, hold pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) accountable, and lower drug costs. In the face of high prescription drug costs, many independent experts are concerned that the practice of using PBMs as the middlemen between drug manufacturers, health insu  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Young Kim (R-CA-40) today introduced a bipartisan bill to fix a flaw in the U.S. tax code that unfairly penalizes American taxpayers waiting on delayed tax refunds. When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is delayed by more than 45 days in providing a tax refund, interest begins accumulating on the refund. If this interest excee  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in introducing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023. The legislation would ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services. Most state legal medicinal or recreational cannabis businesses across the country are denied acce  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in introducing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023. The legislation would ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services. Most state legal medicinal or recreational cannabis businesses across the country are denied acc  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on the Ghaisar family's settlement with the Department of Justice in the civil lawsuit claiming wrongful death of their son, Bijan Ghaisar, at the hands of the U.S. Park Police in 2017: "The Ghaisar family has faced years of unjust obstacles and stonewalling in their pursuit of answers in this case. This settlement valid  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would designate April as "Parkinson's Awareness Month." Wexton announced on World Parkinson's Day earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. "Parkinson's is not a death sentence, and thanks to breakt  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) introduced the Servicemembers Mental Health Improvement Act, legislation to develop and provide recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to tackle mental health issues across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The bill would establish a mental health task for  more