WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and environmental review processes, which are currently delaying key  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), Co-Chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, reintroduced the Scaling Community Lenders Act, bipartisan legislation to unlock more sources of liquidity and support for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The legislation would allow CDFIs to scale their activities and fuel more lending in low- and m  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: A key Virginia organization representing trucking companies and fleet operators today backed U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to help more Virginia Veterans join the trucking workforce. The Virginia Trucking Association -- the only statewide organization in Virginia that provides full-time service and representation for the trucking industry -- endorsed Spanberger  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Martinsville-based A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership through their MEP National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network program. "I am pleased that the National Institut  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- 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 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent an oversight letter to Acting Secretary Su after recent Committee testimony uncovered the Department of Labor (DOL) is unlawfully ignoring Trump's independent contractor rule, which is still in effect  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- 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), Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), and Dr. Greg Murphy (R-NC) sent a letter to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)--the accrediting body for medical schools--expressing concerns  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: On Thursday, May 11, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled "Examining America's Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development." "Every member of Congress is hearing that employers are struggling to  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as well as a bipartisan group of colleagues, in calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take further action to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder. Specifically, the senators urge the DEA to initiate a multi-agency evaluation   more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, May 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: This week, at a reception hosted at Virginian Wesleyan University, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced Dayna Watt as the winner of the Virginia Second District 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Dayna currently attends Nansemond River High School and won with her piece, Self Portrait. The following students were announced as runners-up: * Amiyah Hayes from Salem High School Visual and Performi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news and letter: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) led 55 of her colleagues in writing a scathing letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough condemning the dishonest, partisan use of the VA to spread fear and anxiety among America's veterans regarding their benefits. In a recent misleading report, the VA falsely asserts that H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023,would cut 22% of veterans  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to introduce bipartisan legislation resembling the operations of Title 42, giving the Administration a two-year temporary expulsion authority for migrants attempting to illegally enter the U.S. without inspection or proper documents. "It is truly a shame we continue to govern fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 60 bipartisan Senators in urging Senate leadership to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), which is set to expire on September 30th, 2023. 16.2% of West Virginia adults have diabetes, the highest rate of all 50 states, and the SDP provides critical resources for research initiatives, large-scale trials and outreach and education programs for Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, asked witnesses about the future of coal in the U.S. electric grid, the need to consider reliability when bringing new energy sources onto the grid, the pace of FERC decision   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to Richmond to celebrate National Small Business Week. Vice President Harris, Congresswoman McClellan, and Mayor Stoney toured Babylon Micro-Farms, a Richmond-based sustainable indoor farming startup that employs 35 Virginians and keeps all manufacturing local. Following the tour, they highlighted important steps the Biden-H  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Virginian-Pilot Child care. Those two words continue to evoke a flurry of emotions for families everywhere, but especially working families. In an effort to help quell some of the frustration and angst associated with child care, Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Bobby Scott backed reintroducing the Child Care for Working Families Act in Congress on April 27. Scott, a ranking member of the House Committee on E  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced two pieces of legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and environmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- 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 conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, asked witnesses about the future of coal in the U.S. electric grid, the need to consider reliability when bringing new energy s  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today announced $1,820,000 for Virginia universities to research and develop AI capabilities to mitigate cyberattacks. Federal funding will allow the University of Virginia and Norfolk State University to study innovative AI-based approaches to cybersecurity. Researchers from these institutions will collaborate with teams at 10 additional educational institutions   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Co-Chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, reintroduced the Scaling Community Lenders Act, bipartisan legislation to unlock more sources of liquidity and support for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The legislation would allow CDFIs to scale their activities and fuel more lending in low- and moderate-  more