WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Concord University will receive $1,050,000 to establish a new physician assistant degree program. This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made and secured solely by Senator Capito. In total, Senator Capito secured $2  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, and ahead of the expiration of Title 42. House Republicans introduced H.R. 2 which is the strongest border security bill produced by Congress in decades and will help solve the crisis at the southern border. "For the majority of President Trump's time in office, we didn't have Title 42 -  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, reintroduced the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, legislation to ensure transparency and accountability in the judicial branch by televising open proceedings before the United States Supreme Court. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), R  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Today Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) and Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation to address a critical shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act will allow nursing homes that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs after receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once quality   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the introduction of the bipartisan Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (UMATA), legislation that would expose and reign in burdensome, unfunded federal mandates imposed on state and local governments, as well as the private sector. "When the federal government sees fit to smother states, local   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, called a hearing, held earlier today, to examine federal efforts to deploy broadband internet to un-served and underserved communities around the country. "I called today's hearing on the important issue of broadband to find out why the federal government is spe  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued a statement following the latest proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which mandates that coal and natural gas power plants would have to cut or capture most carbon dioxide emission by 2038. "Once again, today's proposed rule by the EPA is another example of the agency prioritizing their flawed Green New Deal a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education" at 10:15 a.m. on May 16, 2023, at 2175 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening Statement: * Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) * * * Original text here: https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409132  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining America's Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development": "If these past three years have proven anything, it's that America has  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the end of the public health emergency for COVID-19, which was declared on January 31, 2020. "The past three years of COVID have brought incredible loss and economic uncertainty, but thanks to federal relief we passed in Congress and the strength and resiliency of the American people, we've been able to get back to work and school a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $3,150,175 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) and the town of Oceana. The funding will support statewide efforts to protect and improve water quality and upgrades to  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the West Virginia Rural Water Association will receive $6,341,000 to establish and expand a rural water and wastewater industry workforce development and apprenticeship program. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Direct  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $673,865 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support critical research into transportation infrastructure resilience against natural disasters and the role of waste treatment systems in global sanitation initiatives. "West Virginia U  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the National Service Congressional Caucus, announced $8,165,865 to support six West Virginia AmeriCorps programs. The funding was made possible in part by the American Rescue Plan and will support at least 555 AmeriCorps volunteers based in Morgantown, Wheeling, Hillsboro, Charleston and Elkins. "West Virg  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- 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 opportunities for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and mineral projects. During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed how permitting reform is necessary for energy reliability through the use of all types of energy, and the bipartisan recognition that permitting ref  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement regarding the expiration of Title 42 despite the record high numbers of illegal border crossing into the United States. "We are one day from the end of Title 42 and still the Biden Administration has no viable solution to prevent an unmanageable surge of migrants at our southern border. "There are multiple commonsense   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the Department of State to hold the People's Republic of China (PRC) accountable for its role in the illegal trafficking of synthetic opioid drugs. China is the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against Republicans' H.R. 2, the Child Deportation Act, to protect our immigration system and stand up against cruel, ineffective border policies. "H.R. 2 is an extreme, unworkable piece of legislation that would cripple our ports of entry, undermine America's asylum system, jeopardize the safety and well-being of unaccompanied children, and create chaos   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against H.R. 1163, the Surprise Billing Our Workers Act, to protect the financial well-being of hardworking Americans and families after the years of economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. H.R. 1163 would: * Send surprise bills to workers who received accidental overpayments through no fault of their own. It would allow states to target har  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 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 "Examining the Root Causes of Drug Shortages: Challenges in Pharmaceutical Drug Supply Chains." Excerpts and highlights below: THE SCALE OF THE PRESCRIPTI  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest set of proposed power plant regulations that will force the closure of coal and gas-fired power plants. Capito announced plans to lead efforts through the Congressional Review Act (  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 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 participated in a hearing on the president's Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the Department of Education. During the hearing, Ranking Member Capito stressed to Department of  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. The House Judiciary Committee, which Congressman Cline serves on, played a leading role in crafting this legislation and worked hard to make this the strongest border security package that Congress has ever considered. "Since his first day in office, President Biden has actively  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (R-Va.) has introduced the Joint Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn President Biden's rescission of a Trump Administration Rule that strengthened the ability of religious organizations to participate as federal contractors. This CRA would undo the Biden Administration's actions and ensure that organizations which seek contracts with the Federal Gov  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Education and the Workforce Committee favorably reported Congressman Bob Good's (VA-05) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's unlawful student loan transfer scheme by a vote of 24 to 18. The legislation is now eligible for a vote on the House floor. "President Biden's student loan transfer scheme merely shifts the costs from student loan borrowers onto the backs of taxpayer  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its most-restrictive climate rules for the power sector, which would require coal and many gas-fired plants to capture most of their emissions. "What the Democrats are either ignoring or do not underst  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 2:45 p.m. on May 17, 2023, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Ms. Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde * * * Original text here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominati  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the statement below on the official end of the nation's Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19. "When COVID-19 hit, Congress acted with force and urgency to save lives and livelihoods, taking actions that were made possible by the Public Health Emergency declaration, which opened the door to a wealth of additional tools and flexibilities. "Mor  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the proposed United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to regulate coal and gas fired power plants. "Once again, the Biden Administration is shutting down American energy production in the name of climate change. President Biden's war on coal to promote Green New Deal policies is insulting to hard working West Virginians," s  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) reiterated her support for comprehensive immigration reform that secures our border, provides a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and solves the workforce challenges facing businesses across the country. "Our immigration system is broken, and rather than work together on a bipartisan solution, extreme Hou  more