WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding for 16 different local infrastructure projects totaling $20,868,000 through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). "Through my roles on both the EPW and Appropriations committees, I w  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, joined a new bipartisan Senate working group, led by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), to evaluate and propose potential reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF). The goal of this working group is to create a  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) 2024 budget. During the hearing, Ranking Member Capito questioned FWS Director Martha Williams about needed actions to prevent ongoing delays of key West Virginia projects, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today participated in a hearing on the president's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request and how it affects the United States' current relationship with China. Witnesses appearing at the hearing were Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Secretary of State  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee markup of H.R. 3205. - Remarks as Delivered - First, I'd like to start by recognizing the reprehensible actions committed against our colleague Mr. Connolly from Virginia. The recent attacks against his office staff are completely out of bounds, and I co  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer -- today marked National Police Week by reading the names of fallen officers from police departments and sheriff's offices across Virginia's Seventh District. "Today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, I'm honored to read the names of fallen officers from Virginia's Seventh District," said  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are leading a bipartisan effort directing increased federal attention to fentanyl trafficking by utilizing the tools of the Department of Defense (DoD) and involving Mexico as an active partner to combat this crisis and disrupt Mexican cartel activity. Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA)  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced the Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act, legislation aiming to streamline deployment of broadband infrastructure. "Bridging the digital divide requires the rapid deployment of more broadband infrastructure. The BROADBAND Leadership Act will facilitate this goal by r  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing to receive testimony from members of Congress on their national defense priorities for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery:   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Education: "On my first day as Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce this Congress, I made   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, May 23, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled "Protecting Employees' Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the NLRB." "The NLRB and its General Counsel are pursuing an extreme agenda that is undermini  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on May 16, 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 "Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks: Examining Expertise of Sector Specific Agencies." Excerpts and hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and other colleagues in reintroducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, historic legislation to address America's maternal health crisis and save moms' lives. The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act includes the Maternal Vaccinations Act, legislation led by Kaine to incr  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: During Brain Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0. This legislation would provide a new source of funding for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First)--which Kaine helped create--by redirecting penalties collected from p  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Sailor Standard of Care Act to improve mental healthcare for the men and women serving in the United States Navy. Joining her in this critical effort are Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19). This important, bipartisan legislation would increase mental health resources and require mental health screenings for sailors assigned  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,533,250 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to advance statewide efforts to reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths, as well as support the financial and clinical goals of healt  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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, applauded The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) purchase of 1,971 acres of land, called Big Cove, in Canaan Valley from Western Pocahontas Properties. The acquisition will protect the area's unique wildlife habitats, secure public access for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation and establish vital trail connection  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unless field data determines that a decline i  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, urging them to continue to invest in the Marine Corps Force Design initiatives. Force Design is the Marine Corps' restructuring plan to modernize and prepare its forces to cou  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Forest Service's approval for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to pass through Jefferson National Forest. "The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a crucial piece of energy infrastructure that will help balance global supply and demand while strengthenin  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) spoke on the House floor to commemorate National Infrastructure Week and the billions in federal funding made available to Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. "Thanks to President Biden's leadership and the hard work of congressional Democrats, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Tuesday released a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which found the use of non-compete agreements (NCAs) is widespread throughout the U.S. labor market and serves to protect the stated interests of businesses while restricting j  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer -- helped lead a bipartisan effort to make critical, targeted investments in local police departments in Virginia and across the United States. The Spanberger-backed Invest to Protect Act would make sure police officers in smaller communities and rural areas have the resources, recruiting tools, and training they need t  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: In an effort to save more lives and increase access to treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health resources, U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Hal Rogers (R-KY-05) today introduced a bipartisan bill reauthorizing and increasing funding for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The STAR LRP program re  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced their bipartisan Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act to lower drug costs and prevent massive Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from price gouging consumers. The Senators' bill would prohibit PBMs from making more money on high-cost drugs than they do from lower-cost drugs to even the playing  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Capitol Police issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: The United States Capitol Police (USCP) and the Fairfax City Police Department are investigating an assault at the Fairfax, Virginia, District Office of Representative Gerry Connolly. At approximately 10:49 a.m. on Monday, May 15, a man entered Representative Connolly's District Office. Two Congressional staffers were assaulted with a metal bat and received non-life threatening injuries. Congressma  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $6,710,000 in federal funding for three Virginia airports. The funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). "Virginia's airports serve thousands of flyers every day, and we are thrilled to deliver funding that will make travel through Virg  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 along with Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), as well as Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). The legislation would reauthorize and increase funding for the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Gabriella Mil  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Recently, U.S. Senator 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. Since introduction,   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), alongside Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), introduced the Sailor Standard of Care Act to improve mental healthcare for the men and women serving in the United States Navy. This important, bipartisan legislation would increase mental health resources and require mental health screenings for sailors assigned  more