WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with her colleagues Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), introduced the Dental Care for Our Troops Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure that every service member has premium-free dental care. "Dental care in our National Guard and Reserve is a growing issue, keeping tens of thousand  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and a letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), all members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group, last week sent a letter to stakeholders seeking feedback on ways to improve the 340B program. Specifically, the senators are seeking input on bipartisan policy sol  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on June 20, 2023: Today, on World Refugee Day, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Executive Director of the US Committee for Refugees, reintroduced the Lady Liberty Act to require the President to set a goal of admitting no less than 125,000 refugees annually. "No one chooses to be a refugee," said Connolly. "In the face of a growing hu  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling for the Department to abandon its proposed Gainful Employment rule, a sweeping regulatory package that impose  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- 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 June 20, 2023: Tomorrow, 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 "Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market." "One of the greatest challenges the health care market f  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on June 20, 2023: On June 14 (Flag Day), Navy veteran Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Air Force veteran Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the bipartisan Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act of 2023. The bill would designate the Honor and Remember Flag as the official U.S. symbol of concern and commitment to honoring and remembering all Armed Forces members who lost their lives in the line of duty. Twe  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,422,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an agricultural small business incubator at Shepherd University's Agricultural Innovation Center focused on small-scale agricultural enterprises. This federal funding is one of theCongressionally Directed Spending (CDS) req  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) in introducing the Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act to expand the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) air quality monitoring capabilities. According to the American Lung Association's 2023 State of the Air report, more than one in three Americans - 119.6 million p  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Today, Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) announced the support of 17 organizations for their bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act will permit the use of 529 account funds to pay for postsecondary credential and training program expenses. "I'm grateful for the support of these organi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on June 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) led 23 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create patient-centered compound hormones policies that maintain patients' access to care and treatment options. Compounded hormone therapies are key in aiding the well-being and qualit  more