CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 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 a $4,720,580 grant for the Education Alliance for Business and Community for Public Schools in West Virginia though the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "As we make recor  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced $2.9 million from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-, issued the following news release on June 29, 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 $11,123,344 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across the state and fetal medical research at West Virginia Univers  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Mercer County, where she visited Bluefield's "Prosperity Hub," celebrated the John Nash Blvd. natural gas infrastructure expansion, and saw the impact of Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she secured at Concord University. First, Senator Capito toured the "Prosperity Hub" in Bluefield, W.Va., which h  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, June 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is leading bipartisan legislation to make sure children can be seated next to their parents on flights for no extra fees. Congress passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill in 2016. This law included language that required the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to establish a policy -- if appropriate -- requiring airlines to s  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 22, 2023, entitled "Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy": * * * Thank you to everyone for joining me today for a hearing entitled, "Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy." Thank you to the witnesses for travelling from as far as California to testify on   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 21, 2023, entitled "Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market": * * * While everyone seems to recognize that health care costs in the United States are continuing to rise at alarming rates, it seems that no one wants to take responsibility.  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, at a member day hearing on June 22, 2023, on the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee for the opportunity to speak this morning about a bill that I care about very deeply. In 2019, a 39-year-old veteran Air Force firefighter contacted my office about having been den  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee--released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, which further restrict colleges and universities from considering race in admissions decisions: "Today's sad  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFAI) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFAI v. University of North Carolina: "Today's disappointing Supreme Court ruling dismantles affirmative action and undermines an important effort to address racial inequa  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips, urging the agency lengthen the public comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline's (MVP) requested extension of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This certificate is needed for construction of the MVP Southgate pipeline,   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the case of Groff v. DeJoy. "Religious freedom is a fundamental American value. Our civil rights laws protect workers from religious discrimination and proactively require employers to provide accommodations for religious exercise. "Today's Supreme Court ruli  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC. "The Supreme Court has long held that our nation has a compelling interest in fostering racially diverse campuses. Holistic college admissions prac  more

HILLSBORO, Virginia, June 30 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) hosted U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves in Hillsboro to discuss new federal funding coming to Virginia to expand access to high-speed internet with a roundtable of local residents, business owners, and other stakeholders. On Monday, President Joe Biden announced $42.5 billion in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEA  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) to expose how the Biden administration is greenlighting bureaucrats' burning fossil fuels to jet off to climate conferences around the world while w  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $490,647 in federal funding to Virginia Tech for the planning of a project to accelerate forest farming and grow the non-timber forest product (NTFP) industry in Central Appalachia. "We're glad to see these federal dollars go towards supporting Appalachian Sustainable Development in its efforts to make Southwest Virginia a  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $490,647 in federal funding to Virginia Tech for the planning of a project to accelerate forest farming and grow the non-timber forest product (NTFP) industry in Central Appalachia. "We're glad to see these federal dollars go towards supporting Appalachian Sustainable Development in its efforts to make Southwest Virginia   more