WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). This bipartisan legislation would bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues - led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) - to reintroduce the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. This legislation aims to promote increased exploration into the prevention and management of lung cancer among women, with a specific  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter on July 11, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has written a second letter to Sterilization Services of Tennessee General Manager David Connor demanding an explanation for why the company's facility in Memphis has not taken action to reduce ethylene oxide emissions when the company's plants in Georgia and Virginia have taken proactive steps. The letter reads in part: "With the finding that eth  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: "President Biden has shown great leadership in his response to the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine. He warned of Russian intentions prior to the invasion, he rallied allies after it,   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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 Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduc  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate a recent study that found charter school students outperformed their traditional public-school counterparts on multiple metrics. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "It's undeniable that charter schools provide   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced new actions to lower the cost of childcare for American families and improve the financial stability of childcare providers: "I commend President Biden and Vice President Harris for taking historic action to invest in the care economy, lower costs for ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduce health care spending, and increase compet  more