WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following remarks on July 13, 2023: * * * On Wednesday, July 12th, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) offered an updated version of House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx's (NC-05) Transparency in Billing Act. This legislation requires hospitals to have policies and procedures in place for accurate billing to ensure that no American lives in fear of his or her medical bill. This legislation is part of a f  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Kalpana Kotagal was confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), establishing a Democrat majority on the commission: "Ever Since President Biden designated EEOC Chair B  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), filed amendments to the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate is expected to take up on the floor next week. Kaine's amendments include his bipartisan bill to prevent any U.S. President from leaving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and his bipartisan bill to repea  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Data for American Jobs Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to support career and technical education (CTE) and expand pathways to good-paying jobs. The legislation ensures that federal education data and research incorporates CTE to help improve states' career readiness programs, meet the needs of  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $416,959 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative based in Dunbar. The funding will support and expand the organization's Empowerment Collaborative project, a middle school redesign model currently active in five West Virginia sch  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a provision to protect the culture and traditions of the Appalachian region in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by th  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a legislative proposal submitted by the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Interior. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the importance of renewing the Compacts of Free Association to counter China'  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured a bipartisan amendment to prevent the Biden Administration from banning gas stoves in households across America in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill. The amendment mirrors the Gas Stoves Protection and Freedom Act that Senator Manchin and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced in February. The full Senate will vo  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), issued statements hailing the bipartisan Committee approval of an amendment that deepens the partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS). This amendment -- now a component of the bipartisan State Department Authorization Act of 2023   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the NEA Charter Repeal Act today to repeal the federal charter for the National Education Association (NEA). America's largest teachers' union is the only union with a Congressionally-backed charter. "No union should have a federal charter, and certainly not an organization that failed a generation of children during COVID and is overtly pushing leftist   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to urge Congress to continue to fund production of the Virginia and Columbia Class Submarines at Pentagon Recommended Levels. With Congress considering the National Defense Authorization Act this week - an annual, must-pass piece of legislation that directs our nation's defense priorities and spending - Rep. Magazi  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), John Barrasso (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Jon Tester (D-MT), introduced S. 2272, the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act, legislation that would maintain pay levels achieved by Chairman Ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a legislative proposal submitted by the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Interior. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the importance of renewing the Compact  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) introduced bicameral legislation to help first-time, first-generation homebuyers - predominately Americans of color - build wealth much more rapidly. By offering new homeowners a 20-year mortgage for roughly the same mon  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) introduced bicameral legislation to help first-time, first-generation homebuyers - predominately Americans of color - build wealth much more rapidly. By offering new homeowners a 20-year mortgage for roughly the same monthly  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton, Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly (all D-VA) issued the following statement on extreme Republicans on the Appropriations Committee voting to advance legislation that strips funding for a new FBI headquarters building, a top priority for the Bureau to maintain efficient operations and readiness. "The Virginia delegation has repeatedly opposed and con  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: "I thank the chairman for yielding. Fourteen hours and 16 minutes. After considering over 1,000 amendments, that is the amount of time that it took to markup the National  more