WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 21, 2023: * * * Rep. Don Beyer, vice-chair of the bipartisan Congressional AI Caucus and a member of Speaker McCarthy's bipartisan working group on artificial intelligence, issued the following statement today after the White House announced new voluntary commitments to adopt safety standards in AI development from seven leading tech firms: "Today's announcement by President Biden of an agreement to esta  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement in opposition to the proposed amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill that would force National Airport to accommodate more flights: "One of my first local government appointments was to the Fairfax County Airports Advisory Committee. I subsequently spent 14 years in local government helping maintain the de  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on July 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, along with Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced the Taiwa  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: In case you missed it: This week, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a Vice Chair of the Congressional ERA Caucus,took significant action ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment to affirm it as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Earlier this week, Congresswoman McClellan signed a discharge petition to compel the House to vote on H.J.Res. 25, intr  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted in support of H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, to reauthorize federal funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years. The bill will maintain American leadership in aviation safety and aerospace innovation, strengthen and diversify the U.S. aviation workforce, inve  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and 21 of their colleagues in co-sponsoring the bipartisan Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act which will provide support to hospitals in rural America. This bill will make permanent a program under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical assistance for rural  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary on July 20, 2023, to Fox News: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) published an Op-Ed in Fox News on the global minimum tax regime that the Biden Administration has negotiated through the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) which will surrender American tax dollars to foreign countries. Congresswoman Miller highlights how these failed negotiations hurt American taxpayers and  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) questioned a panel of witnesses in a Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee hearing on the impact on American companies if the global minimum tax was to take effect. She highlighted the Biden Administration's failure to negotiate on behalf of the American taxpayer and how foreign governments will be profiting off American tax dollars. Congresswoma  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), co-chair of the Rural Broadband Caucus, announced his support for the ReConnecting Rural America Act. This legislation, introduced by Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03), would assist with the costs of construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas. "Reliable broadband access has the potenti  more