WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the Biden Administration's negligent monitoring of illegal aliens in the United States following the near death of a Virginia police officer. On August 19th, 2023, an illegal alien known by DHS, Yacarely Diaz-Castro, was driving intoxicated and crashed into a police officer conduc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined the Independent Women's Forum's Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the Committee's efforts to advance K-12 education in America. Facilitating state and local education: "[Education is a state and local issue... So, my responsibilit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) issued the following statement marking 22 years since the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans. "Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 American lives lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks and the families still in pain from the horrific and extreme violence   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,245,104 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for 12 projects that will expand access to substance use disorder recovery services in communities across West Virginia. The funding is made possible through ARC's Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative, which provid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement in honor of the 22nd anniversary of September 11, 2001 and in remembrance of those lives lost, including our brave service heroes. "That tragic day twenty-two years ago is forever seared into our memories. Today especially, we honor those who lost their lives on September 11th, the families who still mourn them, the brave first responder  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $493,669 to the Mountain Empire Community College Foundation, located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, for their Amelioration Expansion (AM-EX) Project. Through ARC's funding, about 40 workers/trainees and 60 students will obtain employment, work-based training, and/or internships in Dickenson, Lee, and Wise counties, while also rec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $500,000 to the YWCA of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, located in Bristol, Virginia, for The Power House: A Consolidation of Community Services for Success. This investment by ARC will lead to about 140 workers/trainees receiving substance use disorder recovery-to-workforce support services; 30 businesses will also   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) issued the following statement on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District: "Today marks 22 years since the horrific attacks which tragically killed 2,977 Americans on September 11, 2001. These mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters woke up on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $939,669 in federal funding to help people in recovery from substance use disorder rejoin the workforce in Southwest Virginia. The funding was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission's Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative, which provides funding across Appalachia to address the substance use disorder crisis.   more