| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Friday October 06, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Congressman Mooney Supports Jim Jordan for Speaker
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023:
Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney announced his support for Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio in the upcoming Speaker election.
"I am proud to support my good friend Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. Jim is a proven conservative fighter who has led the battle against out-of-control government spending since he was first elected. I have no doubt that he would stand strong
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House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: DOL Foreshadows Abusive Regulatory Expansion, Gross Overreach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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) sent a letter to Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Assistant Secretary Lisa M. Gomez to raise concerns about the Department of Labor's (DOL) potential regulations impacting retirement plans.
Foxx argues DOL's Request for Information (RFI) contemplates si
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Senate Commerce Committee Chair Cantwell Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on FTC, CPSC Nominations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Sept. 20, 2023, confirmation hearing for Rebecca K. Slaughter, Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak to be Federal Trade Commissioners, and Douglas Dziak to be U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner:
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The Commerce Committee is having a nomination hearing on the nominations of Honorable Rebecca K. Slaughter of Maryland
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U.S. Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly Releases Joint Statement in Support of Ukraine Funding
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, issued the following statement with fellow delegation members Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Neal Dunn (FL-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Rich McCormick (GA-06).
"Our bipartisan Congressional delegation
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Wexton and Kaine Call for Urgency in Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, Virginian Wrongfully Detained in Russia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023:
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) are urging President Biden to designate Vladimir Kara-Murza, a lawful U.S. permanent resident of Virginia's 10th District who has been wrongfully detained by Russian authorities since April of 2022, as an "unlawfully or wrongfully detained" U.S. national under U.S. federal law. Kara-Murza went missing for several weeks last
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