WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), the leading House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, and Nancy Mace (R-SC) today introduced legislation to encourage gender parity in positions of corporate leadership. Their resolution expresses "the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior mana  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor in full support of Israel, and in total condemnation of terrorists attacks perpetrated on the country by Hamas. Senator Capito has been committed to supporting Israel in the face of these terrorist attacks. This week, Senator Capito cospo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on the aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down President Biden's overreaching, illegal "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. HIGHLIGHTS: ON SUPREME COURT'S UNANIMOUS REJECTION OF BIDEN RULE'S "SIGNIF  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with 23 of her colleagues, introduced the Revoke Iranian Funding Act. The legislation, which was led by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), aims to rescind the general licenses that enabled the release of $6 billion to Iran and to prevent the Iranian regime from accessing and using the funds held in Qatar to finance ter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office has awarded Virginia Tech $526,336 to advance a new method of paper recycling that will allow water-based inks to be separated from spent paper fibers. "Today's award from the Department of Energy will allow Virginia Tech to further develop a way  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make it the official policy of the United States to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets in the wake of Hamas's deadly terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. In September, the State Department announced its intention  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, cosponsored the Not Just a Number Act, bipartisan legislation led by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and John Boozman (R-AR) that would help the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) better prevent veteran suicide. Specifically, the legislation would require the VA to evaluate the re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and 31 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations' emergency appeal of $294 million to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the We  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,241,279 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. The funding will reimburse costs accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our frontline workers go above and beyond to care for their fell  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV -- Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) for up to $925 million in federal support under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring a hydrogen hub to West Virginia. Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan Infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) served as the Special Guest Road Captain for the 8th Annual Ride for Fallen Service Heroes. This year's ride began at the Gold Star Monument at the West Virginia State Capitol and traveled through the New River Gorge to end in Summersville. The ride honored Fallen Service Heroes and showed support for Gold Star Families. "I was honored to join the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC--Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin spoke during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and the Future of College Sports" about the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports (PASS) Act of 2023, his bipartisan legislation with Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) to protect student-athletes, maintain fair competition and compensation, strengthen transparen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans failed to elect a Speaker: "From day one of the 118th Congress, House Republicans have been plagued by chaos and dysfunction. They took four days and fifteen rounds to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker; brought our nation to the brink of a devastating default on our national debt;   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) submitted the following questions for the record as a continuation of the Committee's investigation into the deadly Maui fires. "I appreciate the witnesses appearing before the Subcommittee and for their cooperation with  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Examining the Implications of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands and Streams." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being here tod  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Examining the Implications of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands and Streams." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on the aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down President Biden's overreaching, illegal "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. HIGHLIGHTS: ON SUPREME COURT'  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As conflict in the Middle East continues as a direct result of the violent and horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is pushing the Biden Administration to ensure that the U.S. response includes efforts to address emergency needs in Gaza, curb crypto-financed terrorism, and continue supporting the release of American hostages. In  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 18, 2023 with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida: * * * Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following statement: "The Senate Intelligence Committee has received and reviewed intelligence related to the attack on al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. "Based on this information, we feel confident that the explosion was the r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, alongside a group of 37 other lawmakers, urging the expedited delivery of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) aid to Israel. "Israel requires our unequivocal support as they respond to the unconscionable attack carried out   more