WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 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 on the importance of addressing national security concerns at home and abroad. Since the October 7th terrorist attacks on Israel,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: "With today's election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Republican Party has completed its devolution into chaos and extremism. Instead of working with Democrats toward a responsible, bipartisan governing coalition, Republicans - including supposed 'moderates' - have weaponized the bad behavior of their m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Senate's confirmation of President Biden's nominee Jessica Looman to serve as Administrator of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD): "Jessica Looman is a union crony who has spent her c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure over-the-counter (OTC) birth control is available without a copay or prescription for servicemembers and their  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), applauded the committee's vote to advance the nominations of Jack Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Herro Mustafa Garg to be U.S. Ambassador to Egypt. Lew and Garg now await a vote by the full Senate. "In the wake of Hamas' horrific terrorist attacks, a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and rising thr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), called for swift passage of a supplemental funding package to support key national security priorities, including defense assistance for Israel and Ukraine, humanitarian aid for Gaza and Ukraine, support for the Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) agreement, and resour  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act, bipartisan legislation led by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John Kennedy (R-LA) to strengthen the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) enforcement power against animal abusers. Specifically, the bill would provide the DOJ with the same enforcement authority a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $31,563,526 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the state of West Virginia. LIHEAP is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and provides critical financial assistance  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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 $7,539,032 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 healthcare professionals go above and beyond to care for the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the election of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Congress has a long to-do list. We are now nearly three weeks out from a government shutdown that would devastate Virginia's families, federal employees, and economy -- meaning it is urgent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission will receive a loan of up to $143,000,000 to widen I-64, which will help reduce congestion and improve travel times. The funding was approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)'s Build America Bureau's Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIF  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $93,123,844 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover utility bills, and help weatherize homes to lower their energy bills as winter approaches. The funding is awarded through the Administration for Children and Families' Low Income Home Energy Assistance  more