WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, issued the following statement today on House Republican legislation that would cut IRS funding and increase federal deficits while ignoring key elements of President Biden's supplemental funding request to address national security needs: "It is extraordinarily cynical for Republicans to try to exploit an international crisis to h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to support efforts that will work to increase the number of certified technicians to help expand broadband service in West Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX) led 14 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern for and requesting information about U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who have been wrongfully detained in El Salvador. "We write as Members of Congress who believe in a strong U.S.-El Salvador partnership to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - This past October, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $83,610,011 in federal funding for the state of West Virginia. The awards will support a wide range of West Virginia priorities, including financial assistance for household energy costs, mining education and safety programs, upgrades to water infrastructure, economic development   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Lee Country School District a grant of $740,783, through USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program. The grant will be used to equip one hub site and 11 hub/end-user sites throughout Lee Country with interactive teleconferencing equipment. "This gra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $951,650 to the Ramsey Holding Company in Tazewell County, through USDA's Rural Energy For America Program. The grant money will be used to purchase and install a 789.1 kilowatt (kW) roof photovoltaic system, making six leased buildings more energy efficient. "The De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: On Saturday, October 28th, 2023, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) along with family, staff, and friends participated in the 2nd Annual MK's March to raise funds for CurePSP, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Wexton announced in September that she had been diagnosed with the brain disease and her determination to raise awareness. "It was heartwarming to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a former civil rights lawyer, cosponsored the Same Day Registration Act, the Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States (SAVE VOTERS) Act, and the Register America to Vote Act, three bills that would make it easier for Americans to register to vote and update their registration status. Most provisions of these bills were included in t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the filing of a rules change that would suspend Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) ability to block military nominations, which is projected to impact as many as 650 servicemembers and their families by the end of the year: "Senator Tommy Tuberville's reckless holds on mi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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), released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Jack Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel: "The confirmation of Jack Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel is crucial to making sure Israel has the resources to defend itself against Hamas' terrorism, securing the release of hostages, and helping  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) in introducing the Expanding Medical Education Act, legislation to address the lack of representation of students of color, rural students, and underserved students in the physician pipeline. Specifically, the bill would encourage the recruitment, enrollmen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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, and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $193,418 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Emergency Management Division. The funding will support the development, implementa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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 and Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the importance of providing military aid for Israel, our commitment to supporting Ukraine against Russia's war, and the need to secure the U.S. border. On U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the Administration's naming of Laura Daniel-Davis as Acting Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Interior. "This appointment is yet another example of this Administration disregarding Congress and elevating nominees when they are unable  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's opening remarks from the committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing on the scientific debate over attributing past extreme weather events to climate change. Ranking Member Capito highlig  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "Department of Energy's Decision-Making Process for Awarding Competitive Loans and Grants Funded Through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law": * * * The Committee will come to order. Before we dive into today's topic, I would like to welcome my friend Senator Padilla wh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito's questioning. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a full committee hearing, featuring Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as witnesses, to review the Biden administration's national security supplemental request.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) applauded the Administration's announcement of its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project off the coast of the Hampton Roads region, which is expected to power over 650,000 homes, create thousands of jobs, and grow Hampton Roads' economy. The CVOW  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as well as U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) urged U.S. President Joe Biden and FEMA Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration. Heavy rains caused flooding and residential damage in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) as well as Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator Maryann Tierney to approve the State of West Virginia's appeal for a disaster declaration. Residential areas in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harriso  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) today joined Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) to introduce the American Security Drone Act of 2023. The act would prohibit the federal government from purchasing drones manufactured in countries identified as national security threats, such as People's Republic of China (PRC). "If America is to prevail in this era of great p  more