| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Thursday November 09, 2023 ( 13 items ) |
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Congressman Mooney Votes to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Antisemitic Comments
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney joined a bipartisan majority in voting to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for her antisemitic comments following Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel.
Censure is the second highest punishment the House can impose on a member short of expulsion.
Rep. Tlaib has continued to parrot Hamas talking points claiming that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza and has re
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Connolly Statement on Accountability at WMATA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement:
"The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act reauthorized the federal government's annual dedicated funding commitment to WMATA. The historic legislation included my bill, the Metro Accountability and Investment Act, which conditioned continued federal funding on WMATA making reforms to strengthen the independence of the WMATA Offic
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Connolly, Gluesenkamp Perez, Casten Introduce Bill to Support Access to Lower-Priced Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
Yesterday, Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023, a bill to support access to lower-priced generic prescription drugs.
To limit competition and reap above-market profits longer, name-brand drug manufacturers use "Pay-for-Delay" patent settlements that pay generic ma
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Connolly, Jayapal, Durbin, Schakowsky, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Designate Palestinian Territories for Temporary Protected Status or Authorize Deferred Enforcement Departure for Palestinians in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 102 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his Administration to designate the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and/or authorize Deferred Enforced Depar
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Kaine and Bonamici Lead Colleagues in Pushing to Renew Expired Funding for Child Care
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Bob Casey (D-PA), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), led a bicameral group of their colleagues in urging congressional leadership to renew expired funding for child care in any supplemental funding package
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Kaine Joins Colleagues in Push for More Information Around Strategy to Defeat Hamas, Protect Civilians in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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), joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Jack Reed (D-RI) and the majority of Senate Democrats in a letter to President Biden condemning the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas and expressing the need to defeat the t
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Manchin, Warner Call on Department of Energy to Invest in Domestic Battery Production
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Washington, DC - Today, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, detailing the need for the United States to establish its leadership in the research, development, production and manufacturing of n
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Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Clean Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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 titled, "Accessing Clean Water Infrastructure Assistance: Small, Rural, Disadvantaged and Underserved Communities."
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Rep. Ben Cline Introduces the Protecting America From Spies Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023:
Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Protecting America from Spies Act, which would allow the Department of State to deny visas to any individual if a consulate officer, an immigration officer, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the U.S. Attorney General knows, or has reasonable ground to believe, that the individual has committed acts of espionage
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Rep. Miller Joins Ways and Means Hearing on the Biden Administration's ESG Policies
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the financial security of American seniors and retirees and what Congress can do to make sure they are not being taken advantage of by the Biden Administration's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activism.
Congresswoman Miller highlighted how ESG mandates are devastating coal communities
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Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Clean Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- 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 hearing titled, "Accessing Clean Water Infrastructure Assistance: Small, Rural, Disadvantaged and Underserved Communities."
Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Capito as deliver
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Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito: State Flexibility, Expanded Workforce Critical for Clean Water Infrastructure Buildout
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- 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 improving access to clean water infrastructure in communities across the country.
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ON STATES NEEDING FLEXIBILITY TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS: "I talked in my o
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Steel, Foxx Bill to End Foreign Influence in US Universities Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023:
Today, Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx's (R-NC) bill the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act passed the House of Representative Education and Workforce Committee with bipartisan support.
The DETERRENT Act brings much-needed transparency, account
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