WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 5993, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, legislation that brings clarity to foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges and universities and protects American education from malici  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced a bipartisan resolution formally designating November 8, 2023 as "National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day". The senators' resolution highlights and celebrates the importance of STEM Education in the United States and emphasizes the need to bolster and diversify  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 9, 2023 Cotton, Kaine Introduce Bill to Study Effects of Cellphones in Schools Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) today introduced the Focus on Learning Act, legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Education to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup of H.R. 5933, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: "Before turning to the legislat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2023: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate's vote of 51-47 to confirm Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows to a new term as a commissioner: "Under Chair Burrows, the EEOC shed its skin as a   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, Representative John James (MI-10) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) joined Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) new joint employer rule, which forces liability on companies for an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives John James (R-MI), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Mike Johnson (R-LA), Speaker of the House, as well as U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Joe Manchin (D-WV), and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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, questioned U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the need to close the Southern Border, more quickly issue work visas, and adjudicate immigration decisions in Central and South American countries instead of at the U.S./Mexico border. On closing our Southern Border: "When I go to a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day. "Since the founding of this great country, our fellow Americans have defended our democracy and fought in battle to preserve our way of life. All of these Americans, as well as their families, deserve our deepest appreciation and respect. "It is an honor to represent one of the most patrio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) new joint employer rule, which forces liability on companies for another business' employees even if they do not directly   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler calling for the SEC to postpone the proposed emissions disclosure rules and allow for further public feedback on the analysis in the proposal. In the wake of California's recently-enacted climate disclosure rule, the SEC's analysis of the proposed rule   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Fiscal Stability Act to strengthen America's fiscal health and stabilize the nation's finances for future generations. The legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize and decrease the national debt, which now exceeds $33.6 trillion--mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following message announcing he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate. To watch Senator Manchin's announcement, please click here. "My father, John Manchin owned a furniture store in Farmington, WV, a small coal mining town of hard-working people. And one day, our local state representative came in and asked dad for a f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the winners of the annual VA-04 Photo Competition. Bobby Conner from Ebony took first place in this year's competition. "Congratulations to Bobby Conner from Ebony for winning my inaugural District Photo Competition for 2023," said Rep. McClellan (VA-04). "I am thoroughly impressed by the creativity and artistic vision displ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, a member of the House Science, Space and Technology (SST) Committee, joined her colleagues in a markup of H.R. 6093, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act, to strengthen the United States' forecasting and emergency preparedness. Among its provisions, the Weather Act Reauthorization improves research, observation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Bari Weiss' recent article highlights new reporting from the Network Contagion Research Institute which found that over 200 American colleges and universities received $13 billion in previously undisclosed from foreign regimes which has helped fuel antisemitism on college campuses. Today, the Education and the Workf  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced their bill to give the District of Columbia the same number of U.S. service academy nominations and appointments as states. Currently, each member of the House and Senate is allocated five appointments to each of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and is all  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $400,000 to Virginia Tech for a wastewater pilot project, which will advance work in detecting pathogens in wastewater in rural communities. To that end, Virginia Tech will work with treatment plants in two communities in Lee County and two communities in Wise County, Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the followin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Joe Manchin (D-WV), Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as well as U.S. Representatives John James (R-MI), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today helped introduce a bipartisan bill to help tackle the prescription drug affordability crisis and lower drug costs for Virginians. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are the middlemen between pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurers, and pharmacies that negotiate and keep rebates from manufacturers in exchange for preferable formulary plac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to make the case for her bipartisan legislation to provide Veteran firefighters with the compensation, healthcare, and retirement benefits they've earned through their service. Spanberger testified as part of the Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on disability assistance a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Zachary Nunn (R-IA-03) yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) influence, prevent cyberattacks, and protect U.S. intellectual property. The CCP has been investing heavily in the development of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, 5G, hypersonic weapons, dist  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Governor Glenn Youngkin, and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Rob Wittman (R-VA) issued a statement following new reports regarding the selection process run by the General Services Administration (GSA) to deter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Governor Glenn Youngkin, and Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Rob Wittman (R-VA) issued a statement following new reports regarding the selection process run by the General Services Administration (GSA) to determine a locat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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 regarding President Biden's pursuit of "Bidenomics" and the damage his policies have inflicted on the American Dream. In her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **Click here or the image above to watch the video.** **Click here to download the video.** WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following video ahead of Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Full video transcript included below: "Here we are today to thank our veterans for their service to our  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- 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 (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, participated in a full Appropriations Committee hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the president'  more

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 questions. 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 full committee hearing on improving access to clean water infrastructure in communities across the country. HIGHLIGHTS: ON STATES NEEDING FLEXIBILITY TO MEET  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Governor Glenn Youngkin, and Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Rob Wittman (R-VA) issued a statement following new reports regarding the selection process run by the General Services Administration (GSA) to de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- 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) applauded $10,000,000 in federal funding for St. Paul's Blue Greenway, a multipurpose park that will be located in St. Paul's Redevelopment Project in Norfolk. Specifically, this funding will be used for the park's development, which includes uncovering a buried creek and creating a resilient creek area, which will provide the nei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $10,000,000 in federal funding for St. Paul's Blue Greenway, a multipurpose park that will be located in St. Paul's Redevelopment Project in Norfolk. Specifically, this funding will be used for the park's development, which includes uncovering a buried creek and creating a resilient creek area, which will provide the neighborho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after reports that the General Services Administration (GSA) decided the FBI's new headquarters will be in Greenbelt, Maryland: "We're deeply disappointed that despite the clear case that Virginia is the best home for the FBI, the Administration went a different direction. It's especially disappointing that th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after reports that the General Services Administration (GSA) decided the FBI's new headquarters will be in Greenbelt, Maryland: "We're deeply disappointed that despite the clear case that Virginia is the best home for the FBI, the Administration went a different direction. It's especially disappointing th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. John Ossoff (D-GA), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in a letter to President Biden regarding increasing violenc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. John Ossoff (D-GA), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in a letter to President Biden regarding increasing violence by Is  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) to issue a statement following new reports regarding the selection process run by the General Services Administrati  more