WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Architect of the Capitol issued the following public notice: Each year, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) selects the annual U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in consultation with the United States Forest Service. This year's tree is a 63-foot Norway spruce from the Greenbrier Ranger District in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest. The tree traveled to Washington, D.C., by truck making stops in communities along its route before arriving at the U.S. Capitol on Fri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today urged Secretary Deb Haaland to implement reform at the Department of the Interior (DOI) to improve transparency in its law enforcement agencies. Their letter, sent on the sixth anniversary of the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Northern Virginian Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police, also requested   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: on Nov. 17, 2023: The U.S Capitol Christmas tree has arrived in Washington! The 60-foot Norway spruce completed its journey from the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County this morning. It will now be decorated in preparation for the tree lighting ceremony on November 28 at 5 p.m. Congressman Alex X. Mooney said of the tree's arrival, "It is an honor that the 2023 Capitol Christmas tree is from  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: "On October 7, Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel deliberately targeting and slaughtering innocent civilians. That violence must be condemned for the brutal, depraved act it was. No equivocation, no  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will hold his 15th annual Open Season Workshop on November 18, 2023 to assist federal employees, retirees, servicemembers, and veterans in navigating changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP) and dental and vision insurance programs. The program will feature a panel of experts, including representatives from the various health care plans, to an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) to extend its public comment period and hold a public hearing after the comment period closes on its proposed fiduciary rule package (Proposa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Jennifer Kiggans (VA-02), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced H.Res. 874, a bipartisan resolution to designate November as Prematurity Awareness Month. The U.S. has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates out of any high-income nation. According to the recently released 2023 March Of Dimes Report Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the below statement after H.R. 6363, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, was signed into law following the passage of both the U.S. House and Senate. "This week, Congress worked together to pass a continuing resolution and keep our government funded. Stopgap bills like this are far from ideal, especially for our defense indu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that BridgeValley Community and Technical College, located in South Charleston, WV, will receive $3,000,000 through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) -- funded through Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- to develop an I  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan resolution designating November 2023 as National Adoption Month. The resolution recognizes and honors adopted children and families with adopted children, as well as encourages and promotes adoption in the United States. As of September 2023, there are 6,197 children in foster care in West Virginia and 391,0  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote to U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Miguel Cardona to urge the DOE to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia on college and university campuses. Since the onset of the Israel-Hamas crisis, higher education institutions have seen a precipitous rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia, including hate speech, harassment, and vi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) wrote to U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Miguel Cardona to urge the DOE to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia on college and university campuses. Since the onset of the Israel-Hamas crisis, higher education institutions have seen a precipitous rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia, including hate speech, harassment, and violence   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 'Mornings with Maria' on Fox Business today to discuss failed outcomes from President Biden's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco this week, as well as the Chinese Communist Party's role in promoting anti-American propaganda. (Watch) On President Biden claiming Xi agreed to help to curb the f  more