WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined 24 of her Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding answers over the administration's  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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 the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: "The recent truce between Hamas and Israel was a welcome respite from the conflict and tragedy of the past two months. More humanitarian aid reached those who desperately needed it, rocket attacks and bombardmen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program has awarded $604,318 to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). This grant will enable VDOT to develop a statewide plan to identify roads with the highest risk of large mammal (such as deer, bear, and elk) collisions in the state. A developed plan will include geographic models to better identify wildli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) in introducing the Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2023, legislation to improve student outcomes and strengthen public education by expanding full-service community schools. Full-service community schools are public schools and district  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) called on President Biden to reaffirm America's global economic leadership by reversing a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon long-held positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that allow the free flow of information across borders, protect against the forced transfer of American technology and pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 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, announced $155,970 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for three West Virginia projects. The funding will support community outreach programs, including technical assistance efforts, environmental advocacy, and grant funding opportunities for at-risk middle and high school students. "I'm pl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities and challenges associated with advanced nuclear reactor commercialization. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed opportunities for advanced nuclear considering federal support from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, commercialization  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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 on the death of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. "I have always had profound respect and admiration for Justice O'Connor, and she leaves an incredible legacy as an icon of the American judicial system. Having already served in three branches of state government in Arizona, she was unanimously  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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, issued the following statement on the proposed rules by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would make it easier for Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 30D Clean Vehicle Tax Credit while hurting American taxpayers and increas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of orders to direct Inhance Technologies LLC not to produce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that are created in the production of its plastic containers. In July, McClellan led eleven of her House colleagues in a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, expressing concern  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against House Republicans' extreme border bill to protect migrants and oppose harmful anti-immigrant policies. H.R. 5283 would prohibit the use of federal funds to provide temporary or permanent housing on public lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted in support of H.Res. 878 to expel George Santos from Congress:  "Today, the House expelled Congressman George Santos following the release of a deeply troubling bipartisan Ethics Committee report. The report contained serious allegations of campaign finance violations that are part of a larger pattern of deceit. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine gave keynote remarks at the 14th Annual Virginia Economic Summit and Forum on International Trade in Richmond. The summit was hosted by the Virginia Chamber Foundation and Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), and it was attended by almost 600 business and policy leaders. "Virginia's workers and business community are second to none, and we've made so much progress together t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) celebrated Norfolk and Old Dominion University being awarded over $10 million in federal funding to boost resilience and combat sea level rise. The funding was awarded through the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), a partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: "The findings of the Investigative Subcommittee's (ISC) report on Representative Santos highlights behavior that violates the public trust and demonstrates myriad ways he has disgraced himself and his office. He should have had the common decency to resign.  "In a previous vote to expel Mr. Santos, I made it clear that despite his disgraceful behavior, he had a right to due process. The Ethics Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Morgan Griffith (R-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) today welcomed the news that the Inspector General (IG) of the General Services Administration (GSA) will initiate an investigation into the si  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) sent a letter calling on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to take action to strengthen U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) ability to detect imported cotton that is sourced from forced labor using isotopic testing technology. The letter requests information about the agency's current limited usage and high cost of testing and outlines the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: During a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hearing, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) shed light on how the CCP is deploying propaganda to shape the "information battlespace" and gain a strategic advantage over the United States. (Watch) Wittman: "Today's hearing is titled 'The CCP's Strategy to Shape the Global Information Space.' This is very much like what we term in the mi  more