WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, today hailed Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's announcement of a U.S. international engagement plan for fusion energy at COP28. Beyer said: "I'm thrilled that the U.S. delegation brought fusion to the global stage at COP28. This strategic plan would accelerate progress in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- 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.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Justice (DOJ), and Energy (DOE), as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to support economic development,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson to investigate potential political influence in the site selection process for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. "GSA must be fair and transparent in its operations. Its   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs passed the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits by allowing the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to reimburse victims of fraud without first meeting unnecessary bureauc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined 31 of her Senate colleagues to call on President Biden to reaffirm America's global economic leadership by reversing a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to abandon long-held positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that al  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- 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), and Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) have sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget requesting that the FBI headqu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- 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 $3,321,919 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the West Virginia University Research Corporation and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The funding is made possible in part through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support assessing, cleanin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) held a roundtable with the Raleigh County Sheriff's office and other local officials. During the meeting, Congresswoman Miller heard from the community on different issues Raleigh County is experiencing, including flooding, limited access to clean water, and the drug crisis. "I had a productive discussion today with Raleigh County officials about some issues and proble  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the USPS' Mail Processing Facility Review of West Virginia's only Processing and Distribution Center in South Charleston:  "I continue to be concerned about the USPS' Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) facility -- the only of its kind in our state. This potential plan to move   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Representative Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), members of the Republican Conference, and Jewish students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan resolution designating November 2023 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month. In the United States, more than 1,200,000 students experienced homelessness during the 2021-2022 school year, including an estimated 4,400 in Maine and 13,530 in West Virginia. Companion legi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Cynthia Lummis' (R-WY) bipartisan Congressional Award Act, which would reauthorize the Congressional Award Program. The program is an incredibly high honor for citizens aged 14 to 23 and is authorized by Congress every five years. The program encourages young Americans to pursue goals focused on volunteerism, c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), and Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. Scott (D-VA) introduced the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act which provides opportunities for students and workers looking to gain skills in high-demand  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, members of Maryland's federal, state and local governments including Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06) and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, members of Maryland's federal, state, and local governments including Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Members of Maryland's federal, state, and local governments including Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince George's County Executi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Members of Maryland's federal, state, and local governments including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-02), John Sarbanes (Md.-03), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), David Trone (Md.-06), and Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), and Prince George's Coun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined U.S. Sens. Mark 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), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) in sending a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget requesting that the FBI headquarters relocation process b  more