WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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) and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. The bipartisan bill makes critical improvements to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that will expand the skills development provided under the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking for clarity regarding USPS's Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. Senator Capito also stressed the importance of the center to West Virginia and its 800 employees, and advocated that   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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, released the below statement after voting against advancing the national security supplemental funding bill. The Senate rejected the proposal today, with Republicans voting in unanimous opposition. "I have said time and time again that I am supportive of a national security s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) introduced legislation to make American companies more competitive in the global marketplace and address major sources of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by creating a carbon border adjustment. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Ami Bera (CA-06) and Senators Brian Schatz (H  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in the wake of Tuesday's committee hearing with the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT: "The testimony we received earlier this week from Presidents Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth about the responses of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT to the rampant antisemitism disp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the CDC's release of Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools: An Action Guide for School and District Leaders: "In the wake of a devastating pandemic and unnecessarily prolonged school lockdowns  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the College Board's updated African-American studies course: "This spring, the College Board released an Advanced Placement (AP) African-American studies course that was chock-full of woke dogma and troub  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.J. Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn the Biden administration's radical student loan scheme that experts say will cost taxpayers as much as $559 billion. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su requesting her commitment not to issue a joint employer proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the rest of her tenure at the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.J. Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act resolution authored by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) to overturn the Biden administration's radical student loan scheme, which experts say will cost taxpayers as much as $559 billion. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has been a leading critic of Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Later this week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and previously worked as a missionary in Honduras, will lead a congressional delegation visiting Guatemala and Honduras to meet with elected officials, the private sector, and civil society leaders. Senator Kaine will be joined by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL)  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- 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 $12,600,162 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Clendenin Elementary School. This funding will support rebuilding the school after it was destroyed beyond repair in the 2016 floods. "To this day, families and communities are stil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $13,480,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the construction of a new overpass bridge and additional road improvements in Mercer County. The funding is made possible through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, which Senator Manchin fought to include in the Bipartisan Infrastructure L  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- 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 $500,000 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Amtrak to complete the first step in restoring daily service on the Cardinal line. This award funds the first step in the Corridor ID Program. The three-step program begins by developing a schedule and a cost estimate for a service dev  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as well as U.S Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraging him to issue a commemorative stamp honoring West Virginian and Brigadier General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager. Today, on the third anniversary of his passing, he   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined eight bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to reconsider three proposed rules related to steel manufacturing and related supply chains. The Senators emphasized that the United States is the cleanest major  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against H.R. 4468, the so-called "Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act" The Republican bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing its proposal to strengthen emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. Further, it would block EPA from ever finalizing any vehicle emissions standards th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the Mail Processing Facility Review at the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), which was recently announced by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The full letter can be found below or HERE. I am writing to voice my concern regarding the Mail Processing Facil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to issue a commemorative stamp honoring West Virginia native, Brigadier General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager. Click HERE for the full letter. On issuing a commemor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: PHOTOS AND B-ROLL ARE AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) held an event in Arlington to announce $729,000,000 in federal funding they secured for the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) Phase 2 projects.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement upon the completion and release of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the House and Senate Conference Committee. The bill includes authorization for the transfer of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, the training of Australian private sector defense personnel, the integration o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), announced a $1 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a new intercity passenger rail route between Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA along the CSX Transportation "S-Line" that will connect North Carolina with Virginia, Washington D.C., and the Northeast Corridor. "I'm proud to see this historic investment which will bolster North Caro  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) today held an event along with local officials and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin in Arlington to announce $729,000,000in federal funding Spanberger helped secure for the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) P  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby Scott" delivered the following remarks during today's House floor debate on House Republicans' DETERRENT Act (H.R. 5933). "Historically, collaborations with global partners--and careful federal investments in research--have enabled our colleges and universities to make bo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a statement after the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to move forward on a supplemental spending package to provide crucial aid to aid our allies and protect our national security: "Vladimir Putin's hopes for victory rest on the U.S. walking away from Ukraine. In 21 months, Ukraine has succeeded in deci  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Dick Durbin, (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), as well as Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tom Carper (D-DL), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Ed Markey (D-MA) announced that they are working on an amendment to require that the weapons rece  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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 titled, "IIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings." HIGHLIGHTS: ON NEED TO STREAMLINE  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- 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 the historic crisis at the southern border, the need for substantive border policy changes to be included in a national security supplemental Congress w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: PHOTOS AND B-ROLL ARE AVAILABLE HERE Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) held an event in Arlington to announce $729,000,000 in federal funding they secured for the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) Phase 2 projects. The funding will su  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) held an event in Arlington to announce $729,000,000 in federal funding they secured for the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) Phase 2 projects. The funding will support the completion of a new Long Bridge across the Potomac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) today introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists. Currently, these sanctions are imposed only in limited circumstances, primarily on the terrorist group Hezbollah following passa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Readiness, and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee sent a letter to Defense Secretary Ll  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: My first and most important job is serving you. Here are some ways I can help. Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, signed the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The conferenced NDAA includes major wins that Rep. Wittman championed and supported, which will enable the U.S. military to modernize weapons sys  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Republican Conference Chair, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging the Defense Department to develop a plan to address the national security ramifications of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) interest and investment in seabed mining. "We cannot afford to allow China to ca  more