Friday - January 23, 2026
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday December 27, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Connolly, Castro, Ramirez Lead Letter to Blinken in Support of Democracy in Guatemala
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, along with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), led 17 Members of Congress in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to express concern following unpreceden  more

Miller, Colleagues Send Letter to Biden on the Impact of Recent Houthi Attacks on Global Trade
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) led a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to neutralize recent threats and attacks from an Iranian-backed militia, known as the Houthis, on trade cargo ships in the Red Sea near Yemen. The letter also urges the Biden Administration to work with our international partners to secure our trade lanes. These attacks have caused many major trad  more

Rep. Kiggans, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Coastal Ecosystems
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans announced that she has joined Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49), Brian Mast (FL-21), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) to introduce the bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act. This legislation would strengthen federal efforts to protect coastal and estuary habitats by reauthorizing and revitalizing the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) and requiring the Natio  more