| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday January 03, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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House Education Committee Chair Foxx Responds to Harvard President Gay Departure
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 2, 2024:
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Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in response to Harvard President Claudine Gay stepping down from her role following her stark testimony during the Committee's December 5th hearing on antisemitism:
"What the world saw from President Gay on Dec
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ICYMI: Manchin Statement on the 18th Anniversary of the Sago Mine Disaster
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the 18th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster.
"Eighteen years ago, we lost twelve brave coal miners who went to work at the Sago Mine and never returned home to their beloved families. In their honor, West Virginians worked together to pass legislation that improved safety standards for our miners who sacrifice
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Kaine Statement on National Park Service's Designation of Bedford as American World War II Heritage City
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 2, 2024:
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the National Park Service's designation of Bedford as an American World War II Heritage City. Kaine sent a letter in support of this designation in August 2023.
"Bedford demonstrated incredible resilience during World War II and is home to the National D-Day Memorial, which honors nineteen soldiers--known as the Bedfor
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Rep. Connolly Condemns Calls for Resettlement of Palestinians Outside Gaza
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 2, 2024:
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Today, Rep. 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 in reaction to calls by Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir to resettle Palestinians outside Gaza.
"As I warned in April of 2023, the actions of right-wing extremist Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir
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Senate Energy Committee Chair Manchin, Colleagues Urge EPA to Revise Power Plant Rule That Would Raise West Virginia Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Jon Tester (D-MT) called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise a proposed rule that would jeopardize grid reliability, harm energy workers, and raise energy c
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Warner & Kaine Applaud $35 Monthly Insulin Caps by Largest Insulin Manufacturers Following Inflation Reduction Act Implementation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine--who serves on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee--released the following statements applauding Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi for officially lowering the cost of their insulin products to $35 per month for most patients. The companies' moves, which came in 2023 for Eli Lilly and January 1, 2024 for Novo Nordisk and S
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