WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Roger Marshall (R-KS), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) withdrew its appeal of a recent court ruling that limited the use of harmful copay accumulators. Copay accumulators prevent copay assistance from counting towards a patient's deductible or  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing on the safety, health, and economic consequences of President Biden's border crisis. "Today's hearing comes nearly one year after this  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Good morning, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, and thank you for allowing me to testify on behalf of my Water Resources Development Act request. I appreciate your time and attention. I have requested a feasibility   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the subcommittee's hearing to examine VA's handling of their revolving funds: Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. Thank you all for being here today for this oversight heari  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation published its 2023 Policy Review titled, "Conservative Solutions to Climate Change," which features a preface written by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. "America's climate policy does not have to be at odds with energy and economic security. We have more effective wa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: With the 2024 election season already underway, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), pushing the agency to recommit to addressing foreign malign influence in our elections. In his letter, Sen. Warner cited a recently declassified intelligence assessment emphasiz  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to raise concerns about multiple human rights violations committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Specifically, the senators ask him to highlight these human rights violations during the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHCR) unive  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that The Center for Applied Research and Technology, Inc. in Bluefield, West Virginia, will receive $100,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon management (FECM). The Center for Applied Research and Technology plans to repurpose retire  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the passing of former Mayor Jean Ford.  "Gayle and I are heartbroken by the death of our dear friend, former Mayor Jean Ford. Jean was an incredibly dedicated public servant who served the city of Williamstown for more than two decades and was the first female mayor of Williamstown. Her impact on Williamstown and the entire state will  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote a letter to Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to express concern over a proposed rule that would modify bank capital rules for banks with more than $100 billion in total assets. Under the proposed rule, capital l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined his bipartisan colleagues in urging the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) to investigate the 189 Panamanian-flagged vessels of concern suspected of transporting Iranian oil in violation of U.S. sanctions. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Iranian oil in 2018 and 2019 to cut off a significant source of r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect the nation's state-based insurance regulatory system and ensure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) does not overstep their statutory authority. Their bill, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act, would clarify the jurisdiction granted to the CFPB by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced new rules under the Inflation Reduction Act that cap total out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. This first-of-its-kind cap of an estimated $3,300 on prescription drug out-of-pocket costs in Medicare Part D will lower costs for seniors in West Virginia and across the United States. "No West Virginian or American should have to choose be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger recognized Staff Sergeant Richard Francis Brani. Mr. Brani is a U.S. Army Veteran from Culpeper who served during World War II. Last month, Mr. Brani was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his gallantry during the Battle of the Bulge -- a critical turning point during the war. Click here (https://youtu.be/DlX_Ob  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger announced today that her office has now returned more than $37 million in federal casework funds to residents of Virginia's Seventh District. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for fair treatment for those having issues with a federal agency, program, or benefit. Spanberger's office assists Virginians with many casework concer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced the launch of her fifth annual "Valentines for Vets" program to collect and distribute Valentine's Day cards to Virginia Veterans. Virginians are encouraged to participate in "Valentines for Vets" by dropping off or mailing cards to Spanberger's district offices in Woodbridge and Fredericksburg. The deadline for submission is 5:0  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: This week, the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation published its 2023 Policy Review titled, "Conservative Solutions to Climate Change," which features a preface written by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. "America's climate policy do  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: VIDEO OF KAINE'S FLOOR SPEECH AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine delivered a speech on the Senate floor in commemoration of National Religious Freedom Day. The day honors the Virginia General Assembly's passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on January 16, 1786. This statute was first drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1777 and became the basis of the First Amendment's   more