WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney voted against the latest Continuing Resolution, which once again passed with overwhelming Democrat support and punts the government funding deadlines to March. Congressman Mooney joins with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in voting against funding the government until our border is secure. Congressman Alex X. Mooney said of his position, "Customs and Border P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the author of the FedRAMP Authorization Act, released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report titled "Cloud Security: Federal Authorization Program Usage Increasing, but Challenges Need to Be Fully Addre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- 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 Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona lambasting the Department of Education's incompetence after it failed its annual audit for the second consecutive year. Chairwoman Foxx stands firm in her authority under the rules of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced legislation authored by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the "Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse." The EPW Committee unanimously voted to approve the bill, which now heads to the Senate for consideration. "Today at the EPW Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced legislation authored by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the "Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse." The EPW Committee unanimously voted to a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a grant of $300,000 to the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Foundation for the Southwest Virginia Regional Simulation Lab for Nursing and Allied Health. "This grant by ARC is great news as it will be used to create a new state-of-the-art multidisciplinary lab, providi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, sent a letter to President Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of Rep. Ashley Hinson's bill H.R. 6914, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act. This bill would require institutions to inform pregnant students of their rights and resources on campus so they are supported in pursu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the House passed H.R. 6914, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, which will require colleges and universities to inform pregnant students of their rights and of the resources available on campus to ensure no woman feels forced to choose between motherhood and pursuing her education. Education and the Workforce Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Over the last year, small business owners have shared their personal experiences with the Ways and Means Committee of how pro-growth tax provisions like those now included in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act make a real difference for their businesses and help them address economic challenges. During a series of hearings held in West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- 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 $4,805,823 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for four West Virginia health centers. The investments will strengthen health services in Wirt, Lincoln, Putnam, and Kanawha Counties. "I'm pleased HHS is investing more than $4.8 million to help improve the health and well-being of West Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced legislation authored by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the "Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse." The EPW Committee unanimously voted to approve the bill, which now heads to the full Senate for consideration. "I'm pleased our bipartisan bill to de  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) released this statement following the House Budget Committee's markup and passage of the bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act, which is the House companion to the Senators' Fiscal Stability Act. The legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize and decrease the national debt, which now exc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) and U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) published an op-ed in The Hill on the national debt crisis and the urgent need for Congress to pass their legislation to establish a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission. "In just ten years, the national debt has more than doubled. Not only is this level of debt unsustainable  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced The Pregnancy Center Support Act, which will implement a 50% tax credit for donations made by taxpayers to Pregnancy Resource Centers through the Internal Revenue Code. The Pregnancy Center Support Act will incentivize contributions to Pregnancy Resource Centers as they provide volunteer-based care to women and families ac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered remarks at a committee business meeting in opposition to the PROVE IT Act, legislation that would facilitate a domestic carbon tax on American families and consumers, and give the federal government increased authority to emulate the failed climate policies of many European countries  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered remarks at a committee business meeting in opposition to the PROVE IT Act, legislation that would facilitate a domestic carbon tax on American families and consumers, and give the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate approved a stopgap funding bill to fund some parts of the government through March 1 and others through March 8. This bill will keep the government open through early March by reauthorizing spending at Fiscal Year 2023 levels. "It's unfortunate that we once again need to step in at the eleventh hour to avert a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- 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 and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the failed energy and environment policies of the Biden administration. D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) sent a bipartisan letter calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to emphasize the ongoing atrocities and human rights violations committed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) later this month. "One of China's obligations as a current member of the UN HR  more