WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) joined Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and 26 lawmakers in requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the Biden administration's failure to properly implement the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chairman Ramanan Raghavendran and Interim President Dr. Larry Jameson requesting documents and information regarding the University of Pennsylvania's (Penn) abysmal response to antisem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor highlighting the failures of President Biden's three years in the White House. Saturday, January 20, marked the third anniversary of President Biden's inauguration.During her remarks, Senator Capito outlined the consequences of the Biden administration's b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) discussed ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New Chemicals Program with Dr. Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. HIGHLIGHTS: COLLABORATING TO IMPROVE   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT), and a delegation of 41 other members in sending a letter to President Biden expressing support for a two-state solution as the only viable path for sustainable peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people. The letter also requests the Biden Administration to outline a strategy t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), along with 26 lawmakers requested a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the Biden administration's failure to properly implem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, U.S. Senator Todd Young, (R-IN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) pressed   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Stovo Corp, located in Grant County, and Climate Control Storage Plus LLC, located in Marion County, were awarded a total of $129,070 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- 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 $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. The funding will support a behavioral health workforce initiative and is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit. "The Administration just will not stop ignoring the law in pursuit of its radical cli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Oversight of Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation," which featured testimony from Dr. Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Education (Department) decided to adjust the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Income Protection Allowance for the 2024-2025 award year to accurately account for inflation. "This is great new  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Oversight of Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation," which featured testimony from Dr. Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) discussed ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New Chemicals Program with Dr. Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator of EPA's Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, along with 26 lawmakers requested a Government Accountability Office (GAO  more