WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support embankment and parking lot repairs at the Valley Pre-K-8 School that resulted from severe flooding in August 2022. "The floods in Fayette County during Au  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Sunil Harjani, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; and Jasmine Yoon, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Vir  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- 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) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE programs provide students with necessary skills to meet the demands of the 21st century economy. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks as delivered: "February is Career and Technical Education Mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after congressional Republicans torpedoed bipartisan legislation to secure the border, tackle the fentanyl crisis, and support America's alliances: "Today's vote makes one thing crystal clear: Republicans in Congress would rather score political points than secure the border and address the fentanyl crisis, which kills tens of thousands of Americans and t  more

LEESBURG, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Senate voted to advance consideration of the comprehensive national security supplemental: The strongly bipartisan and overwhelming Senate vote to consider comprehensive legislation that addresses America's national security interests in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Indo-Pacific regio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote for the national security supplemental funding bill, which included bipartisan, commonsense reforms that would have shut down the southern border. "I have always said, 'If I can go back home and explain it, I can vote for it.' To every West Virginian, this bill had the support of the 18,000 agents of the Border Patrol Union who  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to examine the Administration's pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) process for assessing LNG export applications. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin stressed the importance of protecting American consumers and businesses while supporting our allies a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee for a hearing on Advancing America's Interests at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th Ministerial Meeting. The WTO conference will be held in Abu Dhabi on February 26, where member economies will be able to participate in several active negotiations.  During the hearing, Congresswoman Miller focused her questioning on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to the CEOs of Paramount Global and CBS Entertainment Group urging them to not air any advertisements from Chinese shopping company Temu during their live broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday.  Congresswoman Miller highlights that Temu and sister company Pinduoduo, subsidiaries of the Communist China Party linked PDD Holdings, have been noncompliant w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability passed Rep. Good's All Economic Regulations are Transparent (ALERT) Act by a vote of 21 to 19. This legislation would help rein in the federal government and provide much-needed transparency over the Biden Administration. "As the American people are feeling the harmful impacts of Bidenflation and regulatory overreach, Congress should reclaim our Constitutional  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. This bill bans Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and other similar measures from being used in federal health care programs, removing a key tool with which these programs discriminate against people with disabilities. QALYs are a metric used, including by the Department of Veterans Affairs (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement responding to the Biden Administration's finalized rule on National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The final update to the NAAQS will have devastating economic consequences for timber mills, manufacturers, and the American industry."The Biden administration continues to kill American jobs in th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing a new National Ambient Air Qual  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to examine the Administration's pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) process for assessing LNG export applications. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin stressed the im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in press conference with her colleagues to discuss the Biden administration's disastrous decision to halt new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in the United State  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER AND KAINE'S COMMENTS HERE WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced Jasmine Yoon in a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. In November, the senators recommended Yoon to fill an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, which will be created when Judge Michael F. Urbanski assumes senior   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to undermine the current 'slots and perimeter' rules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as part of the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to undermine the current 'slots and perimeter' rules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) as part of the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act:  more