WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER AND KAINE'S COMMENTS HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 seni  more

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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voted to advance the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024. The legislation includes several provisions that benefit West Virginia, which Senator Capito fought to include. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 is a five-year reautho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, introduced the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act. The ACE Act will reauthorize important habitat and wildlife conservation efforts throughout the country. The legislation also build  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation today to help more unemployed Americans reenter the workforce. The Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act would give states more flexibility in administering existing reemployment benefits to help more Americans find good-paying jobs.    more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) participated in a Fox Business townhall with parents to talk about the state of education in America. Foxx spoke about the Committee's efforts to expand education freedom and reduce college costs. Excerpts from the interview are below: Putti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee -- today joined fellow Committee Members on a bipartisan, official congressional delegation (CODEL) visit to Ukraine. In Kyiv, Spanberger and her colleagues met with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The group discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine and under  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024. This legislation would reauthorize funding for public health initiatives across the country to combat Alzheimer's disease and preserve brain health. These initiatives began when the ori  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced an amendment to the National Security Act of 2024 that would require the State Department to review the use of U.S. weapons over the past year in conflicts around the world, including by Israel in Gaza, and to ensure that any use of U.S. weapons is in accordance with U.S. pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Ted Budd (R-NC) applauded unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. The senators are co-chairs of the Senate CTE Caucus. "I'm glad the Senate unanimously passed my bipartisan resolution to recognize February as Career and Technical Education," said   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rule to implement U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (Legacy Act), which changes existing privacy regulations, known as 42 CFR Part 2, surrounding medical records for those suffering with substance use disorder. The Legacy Act will save lives by ensuring that medical providers   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- 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, released the below statement in response to Willie Phillips being named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Throughout the last year overseeing a very productive and bipartisan FERC, Chairman Willie Phillips has proven time and time again that he was the right person to lead this eve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its annual report on the country's budget and economic projections for the coming ten years. "The report estimates that our federal debt will reach $54.3 trillion in ten years - about $20 trillion more than it is today. To put that staggering number into context, that essentially means   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Rich McCormick (R-GA) in introducing the Protecting Resources of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries (PROTECTS) Act. This bill will stop federal funding from financing gender transition procedures on minors. "All children are made in the image of God; to change their gender is to disregard the blessing given from above," said Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement in response to Willie Phillips being named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Throughout the last year overseeing a very productive and bipartisan FERC, Chairman W  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, introduced the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act. The ACE Act will reauthorize important habitat and wildlife co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by long COVID patient Rachel Beale involving a hearing on Jan. 18, 2024, entitled "Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care": * * * Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor to be here. My name is Rachel Beale and I live in Sedley, a small town in Southeastern Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: 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, nominat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's comments at today's press conference. WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, delivered a floor speech regarding his amendment to maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries. The amendment has now received support from more than half of the Democratic Caucus. Specifically, the amendment would strike a provision in the draft national securit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Army informed the HASC of their decision to end development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft: "The Army's enormous aviation program changes require serious scrutiny from Cong  more