WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former CIA case officer and Member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee -- yesterday urged U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the U.S. Senate-passed bipartisan national security package to the U.S. House floor for a vote. The U.S. Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 70-29 early Tuesday morning. At a press conference alongside U.S. House Min  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Nitro, W.Va. for upgrades to its sewer and storm water infrastructure.  This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Tonight, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement on his vote to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Secretary Mayorkas has knowingly and willfully neglected his oath of office, plunging America into the worst border crisis in our history," Rep. Cline said. "Every community, including Virginia's Sixth District, is now a border c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $700,000 to Patrick County, Virginia, for the West Piedmont Planning District Commission Universal Broadband Project. This project plans to install 101 miles of fiber, which will ensure service is available at 3,424 locations around Patrick County. "The $700,000 awarded by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services issued the following testimony by Virginia Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at Independent Women's Forum, involving a hearing on Jan. 30, 2024, entitled "America's Report Card: Oversight of K-12 Public Education": * * * Chairwoman McClain, Ranking Member Porter, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to appear today. My name is Virginia Gentles   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following statement: "The Senate Intelligence Committee has the intelligence in question, and has been rigorously tracking this issue from the start. We continue to take this matter seriously and are discussing an appropriate response with the administration. In the meantime, we must be c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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 $2,888,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade and repair stormwater pipes and catch basins in Nitro. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. "I'm pleased th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act passed the U.S. Senate as part of the national security supplemental. The legislation targets the entire illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that transport the drugs in Mexico, by directing the Treasury Department to target, sanction, and block  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.Res. 863, which impeaches United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. You can read the full articles of impeachment here. The House Committee on Homeland Security approved these articles following a nearly year-long investigation into the causes, costs, and consequences of the un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined their colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to urgently address the issues millions of students across the country have had with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Every year, about 17 million students fill out the FAFSA form as a fir  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement after voting to impeach U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust: "The actions of Secretary Mayorkas have led to a complete humanitarian and national security catastrophe. For three years, Secretary Mayorkas has refused to enforce the   more