WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today welcomed reports that U.S. Capitol Police will launch a body-worn camera pilot program for its officers. On September 27, 2021, Beyer and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to the Capitol Police Board requesting the use of body cameras for all uniformed U.S. Capitol Police officers. "I'm glad to see the U.S. Capitol Police taking necessary step  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board wrote an editorial highlighting the critical role the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) plays in ensuring the prosperity and security of the U.S. and our allies. The editorial underscored the importance of Kaine's recent, successful efforts to get his bipartisan bill to prevent any U.S. president from unilaterally withdrawing from NAT  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined his Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the Administration to abide by Congressional intent and allow critical mineral mining and processing activities to be included in the calculation of the 45X Advanc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a new report on inmate deaths in federal prisons. The report found that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to prevent the deaths of 344 inmates over the course of eight years, including 14 at West Virg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the statement on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding serving subpoenas to Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker, Interim President Dr. Alan Garber, and Harvard Management Company's Chief Executive Officer N.P. Narvekar for failing to produce priority documents  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: On Thursday, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger hosted an open, public telephone town hall focused on issues facing Virginia's Veterans, military families, and caregivers. During the event, Spanberger was joined by representatives from the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. The Congresswoman and her guests answered questions directly from Seventh District Veterans and thei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement marking two weeks before a potential government shutdown that would hurt Virginia's economy. Since September, Congress has passed several short-term, stopgap funding measures -- known as a "continuing resolutions" -- to keep the government open instead of passing legislation to fund the government in a r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) issued the following statement of support for the tech accord to combat deceptive use of AI in 2024 elections: "We are concerned about the potential use of AI-enabled content, such as 'deepfakes,' in this year's elections. It has become clear that AI-generated audio, video, and images can be used to sow confusion or chaos in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sens. Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock (both D-GA) in urging the Biden Administration to continue U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure the immediate release of hostages, stop the violence in Gaza, provide access for desperately needed humanitarian assistance, and deescalate tensions across the Middle East. "Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock (both D-GA) in urging the Biden Administration to continue U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure the immediate release of hostages, stop the violence in Gaza, provide access for desperately needed humanitarian assistance, and deescalate tensions across the Middle East. "Since the October 7th Hamas t  more