WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Energy Export Caucus, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), and Lou Correa (D-CA), released a statement addressing Germany state-owned energy group, SEFE's, decision to continue purchasing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Russia. This announcement comes in response to the Biden Administration's pause on LNG exports f  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Today, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure, known as a Continuing Resolution, to push government funding deadlines to March 8th and March 22nd. Congressman Alex X. Mooney said of his vote against the Continuing Resolution, "I have warned that Congress would continue to kick the can down the road until a massive, bloated funding deal could be reached. And here we a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden is chasing President Donald Trump to the Southern Border. After years of radical Biden open border policies that have created a flood of illegal crossings, drugs, and crime. Since President Biden took office, there have been 8.7 million illegal crossings. Which is greater than the population of 36 states. President Biden said it was "not rational" to deport ill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on reports that civilians were killed while seeking humanitarian assistance in Gaza City.  "This is horrifying. The IDF's use of live ammunition against hungry Palestinian civilians is repugnant. Half the population in Gaza is on the brink of famine. Aid must be surged immediately an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced that Barb Collura, the President and CEO of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, will be his guest at the 2024 State of the Union Address. A nationally recognized expert on infertility and the family building journey, Barb Collura has led RESOLVE since 2007. "It is my privilege to attend the State of the Union with my constituent and cha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Julia Brownley (D-CA) in sending a bipartisan letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough requesting the VA improve care for veterans who seek treatment for sexual assault and sexual abuse at VHA facilities. The letter was written in response to a December 2023 VA OIG report that identified failures in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today introduced legislation to rename a Fredericksburg post office after Gladys P. Todd, a prominent leader in the Fredericksburg civil rights movement. Located at 1285 Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg, the post office would honor the late Gladys P. Todd, a revered school teacher and community organizer who was a fixture in the city's civ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) celebrated passage of their Fusion Energy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation will promote the development of fusion energy by codifying the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) decision to establish a regulatory framework for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $300,000 to the Friends of Southwest Virginia for their Gateways to the Southwest Virginia: Outdoor Economy Recreation Plans. This money will be used to complete the outdoor recreation strategic planning for most of the Southwest Virginia region. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This $300,000 grant from ARC to he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $500,000 to Bland Ministry Center and Dental Clinic for their Dental Clinic Construction Project. This money will be used to build a 3,947 square feet facility which will include seven dental procedure rooms, a sterilization space, an area for x-rays, and a denture lab. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This $500,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $700,000 to Lee County for the St. Charles Monarch Waterline Replacement Project. This project will replace 9,970 linear feet of waterline and install 4 gate valves and 1 fire hydrant, serving 38 households in St. Charles. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Water service plays a critical role in promoting public he  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on House passage of today's continuing resolution: "The Education Department's latest FAFSA decision was another aspect of its botched FAFSA rollout. "In the 11th hour without consulting Congress, the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks at a bipartisan roundtable with Jewish students from Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia, University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers, Stanford, Tulane, and Cooper U  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine--a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee--delivered a speech on the Senate floor in support of the Access to Family Building Act, legislation he cosponsored to protect Americans' right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology services. Kaine's remarks followed Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's (R-MS) objec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine issued the following statement regarding President Biden's trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, which comes on the heels of congressional Republicans' decision to kill bipartisan legislation to secure the border and tackle the fentanyl crisis: "It's clear that President Biden is committed to addressing our challenges at the border. But he shouldn't have to do it alone. I'm deeply frus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, questioned Matthew Quinn, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), on enclosing committal shelters in VA cemeteries to protect against inclement weather. To honor Hershel Woody Williams' final request before he passed away, Senator Manchin has   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges associated with developing geologic hydrogen in the United States. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussed federal support for growing the domestic hydrogen market in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and how the Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Kroger union employees stalled contract negotiations. "I greatly value the diligent work every Kroger team member performs in West Virginia and the indispensable role Kroger stores and their employees fill in our communities," said Senator Manchin. I encourage all parties to come back to the negotiating table as soon as possible  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31) welcomed Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06) as new Co-Chairs of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus. "I am thrilled to announce Congressman Beyer and Congresswoman Salinas have agreed to serve as Co-Chairs of our Mental Health Caucus," Napolitano said. "We have made great strides as a Caucus for nearly two decades, and I look forward to our cont  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to Secretary Frank Kendall of the United States Air Force, expressing her concern about the deactivation of the Cabell Midland High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) in Ona, West Virginia. In her letter, she requested that the program remain active while implementing recruitment changes. The program has  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to pass a short-term, stopgap funding measure -- known as a "continuing resolution" -- to avoid a shutdown that would damage Virginia's economy. The legislation includes two staggered deadlines to keep the federal government open until March 8 and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Guatemala is one of seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Today, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Steve Daines (R-MT) sent a letter to President Bernardo Arevalo urging him to not succumb to pressure from the People's Republic of China (PRC) a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, co-sponsored H.R. 7056, the Access to Family Building Act, which establishes a federal right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies.  "Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we have seen relentless attacks on reproductive freedom across the country," said Congressman Scott. "Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the unanimous Senate passage of their legislation to rename a federal building in Roanoke, VA the "Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building" in honor of the life and legacy of civil rights lawyer Reuben Lawson. The senators introduced the legislation on December 6, 2023, on what would have been Lawson's 103rd birthday. "We are t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,900,000 in federal funding for three projects in Bland, Stuart, and Lee County, Virginia. The funding, courtesy of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), will go towards building a dental clinic in Bland, investing in downtown revitalization projects in Stuart, and improving water service to 38 homes in Lee County. "Communities across  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,900,000 in federal funding for three projects in Bland, Stuart, and Lee County, Virginia. The funding, courtesy of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), will go towards building a dental clinic in Bland, investing in downtown revitalization projects in Stuart, and improving water service to 38 homes in Lee County. "Communities acro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to express the urgent need to increase the Commerce Department's actions to protect U.S. critical technologies - including the biotech sector - through a more robust export-control regime, among other measures. This letter follows pre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, legislation aimed at restoring the U.S.'s position as a leader in international standards-setting for emerging technologies. For decades, the United States led the world in developing new technologies, which allowed our country to set the rules of the road when it came to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urging the agency to extend the comment period for their proposed National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) biological, integrity, diversity, and environmental health (BIDEH) rule. If implemented, this rule would have far-reaching consequences for the NWRS, fish, wildlife, as well as sportsmen and women without sufficient   more