CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), today released a statement on the Senate's passage of a formula fix to the FAFSA Simplification Act, legislation that intends to make financial aid more accessible for students by s  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will host his 2024 Service Academy Day event on Saturday, April 13, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm in the Richardson Auditorium, Rooker Hall, New River Community College; located at 5251 College Drive, Dublin, VA. Griffith issued the following statement: "For those high school students interested in serving their country, the U.S. Service Academies offer a way to both serve   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene. L. Dodaro requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the Department of Education's failure to respond timely or completely to several Committee oversight requests, including t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) newest report recommending that the Department of Education make improvements to how it estimates the costs of the Direct Loan portfolio, as well as to its reporting o  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette on how the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will stimulate the U.S. economy and benefit West Virginians. Charleston Gazette-Mail: Carol Miller: Congress working to deliver tax cuts"When President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) became law in 2017, West Virginia received tax cuts that we hadn't experienced i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) held a bipartisan roundtable last week with Jewish students from Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia, University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers, Stanford, Tulane, and Cooper Union about their expe  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) is introducing the Stand with Israel Resolution to express strong support for America's close friend and important ally. This resolution denounces calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, and for the establishment of an independent state of Palestine. It also demands an end to U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the termination of U.S. assistance to Palesti  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced her cosponsorship of H.R. 7165, the Credit for Caring Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would establish a tax credit for eligible individuals who spend personal dollars on services for family members requiring long-term care. The bill, which was introduced by Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) in the U.S. House and by Senator Michael Bennett (CO) i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today urged the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to take the next step to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) by holding a markup on their bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act -- which now has 308 cosponsors -  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, has invited Dr. Rohini Kousalya Siva, a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School and the President of the American Medical Student Association, to be his guest at President Biden's State of the Union address later this week. Dr. Kousalya Siva plans to practice obstetrics and gynecology and wrote an op-ed in Ms. Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed the NRC staff to publish the proposed rule and draft guidance to establish the draft licensing  more