WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that he secured federal funding for 15 projects in Virginia's 8th congressional district. These funds were included in FY24 appropriations legislation which the House passed on a bipartisan vote yesterday. It is expected to pass in the Senate and be signed into law by the end of the week. "Affordable housing is a major need in Northern Virginia, and I am thrilled that I c  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address: "At 9 PM tonight, President Biden will stumble through his speech behind a set of dual teleprompters to tout his mangled, job-killing, and backwards vision  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,448,505 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support three health centers in Hancock, Greenbrier and Webster Counties as well as strengthen public health infrastructure statewide. "I'm pleased HHS is investing more than $6.4 million to improve the health and well-being of West V  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to express their concern over the future of Medicare Advantage (MA), which are healthcare plans offered by private insurance companies that must follow the requirements set by Medicare. The Senators urged Administrator Brooks-LaSur  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Informed Lawmaking to Combat Inflation Act, which would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide inflation estimates for bills introduced by Congress. Currently, the CBO is responsible for issuing estimates for how legislation being considered by Congress would impact direct spending, revenues and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. This package contains six appropriations bills to fund government agencies through fiscal year 2024, lower costs for Americans, and support hardworking families. The funding package will: Boost the economy and fight inflation by fully funding key social safety net programs, including food assi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Kidney PATIENT Act passed 41-1 in the Ways and Means Committee. Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrological Treatments (PATIENT) Act to provide access to critical care and affordable oral medicines for chronic kidney disease patients. "I was thrilled to see the Kidney PATIENT A  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced he has invited Abby Polin, the aunt of American Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, to attend President Biden's fourth State of the Union address.  Hersh's parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin were born and raised in the Chicago area.Hersh was born in California and lived in Virginia before immigrating with his family to Israel in 2008 at age seven. Hersh is t  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger tonight released the following statement after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Tonight, I was glad to hear President Biden focus on protecting our fundamental freedoms, supporting our allies in Ukraine, combating the fentanyl crisis, and lowering costs for working families. Additionally, I appreciated that the President ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Earlier today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, voted for H.Res. 1061 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a legislative package that includes six of the twelve fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. This package includes the following funding bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted to approve funding for 14 Virginia projects that Spanberger successfully secured as part of a U.S. House-passed Fiscal Year (FY)2024 appropriations bill. The investments in these community-focused projects total more than $12.2 million for infrastructure, transportation, public safety, and accessibility needs in Virginia's Seventh District. Spanberger  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Jasmine Yoon to become a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA). Yoon was nominated by President Biden after the senators recommended her to fill the position when Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski assumes senior status in July 2024. The senators spoke at her confirmation hearing in F  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Jasmine Yoon to become a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA). Yoon was nominated by President Biden after the senators recommended her to fill the position when Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski assumes senior status in July 2024. The senators spoke at her confirmation hearing in Fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing to conduct critical oversight of the Army's modernization plans after the service branch abruptly canceled development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). "While I applaud the Army's ability to make hard choi  more