WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth and MIT Corporation Chair Mark P. Gorenberg requesting documents and information regarding MIT's response to numerous antisemitic incidents on campus and its a  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su raising concerns about the agencies' extremely low utilization of in-person office space and failure to return to pre-pandemic attendance levels. In  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, cosponsored a bipartisan bill to increase access to job counseling services for spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died while on active duty through the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program. The program, which is housed within the Veterans' Employment and Training Service at the Department of Labor, cu  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding tonight's State of the Union address: "The State of the Union is always an important day. It was extra special this year because I was joined by Elizabeth Carr, who helped me shine a light on the need to protect reproductive freedom across the country, including IVF access. I'm glad President Biden emphasized that in his  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced two witnesses from Virginia at a HELP hearing regarding the need to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) , which provides nutritional services, family caregiver support, long-term care programs, and more to older Americans, helping them age in their homes and  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Kroger union employees reaching a new contract agreement. "The tentative agreement between Kroger and UFCW Local 400 is welcome news for the state of West Virginia, and I am very thankful that both sides came back to the negotiating table and worked in good faith to reach an agreement. "Kroger stores and t  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) slams the Biden Administration for allowing the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development to surrender the American tax code to foreign countries. Click here to watch. Congresswoman Miller began by highlighting the failed negotiations stemming from the Biden Administration. "I have been acutely concerned with the actions taken at the   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: By a vote of 40-0, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability approved the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to collect, track, and publicly report information related to deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail. The legislation is co-le  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Last night, President Biden stood before Congress, the American people, and the world to give his State of the Union address. Like millions of Americans, I had many questions heading into last night. Unfortunately, we didn't get the answers we were look  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address to Congress. "President Biden spoke directly to the American people about the historic economic progress we have made under his leadership and laid out a vision for the future which stands in stark contrast to the   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with EPW Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Chairman Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), in  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the cybersecurity incident at Change Healthcare: "This ransomware attack on a major health care company should surprise no one. For some time, I have been sounding the alarm on the need for the entire health care sector to drastically step up its game when it com  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following President Biden's State of the Union address: "This evening, President Biden reiterated our nation's commitment to democracy and outlined a strong vision for continued economic growth, technological progress, and renewed American leadership on the global stage.  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "Last night the president announced additional action that the United States will be taking to support the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. These steps are critically needed, and I applaud the president for pushing them forward. Establishing port infrast  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address: Watch Rep. Wittman's reaction to President Biden's address here. "The impact of President Joe Biden's policies on American families has been detrimental from day one. Over the past three years, Americans have suffered from skyrocketing prices, s  more