WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on Education and the Workforce Vice Chair Mary Miller (IL-15), and Elections Subcommittee Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15) sent a letter blasting the Biden administration's   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Elections Subcommittee Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15), and Committee on Education and the Workforce Vice Chair Mary Miller (IL-15) sent a letter blasting the Biden Administration's new policy allowing Fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing titled "Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification": "Like most Americans, I love college athl  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement that the City of Richmond will receive $6,300,000 to make improvements to the I-64 multi-lane highway. The DOT grant funding awarded for this project will provide safer opportunities to cross the barrier posed by I-64 and greatly improve transportation safety in the area. Currently, Laburn  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) introduced H.R.7618, the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act will permit occupational and physical therapists to administer falls risks assessments for seniors as part of their Medicare Annual Wellness benefit. The bill will also require Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congres  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law funding for 14 Virginia projects that Spanberger successfully secured as part of a U.S. House and U.S. Senate-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. Spanbe  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced she has secured $13,755,000 for 11 local projects across Southeast Virginia in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, which was signed into law on March 9, 2024. The funding for these local projects in this legislation is allocated within their respective agency program accounts and does not raise the overall spending level of the bill. "I ta  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after President Biden released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025. "President Biden's proposed budget details the Administration's vision on how we can continue to build an America where everyone can succeed. The budget proposal calls   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to examine the findings and recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission [the Commission]. The 50-person Commission was created by Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with the direc  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed West Virginia economic development district leaders to a committee business meeting as the panel voted to advance the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 by voi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $1,000,000 for the Southeast Community Greenway Reconnector project in Newport News, VA. The funding, courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act's Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, will support the designing and planning of the Southeast Community Greenway Reconnector. Decades ago, the Southeast Newpor  more