WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting information about workplace safety protocols in the White House following reports that the number of dog bite incidents involving President Biden's dog, C  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: President Biden on Saturday signed into law U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's legislation that will provide $637,195 for renovations, security enhancements, and upgraded equipment to prevent the disruption of government operations at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located at the Fredericksburg Police Headquarters. This investment -- which Spanberger secured as part of the U.S. House an  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force -- joined 67 of her colleagues in urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring bipartisan legislation to the U.S. House floor that would codify a ban on bump stocks for civilian use under federal law. Bump stocks are gun accessories that affix to assault rifles and generate automatic fire with   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) energy community bonus. The bonus was included by Chairman Manchin in the IRA to drive investment to energy commun  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined West Virginia state and local leaders and Constellium leadership at the company's Ravenswood, West Virginia, facility to announce a $75 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, took to the Senate floor to support his amendment that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently finalized tailpipe emissions rule that could, in effect, force American consumers to purchase electric vehicles.   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Dorothy M. Hutchins, an older adult from Alexandria, Virginia, involving a hearing on March 7, 2024, entitled "The Older Americans Act: Supporting Efforts to Meet the Needs of Seniors": * * * Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor to be testifying from my home in Alexandria, Virgi  more