WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on his vote yesterday to block a resolution to remove Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House: "I voted to table an attempt to remove Speaker Johnson yesterday because I strongly believe the House must govern constructively. Marjorie Taylor Greene sought to punish the Speaker for preventing a government shutdown and allowing a vote to fund assistance   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) has announced that the Blue Ridge Parkway will receive roughly $75 million through the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "The Blue Ridge Parkway is a major Southside and Southwest Virginia treasure that attracts scores of visitors annually." "I celeb  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services" at 10:15 a.m. on May 15, 2024, at 217 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening statement: * Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Witness: * The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * * * Original text here: https://edworkforce.house.gov/calenda  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- 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), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Wicker (R-MS) are demanding answers from Georgia Tech regarding its partnership with Tianjin University, a Chinese university with si  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released a new committee staff report detailing the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB or Board) misconduct and procedural irregularities related to the agency's administration of mail ballot elections: "Through blatant misconduct that resulted  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **To watch Senator Capito's questioning, click here or on the image above.** Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (SAC-D), questioned Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a hearing to review the president's Fiscal Year (F  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged U.S. President Joe Biden to use all necessary executive authority to shut down the Southern Border. "I am hoping and praying that you take this urgent step in the right direction that all Americans can get behind. Illegal immigration is the most dangerous threat facing our country today. Most Americans come from   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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 $35,649,438 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support providing safe, quality housing across West Virginia. This funding is through six different HUD grant programs and will help develop stronger, more resilient communities. "Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulated West Virginia students Lauren Shen of Morgantown High School and Grant Kenamond of Wheeling Park High School who have been selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars. The Presidential Scholars Program honors graduating high school seniors for their academic achievement, accomplishments in the arts and technology, leadership and service to their communities.  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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, questioned Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on addressing the FDA's flawed methodology in approving new opioids, removing outdated opioids from the market and producing antibiotics domestically. On addressing the FDA's flawed methodology in approving new opioids: "The q  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act, Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act, and a provision within the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act passed in the Ways and Means Committee. Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced these bills to ensure rural hospitals are fairly compensated for their ambulatory services, hospice providers can complete  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following opening remarks from a hearing dated April 16, 2024, entitled "To examine the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * The committee will come to order. I'd like to start by welcoming my friend, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who is here today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for t  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following testimony by Virginia Wright, a program manager at the Idaho National Laboratory, from a hearing dated April 10, 2024, entitled "To Examine the Federal and Non-Federal Role of Assessing Cyber Threats to and Vulnerabilities of Critical Water Infrastructure in our Energy Sector": * * * Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent rules and regulations meant to eliminat  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **To watch Senator Capito's opening statement, click here or on the image above.** Today, 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), offered remarks during a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced their intention to object to a plan to fast track a short-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act until there is a commitment that there will be a vote on their amendment to eliminate a dangerous provision in the proposed long-term FAA reauthorization bill that would add five incoming and five outgoing flights at   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced their intention to object to a plan to fast track a short-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act until there is a commitment that there will be a vote on their amendment to eliminate a dangerous provision in the proposed long-term FAA reauthorization bill that would add five incoming and five outgoing flights at R  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement on the Biden administration withholding arms shipments to Israel: "President Biden's decision to withhold critical arms shipments to Israel is an insult to our only true democratic ally in the Middle East. It is more critical than ever that the United States supports Israel's right to defend itself and its mission to eliminate Hamas  more