WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects across West Virginia. These awards, which were secured through Congressi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an official score for Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx's (R-NC) bill, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA), finding that it will save taxpayers $185 billion over the next decade through policies that rein in the executive branch, strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Northwestern University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris requesting documents and information regarding Northwestern's response to numerous antisemitic incidents on its campus and its failure to pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine cosponsored the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act, bipartisan legislation to extend a critical Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program that helped low-income families, including more than 450,000 Virginia households, afford high-speed internet. Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)--made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Kaine helped pass--expired i  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement in response to a letter regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and recent protest at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The letter was delivered on Monday to his office in Richmond. "Earlier this week, a group concerned by the Israel-Hamas conflict came to my office in  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to help modernize airport infrastructure, improve flying services for American families, enhance transportation safety and security, and bolster the aviation industry in West Virginia. This five-year reauthorization of the FAA passed the Senate 88 to 4 and now r  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- 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 Julie Su, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), on the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) joint employer final rule and DOL's outdated Schedule A occupation list. On the NLRB's joint employer final rule: "Recently, the President vetoed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) and Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS-01) introduced the bipartisan Improving TAP for Guard and Reserve Servicemembers Act to support Guard and Reserve servicemembers' transition back to civilian life. The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) provides servicemembers with critical programs and resources as they complete their service and return to civilian  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Senate's ramming through of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act without a vote on their amendments regarding a dangerous provision that will add five incoming and five outgoing flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): "The Senate abdicated its responsibility to protect th  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Senate's ramming through of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act without a vote on their amendments regarding a dangerous provision that will add five incoming and five outgoing flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): "The Senate abdicated its responsibility to protect   more