WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fourteen members of the Senate in sending a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the industrial base. "Cutting funding for the Virginia-Class program sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, as Paraguay celebrates the 213th anniversary of its independence, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.). Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) are introducing a Senate resolution welcoming President Santiago Pena of Paraguay to the United States, as well as commemorating the 163-year bilateral relationship betw  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 8334, the Grant Integrity and Border Security Act, legislation that would require all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that apply for a federal grant to certify, as part of their application, that they have not, will not, and are not engaging in acts related to the smuggling and transp  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, joined a bipartisan group of fourteen members of the Senate in sending a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are continuing to investigate the funding sources for the illegal, antisemitic encampments on college campuses. In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) are continuing to investigate the funding sources for the illegal, antisemitic encampments on college campuses. In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Ye  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 1, 2024, entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor": * * * Acting Secretary Su, I know Vice President Harris has lobbied hard to drop the appellation "acting" from your title, but I'm afraid only a vote of the full Senate can grant you that promotion. This is something they h  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to recognize National Charter Schools Week. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: "This week we celebrate and recognize the impact of the 8,000 public charter schools across the country. "Charter schools offer students and their fa  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to subpoenaed documents received from Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su regarding the agency's return-to-office action plan. For months, Acting Secretary Su failed to provide the Committee with a plan that Su's own adminis  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of the Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation that would help prevent substance use disorder by expanding access to non-opioid treatments for older Americans by making alternative pain management treatments more affo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia will receive $29.2 million through the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to plug approximately 200 orphaned oil and gas wells. This funding is made possible by Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. "I am so proud that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law conti  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $38,688,868 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for 14 projects across West Virginia. The initiatives will provide energy efficiency upgrades for a variety of businesses statewide, renovate more than 300 apartment units in Beckley, and more. "Investing in  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 $1,372,387 from National Science Foundation (NSF) for research projects at West Virginia University (WVU) and Marshall University. The funding will support research into solar fuels production, flame-retardant systems for 3D-printed products, and cartilage repair. "The National Science Foundation continues t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Henrico, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) kicked off Infrastructure Week by delivering $725,000 to Henrico County to support broadband deployment and help close the digital divide. The federal funding will support the County's Universal Broadband Deployment project to extend fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure to 412 serviceable units. McClellan successfully secured the $725,0  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of fourteen U.S. Senators on Monday sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the industrial base. "Cutting funding for the  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Bobby Scott (VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued a statement today blasting the inclusion of a provision to add new flights at DCA in the FAA Reauthorization bill despite the House's previous rejection of the same provision. DCA's primary runwa  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Bobby Scott (VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued a statement today blasting the inclusion of a provision to add new flights at DCA in the FAA Reauthorization bill despite the House's previous rejection of the same provision. DCA's primary runway is t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) served a subpoena for a deposition to Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) President Lisa Ohta. The subpoena compelling Ohta to participate in a deposition on May 29, 2024, comes as Local 2325 continues to obstruct the Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today joined Town of Occoquan officials and community leaders to celebrate the federal funding successfully secured for local projects as part of a U.S. House and U.S. Senate-passed fiscal year (FY)2024 appropriations bill. The major investment in this community-requested project totals $920,000 that was signed into law and is now headed to the tow  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger this week was ranked as the most bipartisan Member of Virginia's congressional delegation, as well as one of the most bipartisan Members of Congress. In the latest nonpartisan Bipartisan Index released by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, Spanberger ranks the highest of any lawmaker in either the U.S Hou  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia will receive $29.2 million through the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to plug approximately 200 orphaned oil and gas wells. This funding is made possible by Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan In  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: With under six months until the U.S. general election, Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today pushed tech companies to follow up on commitments made at the Munich Security Conference and take concrete measures to combat malicious misuses of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that could impact elections. In February, a group of AI companies signed the Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive U  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined a group of 14 members of the U.S. Senate in sending a letter to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $14,070,000 in federal funding for three conservation projects in the Commonwealth. The funding, courtesy of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Legacy Program (FLP), was made possible through annual Land and Water Conservation Funding (LWCF) as well as the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators helped pass. "We are proud to announce   more