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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

McClellan Celebrates Historic Infrastructure Investments in Virginia
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined the Biden-Harris Administration to celebrate Infrastructure Week. The White House has announced nearly $454 billion in federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), including over 56,000 specific projects and awards across more than 4,500 communities in the United States. Through IIJA, Virginia has received $2.5 bi  more

PHOTOS: Capito Breaks Ground on Marshall Institute for Cyber Security, Announces DoD National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Huntington, W.Va. where she broke ground on Marshall University's Institute for Cyber Security and the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network's (JFHQ-DODIN) National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure (NCOE), which will be housed within the institute. Sen  more

Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Sets May 22 Hearing on Examining New Standards, Practices in Mining
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Digging Deeper for Health and Safety: Examining New Standards and Practices in Mining" at 2:30 p.m. on May 22, 2024, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Cindy Brown Barnes, Managing Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC * Drew Harris, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Universi  more