WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) today introduced the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the life and legacy of civil rights activist and Arlington native Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, who participated in more than fifty demonstrations and sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's including the Freedom Rides, the Jackson Woolworth's Sit-in, the March on an  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved $32,235,629 to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to provide matching funds for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's opening remarks from the hearing. Today, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), held a hearing to review the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O'Malley raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Senator Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Educ  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: In a new letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), E&C Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and E&C Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffth (R-VA), along with House Education and the Workfor  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In a new letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, House Education and the Workforce Committee (E&W) Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT), along with House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodge  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos": "In Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, two characters are discussing bankruptcy. "'How d  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the committee's passage of two bipartisan pieces of legislation he introduced, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act to support health care provider mental health and the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024 to reauthorize pub  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after voting to advance border security legislation that was negotiated by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK), and the White House. The legislation was considered by the Senate again this week after it was torpedoed by congressional Republicans in February. "The Senate had before us a border securi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to recognize and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol on May 28, 2024. "The U.S. Border Patrol is a world-class force made of over 19,000 agents and 3,000 professional staff," said Senator Manchin. "I commend the brave men and women who work tirelessly every day to safeguard the American peo  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke at the 4th annual GameChanger Prevention Education Dinner at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs. GameChanger is a substance use prevention movement connecting West Virginia students and educators with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation to build safe school environments free from drug use. Senator Manchin was joined by actress and philanthropist  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. On May 20, 2024, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced applications for arres  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject propos  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act, which states that a student athlete may not be considered an employee of an institution, conference, or association. Rep. Good's bill aims to preserve the integrity of collegiate sports and safeguard educational opportunities for astudent athletes. "As a former college athlete, I strongly believe America's long tradit  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (IAA) today by a unanimous 17-0 vote. The bill authorizes funding, provides legal authorities, and enhances congressional oversight for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). "The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 reflects the Senate Intelligence Committee's bipartisan commitment to ens  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after Senate Republicans defeated a bipartisan bill to address the situation at the U.S. southern border: "This failed vote is the epitome of Washington dysfunction: after years of bellyaching about the situation at the U.S. southern border, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have shut down a border bill authored by a member of  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a speech on the Senate floor regarding border security legislation that resulted from months of negotiations by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK), and the White House. The legislation is again being considered by the Senate this week after it was torpedoed by congressional Republicans in February. VIDEO of Kaine's remar  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities' eligibility t  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities' eligibility to receive certain fed  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) celebrated the Senate's bipartisan vote to pass the "Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson's Act." The legislation, named in Wexton's honor, now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. Wexton became a champion for the legislation following her diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a form of atyp  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to officially recognize May as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Awareness Month." Wexton announced last summer that she had been diagnosed with PSP, an atypical parkinsonism which she often refers to as "Parkinson's on steroids." "I know personally how scary and devastating a condition PSP can be for those battling it and  more