WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Related Agencies (CJS), announced a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) to Concord University to serve the national need of increasing and retaining STEM teachers. "In order for the United States to have a next generation workforce, we must inv  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- 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 23, 2024, entitled "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos": * * * In Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, two characters are discussing bankruptcy. "How did you go bankrupt?" asks Bill. "Two ways," Mike responds, "Gradually then suddenly." No three words better apply to   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Big Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections": * * * President Biden's radical labor policies have damaged fair and open labor relations between employers and employees, and are fundamentally reshaping the labor landscape. U  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,956,745 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This funding will bolster statewide efforts to prevent and manage cancer, as well as support cancer survivors. "With 1 in 3 Americans expected to get cancer at some p  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced she has joined Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03) in introducing the Prevent Environmental Hazards Act, legislation that would expand the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to cover long-term erosion and advance collapse payments. The Commonwealth of Virginia is regularly struck by hurricanes and tropical storms, with shoreline communities being  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01), alongside Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Ben Cline (VA-06), and Morgan Griffith (VA-09), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure any solar panels installed on the Pentagon or any U.S. military installation are made in America. China dominates the global solar supply chain, and the Biden administration's green agenda  more