WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and member of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined a group of senators - led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) - in introducing the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act to protect and empower victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse--also known as "reven  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing the Guarding Readiness Resources Act. This legislation provides an exemption from the Miscellaneous Receipts Act for State Active Duty (SAD) reimbursement payment  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech a $300,000 grant for allergy, immunology and transplantation research related to Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection. This bacterium causes inflammation of the colon, diarrhea, colitis, etc. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "C. difficile is a germ that affects the colon a  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today applauded the enactment of S. 2051, the Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act, as a key step in fulfilling the nation's promise to protect the most vulnerable children. The law, which was authored by Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Educa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet released the following testimony by Donald Kochan, executive director of the Law and Economics Center at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, from a June 6, 2024, hearing entitled "The U.S. Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities": * * * My name is Donald Kochan, and I am a Professor of Law and the Ex  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) joined his bipartisan colleagues in cosponsoring the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act. This legislation would prohibit the sale of bump stocks and other devices that allow semi-automatic firearms to increase their rate of fire, effectively enabling them to operate as fully automatic weapons. "Bump stocks are designed to change semi-automatic firearms i  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act. This bipartisan legislation would criminalize the publication of non-consensual, intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generate  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Register-Herald on the importance of ensuring that rural hospitals have the resources they need to effectively care for their patients. Register-Herald: Ensuring Health Care Access for Rural Areas "No matter where you live in the United States, health care is expensive. In West Virginia, we are blessed with the beautiful Appalachian Mountains,   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and 15 of their colleagues in introducing the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act to address escalating security concerns at the U.S.-Canada border, ensuring enhanced oversight and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "The crisis at America's borders has had a devastating effect on the  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA-06) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate voted to pass bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) that will provide a major boost to the future of nuclear energy in A  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 14 of his Democratic colleagues in releasing draft legislation to address the rising trend of labor and delivery unit closures in rural and underserved hospitals. "Rural hospitals across the country and the Commonwealth of Virginia are struggling to keep their doors open, and expectant mothers are bearing the brunt of the impact," said Sen. Wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to President Biden's executive action stopping the deportation of 500,000 illegal immigrants currently living in the United States: "President Biden campaigned on a platform of relaxing border security, so his executive action today is no surprise. Once again, the Biden administration is incentivizing people to enter o  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) was announced to lead the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s new policy working group focused on countering the CCP's control of critical mineral supply chains. Critical minerals are used in everything from semiconductors and wind turbines to electric vehicles. "Dominance over glob  more