WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, wrote to Paul Smedberg, the Chairman of the WMATA Board, to urge the Board to take specific actions to ensure the independence of the WMATA Office of Inspector General (OIG). "I write to share my concern regarding the governance mechanisms currently i  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force -- today joined every lawmaker from Virginia's U.S. House Democratic delegation in leading legislation to enact a series of commonsense gun violence prevention measures adopted by Virginia in 2020. The Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act would bring to the federal level change  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting 'no' on House Republicans' FY25 Defense Appropriations bill. The bill, crafted by the Appropriations Committee, diverted from the recommendation of the House Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act which included authorization to procure two Virginia Class submarines in FY25. "House Republicans' FY2  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: In a 6-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. In response to this decision, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "I have long advocated for the 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. to be overturned or legislatively eliminated. The original 1984 ruling  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * In response to the Biden administration's student loan scheme related to SAVE Plans, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement: "The definition of 'Biden insanity' is trying the same unlawful debt schemes over and over again and expecting a different resul  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn Chevron deference: "There are three branches of government, not four, and only one has the power to make laws. "For years, the Biden administration h  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and 10 of his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin urging the DOD to implement policies to expand access to contraception for servicemembers. In the letter, the senators call on DOD to comply with the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Author  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against three extreme government funding bills pushed by MAGA Republicans in the House: H.R. 8752, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, H.R. 8771, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, and H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. "Extreme MAGA Republicans loaded dow  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce: "Today's decision by the Supreme Court is part of a troubling trend, marking the third time in two years th  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced H.Res. 1329 to formally acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who served the United States through our Armed Forces, civil services, or the Foreign Service. "For decades, members of the LGBTQ+ community have served our nation with distinction and dignity, yet th  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin and other state and local leaders to provide an update on the $24,995,250 recently announced funding needed to begin construction of the Capital Connector P  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the below statement following the passage of H.R. 8774, the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 217-198. This legislation appropriates more than $800 billion for critical defense programs, military personnel, operations and procurement, and further advancements for d  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to allow emergency abortion care under federal law -- for the time being. "Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and undermined a woman's right to privacy and reproductive healthcare, 21 states have passed additional restrictions on abortion -- and six of those  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a bipartisan group of more than 20 U.S. House and U.S. Senate colleagues in raising concerns over Express Scripts' exclusive contract to administer pharmacy benefits to active duty servicemembers and Veterans. Express Scripts -- owned by Cigna -- is the second largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) in the country, which also owns its own mail-order pharma  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Bobby Scott (VA-03), a Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, along with Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Donald Beyer Jr. (VA-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act to enact a series of gun violence prevention measures at the federal level. This bill  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Bobby Scott (VA-03), a Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, along with Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Donald Beyer Jr. (VA-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act to enact a series of gun violence prevention measures at the federal level. This bill intro  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States granted a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Good Neighbor Rule for Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana. The Good Neighbor Rule would redu  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: In celebration of the 52nd anniversary of Title IX being signed into law, Speaker Johnson hosted a panel discussion on the importance of protecting Title IX, the rights of women and girls, and the Biden Administration's radical rewrite of the law, which is being challenged in court. The panel includedformer Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Rep. Virginia Foxx, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaine  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted for the Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which provides funding to secure the southern border and rejects the Biden administration's policies that incentivize illegal immigration. "The crisis at the border is manmade, self-inflicted, and entirely avoidable, which makes it even more heartbreaking and frustrating," said Congressman Wittm  more