WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced the reintroduction of the Airborne Act, legislation that would incentivize non-residential building owners to conduct indoor air quality assessments (IAQ) and upgrade their ventilation and air filtration systems. "Amid concerns about past and future pandemics, it is imperative that we work to improve the IAQ of our nation's workplaces. Improving indoor air quality benefi  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's nominations hearing for the Honorable Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell today thanked the Biden Administration for investing $1.7 billion in American auto manufacturing through the Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants program, a provision Dingell authored and included in the Inflation Reduction Act. This funding will support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states--Mic  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded The Nature Conservancy a $400,000 grant for outdoor recreation infrastructure upgrades. The funds, made available by ARC's ARISE initiative, apply to the Cumberland-Pine Mountain Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Corridor project. The overall Cumberland Forest project covers 253,000 acres in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. U.S. Congressman Morgan   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives will hold a vote today to hold the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress. This measure comes as a result of Garland's refusal to comply with a Congressional subpoena that requests the audiotapes from an interview between Special Counsel Robert Hur and U.S. President Joe Biden. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) took to the House floo  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act. The legislation seeks to promote election integrity by preventing non-citizen voting in the United States. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Non-citizen voting dilutes the voting power of American citizens and erodes public trust in our elec  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led eight letters to the agencies that fall under the Committee's jurisdiction, calling on them to adhere to the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Chevron decision, which rightfully puts an end to the Biden administration's gross and abusive federal overreac  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged the Department of Education (DeptEd) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to provide an update on its inv  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) today applaud the House passage of H.J. Res. 165, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration's radical rewrite of Title IX that would erase vital protections for women and girls that have e  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded a bipartisan Senate proposal to ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from buying or selling stocks. The proposal is based on the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, legislation Kaine cosponsored which would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading securities, co  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- 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, released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked passage of a bill to express support for protecting access to reproductive health care following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which struck down abortion protections: "It's been two y  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- 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 $405,866 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through their Assistance to Firefighters Grant's (AFG) program. This funding will support fire safety and emergency preparedness in New Cumberland, Lumberport, Bridgeport, Worthington and Marlinton. "Fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) urged Senate leadership to bring the bipartisan Reproductive Freedom for All Act up for a vote on the Senate floor rather than continuing to prioritize partisan messaging votes. Senate Democrats brought the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act to the Senate floor for a vote. This legislation expresses the sense of Congress that the protections of Roe v. Wade should   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) held a hearing to consider the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Chairman Manchin highlighted the critical role the Deputy Secretary plays in overseeing responsible energy and minerals production on and conservation of our public lands. During the hearing, Cha  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against House Republicans' H.R. 8772(link is external), the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, to stand up for hardworking congressional staff. "House Republicans continue to push their extreme partisan agenda in must-pass pieces of legislation," said Congresswoman McClellan. "Their harmful provisions threaten our ability to recruit and retai  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Pat Ryan (D-NY), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in introducing the bipartisan Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services for Seniors Act. The bill would allow seniors on Medicare to receive at-home emergency medical services to treat minor medical incidents. "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Federal Prison Oversight Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill, which is led by U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), establishes new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Now that the legislation has passed both the Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act to revise the fiscal distortions embedded in the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) baseline projections. This legislation will empower Congress with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions and eliminate the baseline bias in the budget process in favor of higher spending. "It is essential that C  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 11, 2024: * * * This week, Congresswoman Kiggans released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The legislation, which passed by a vote of 221-198, aims to preserve the integrity of America's election system. "I've heard from countless Virginians who are concerned about the integrity of our elections, especially as some states h  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday pressed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address backlogs and delays impacting Virginians after receiving an increase in casework requests related to SSA wait times on initial disability decisions, reconsideration decisions, and hearing decisions. Over the last two years, Spanberger's office has received a significant uptick  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger and a bipartisan group of Virginia congressional lawmakers released the following statement after meeting with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to receive a status update on the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) ongoing work to improve service in Virginia while implementing new efficiency reforms. The meeting was attended by Spanberger, U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's nominations hearing for the Honorable Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insu  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) held a hearing to consider the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Chairman Manchin highlighted the critical role the Deputy Secretary plays in overseeing responsible energy and minerals production on   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan Department of Energy AI Act to advance American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) by harnessing the existing National Laboratory infrastructure and w  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, urged the Department of Education (DeptEd) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to provide a  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) applauded the Senate passage of his bipartisan, bicameral Federal Prison Oversight Act. Senator Manchin cosponsored this legislation to create a new oversight structure to ensure greater transparency, safety, and accountability in federal correctional facilities. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed this commonsense legislation and it now heads   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union jo  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate floor detailing the failures of the Biden administration over the past three and a half years. Senator Capito's floor remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below: "Mr/Madame   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded an announcement from the Department of Energy that Mack and Volvo Trucks will be awarded over $208 million in federal funding through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. The funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which the senators voted to pass. The funding will upgrade operations, sustain 7,900 union j  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) met with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to receive a status update on the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) ongoing work to improve service in Virginia while implementing new efficiency reforms. A representative from U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan's (D-VA-04) off  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) met with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to receive a status update on the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) ongoing work to improve service in Virginia while implementing new efficiency reforms. A representative from U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan's (D-VA-04) office attende  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), joined by U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), introduced legislation to develop a strategy and global approach to ensure that the U.S., its allies and global partners can count on a di  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) led the second roundtable discussion of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Critical Minerals Policy Working Group. The discussion focused on the United States' heavy import reliance on critical minerals and the implications of price manipulation and supply shocks orchestrated   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) met with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy alongside U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) to receive a status update on the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) ongoing work to improve service in Virginia while implementing new efficiency reforms. A representative from U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan's (D-V  more