WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement on July 15, 2024, with Reps. Ami Bera, D-California, Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia, and Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida: * * * On Friday, U.S Representatives Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera M.D. (D-CA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, issued a statement condemning the People's Republic of China's new guidelines targeting the people of Taiwan. "As Taiwan Cau  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Giles County a $200,000 grant. These funds are directed to support a reuse study for the decommissioned Appalachian Power (ApCo) coal-fired Glen Lyn Plant in Pearisburg, Virginia. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "I strongly support projects that reinvigorate and breathe life into our communities. "Thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) presented YWCA Richmond with a $1,666,279 check to support the organization's services for domestic violence survivors. The federal funding will support the Transforming Lives After Surviving Domestic Violence Project to build at least forty new residential units and provide 24/7 innovative programming and services for survivors of domestic   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) visited the McDowell County Public Library to donate over 300 books from the Library of Congress and speak with staff about their community impact. "I was delighted to visit the McDowell County Public Library today to donate over 300 books from the Library of Congress for the community. I volunteered in schools when my kids were young and know how important it is to   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) toured Logan Regional Medical Center to see their care facility. She also met with Williamson Memorial Hospital Representatives to discuss the renovations made to their new facility and later met with the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority to highlight a variety of new projects in the area. Congresswoman Miller visited Logan Regional Medical Center to see their car  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on July 16, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Kiggans formally requested Dr. Taquisa Simmons, the executive director of the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), to examine and take action on recent care denials of over 25 patients. Congresswoman Kiggans met with Dr. Simmons and her staff in April to raise concerns surrounding access to chiropractic care for veterans at the Hampton VAMC. However, veterans are st  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, July 17 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today marked National Atomic Veterans Day in an op-ed for Task & Purpose. Atomic Veterans participated in nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, served with U.S. military forces in or around Hiroshima and Nagasaki before 1946, or were held as prisoners of war in or near Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Due to their exposure to unsafe levels of radiation during the  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: On Friday, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) brought a delegation of Australian Parliamentarians to Newport News Shipbuilding alongside Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) for a visit in support of the trilateral Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) partnership, which was formed to counter China's aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. Virginia's Newport News Shipbuilding supplies Austra  more