WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees (NURSE) Visa Act, legislation that would address the nationwide nursing shortage by making visas available to foreign nurses working in areas where the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has determined there is a nursing workforce shortage. "Nurses are the backbone of our nation's health care system t  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, released the below statement calling for President Joe Biden to resign: "We live in a dangerous world and deserve a commander in chief who is up for the rigors of the job. If President Biden feels that he is not capable of making it through the demands of a campaign, then ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made two stops in Fayette County focused on tourism and health care. First, Senator Capito visited the Canyon Rim Visitor Center at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Lansing, W.Va. to see the remodeled facility and receive an update on the park and preserve from Superintendent Charlie Sellars. Senator Capi  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race. "The undeniable truth is that Joe Biden's mental incapacity forced him out of the race, rendering him unfit for the presidency," Rep. Ben Cline said. "If Biden can't handle running a campaign, he can't handle holding the highest office. Biden's ala  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that $421 million in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is coming to North Carolina and other states across the mid-Atlantic from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program to tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and improve climate resilience. Awarded to the Atlantic Conservat  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign following her testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability: "Today, I asked the Director of the Secret Service a very simple question: does the ubiquitousness of assault rifles in America make the Secret Service's job easier or harder? She was una  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) applauded Cleveland-Cliffs' announcement to redevelop its Weirton, West Virginia facility into a manufacturing site for distribution transformers. The new facility will use existing building assets and infrastructure, reinvigorating a strong workforce of United Steelworkers who have faced substantial layoffs over recent years. The total investment is estimated at $  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will strengthen American energy security by accelerating the permitting process for critical energy and mineral projects of all types in the United States. "The United States of   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) hosted a flag presentation for late Raleigh County Commissioner Dave Tolliver and presented his family with the speech she gave on the House of Representatives floor highlighting Dave's service to his state and nation over the years. "I was honored to host today's flag presentation for Dave Tolliver. He was an honorable man who served our great nation with pride and   more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 20 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released a statement following an announcement by Paul Crews, the Network Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network, VISN 6, to reassign the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Director Dr. Taquisa K. Simmons to the VHA Office of Social Work Services. "Today's announcement regarding the change in leadership a  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger backed bipartisan legislation to crack down on the creation of child sexual abuse material using artificial intelligence (AI). In June 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned the public of malicious actors creating "deepfakes" by using pictures of minors to create sexually explicit images of minors. That same month, the U.S. Department of Justice   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will strengthen American energy security by accelerating the permitting process for critical energy and mineral proj  more