WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), introduced the Restoring Civility on Campus Act. The legislation ensures universities and the U.S. Department of Education (Education) immediately address civil rights complaints if a   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led 10 Members of Congress in writing to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to urge the Administration to apply pressure on the Venezuelan government in order to deter any actions that could undermine the electoral process ahead of their upcoming   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement on the FedRAMP guidance announced today by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Today's release of OMB's official FedRAMP guidance is good news for federal agencies and the stakeholders who rely on the FedRAMP proce  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after President Joe Biden nominated Val Demings and William Zollars to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors. Last month, the Congresswoman pressed President Biden to swiftly nominate members to fill the remaining vacancies on the Board of Governors. "Virginians have suffered some of the worst consequences o  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, on which U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) does not serve, favorably reported to the full House H.R. 9029, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025. This bill includes Section 123, which prohibits funding the enforcement of the Department of Labor Rule "Lowering   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the markup of four bipartisan appropriations bills, which included the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Interior & Environment; Commerce, Justice & Science; and State & Foreign Operations funding bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the markup of four bipartisan appropriations bills, which included the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Interior & Environment; Commerce, Justice & Science; and State & Foreign Operations funding bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging the Department to take immediate steps to address delays in award decisions and disbursements for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Widespread glitches and other issues impacted at least 30%(link is external) of 2024-2025 FAFSA applications, delaying award decisions for   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here(link is external) for photos Yesterday, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV), Chairwoman of the Supply Chains Tax Team, hosted a roundtable in southern Ohio with the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC) members and stakeholders. The tax team also toured an Ascent Resources oil and natural gas rig. Joining Congresswoman Miller were Representatives Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) and Randy Fee  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on July 25, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Kiggans voted in favor of H.Res. 1367 to establish a bipartisan task force in the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The legislation passed the House by a unanimous vote of 416-0. "Like many Virginians, I was shocked and horrified by the assassination attempt of Donald Trump on July 13," said Congresswoman Kiggans. "The  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released statements after helping to advance the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, which includes key provisions from legislation that Warner and Kaine cosponsored, to help keep children safe online. The legislation will receive a final vote in the Senate next week. "I was thrilled to vote today to advance a commonsense set of online safety provi  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released statements after helping to advance the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, which includes key provisions from legislation that Warner and Kaine cosponsored, to help keep children safe online. The legislation will receive a final vote in the Senate next week. "I was thrilled to vote today to advance a commonsense set of online safety pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: DOWNLOAD BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO HERE Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced a huge step towards the deployment of $1,481,489,527.87 in federal funding to expand access to high-speed internet in Virginia. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved Volume 2 of Virginia's Initial Proposal under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced the Discount Window Enhancement Act of 2024, legislation to improve the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve Discount Window, a liquidity tool that provides short-term loans to depository institutions, such as commercial and community banks in order to help reduce the fallout of bank failures fuele  more