WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 calling for action on the National Defense Authorization Act amid rising threats to the United States and escalating global tensions. Also joining Senator Capito in the floor event   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso's (R-WY) Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The legislation was reported with a strong bipartisan vote of 15-4. During the business meeting, Chairman Manchin highli  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Results released today from PJM Interconnection's Capacity Auction, which includes almost all of Virginia, show significant price increases for reserving capacity in 2025/2026. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "As demand for electricity grows in the United States, coupled with the retirement of coal and natural gas power plants, a new kind of economic turmoil brews  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today joined key backers of Title IX to discuss the landmark law and the importance of preserving it for future generations. The discussion comes one day before the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous rule is set to take effect. Chairwoman Foxx del  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced additional illegal student loan actions: "I didn't think this administration could get any more devious or stoop any lower. "The Biden-Harris administration continues t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's interview, click here or on the image above. This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" to discuss the Biden-Harris administration's new plan to overhaul the Supreme Court and anti-Semitism. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE BIDEN-HARRIS COURT PACKING PLAN: "I thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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, and Katie Britt (R-AL), introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act--two pieces of legislation that together form a bold bipartisan proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible by strengthening existing tax credits to lower child ca  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Fully Funding Our National Security Priorities Act to empower the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by requiring the State Department and USAID to submit an annual unfunded priorities list (UPL) to Congress. The legislation recognizes the St  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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, applauded committee passage of legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA), which authorizes a wide range of programs and services to help older Americans age in their homes and communities. The legislation passed today included an increase in authorized funding and key provisions s  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 $562,803 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two West Virginia University research projects. The funding will support research into expanding access to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields for students from diverse backgrounds and increasing preparedness for natural disasters.   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 $7,249,095 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding will support improvements at eight airports across West Virginia and is made possible by the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). "I'm pleased the DOT is investing more than $7.2 million to imp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today helped introduce bipartisan legislation to strengthen efforts to destroy precursor chemicals and keep illicit drugs out of American communities. Precursor chemicals are substances used to manufacture illicit drugs, like fentanyl. Most of the fentanyl in the United States is trafficked by Mexican cartels and drug traffickers who synthesize precursor chemical  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced a $5 million research grant from the Department of Energy for solar and hydrogen technology research at West Virginia University (WVU). "Research on solar and hydrogen technologies is critical to advancing the innovation necess  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, Senators Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Governor Jim Justice (R-WV), and former U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced the initial $30 million   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) applauded committee passage of their Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, legislation aimed at restoring the U.S.'s position as the leader in international standards-setting for Artificial Intelligence and other critical emerging technologies (CETs). This legislation passed through the Senate Committee on Commerce, Sc  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Governor Jim Justice (R-WV), and former U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced the initial $30 million of the total $925 million award was released from the Department of Energy (DOE  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28), and Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Strategic Ports Reporting Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Defense to draft an interagency strategy report to proactively counter the Chinese Communist Party's growing military and economic threat as they expand their global m  more