WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Generation Now Workforce Representation Act of 2024 (GeNWRA), a transformative bill aimed at improving youth representation on state workforce development boards. This legislation amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to give young p  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), as well as Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), and former U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) announced the initial $30 million of the total $925 million award was released from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to officially launch the Appal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) released the following statement regarding the release of Virginian Vladimir Kara-Murza from his wrongful detention in Russia. The news follows a push led by Kaine and Wexton to urge the State Department to engage directly with the Russian government to secure his release. "We are gratified that the Biden-Harris Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) released the following statement regarding the release of Virginian Vladimir Kara-Murza from his wrongful detention in Russia. The news follows a push led by Kaine and Wexton to urge the State Department to engage directly with the Russian government to secure his release. "We are gratified that the Biden-Harris Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today continues to demand accountability from Columbia University, the home to some of the most egregious displays of antisemitism on a college campus since October 7. Once again, the Committee is renewing its push for information and documents that Colu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today called on Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, and Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to oppose the Biden-Harris administration's current proposed rules on me  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's new actions to combat fentanyl trafficking. The steps, which were outlined in a National Security Memorandum today, direct all relevant federal departments and agencies to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids into the United States. Specifically, it directs more coordination and cooperation across depar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Housing Options for Older Adults Act, bipartisan legislation to address critical housing needs of older adults across the nation. The bill mandates a comprehensive study by the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate housing programs and services for older individuals under the Older Americans Act of 1  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the James R. Dominguez Memorial Act. This legislation would rename the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, after James Ray Dominguez, a Border Patrol agent killed on duty on July 19, 2012, while clearing debris from the side of Highway 90 near Cline, Texas. "James Dominguez   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) joined her fellow co-chairs of the House Energy Export Caucus, Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA), and a bipartisan group of 47 other Members of Congress in demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits after a federal judge blocked the administration's ban on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of key projects and studies that address water resources challenges in communities across the country, including sever  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), led a press conference Wednesday to discuss more oversight findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding radical, extremist groups through the Democrats' Inflation   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and U.S. Veterans' Affairs Committees, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution to designate August 1st, 2024 as Gold Star Children's Day. The resolution recognizes the unique sacrifices and hardships of the children of Fa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the Biden administration successfully carried out a deal to bring home individuals wrongfully detained in Russia: "The sham arrest and conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was a devastating blow to freedom of the press across the globe. Today, thanks to the work of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch the full press conference from Senators Capito and Ricketts, click here or on the image above. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) led a press conference Wednesday to discuss more oversight findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding radical, extremist groups thr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced the Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield Bolstered Research And Innovation in Neurological Science (HEALTHY BRAINS) Act to bolster research into the environmental risks factors, including environmental toxicants exposures, of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease an  more