Wednesday - December 4, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday November 09, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Pushes Back on 'Unacceptable' Last-Ditch Efforts by Biden-Harris Dept. of ED to Regulate Provider Activities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is standing up against any potential last-minute efforts by the Biden-Harris administration to overregulate contracts and activities done by third-party providers, many of which support online education. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Foxx cal  more

Miller Attends 38th Annual Jose I. Ricard Family Medicine & Sports Medicine Conference
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) gave remarks at the 38th Annual Jose I. Ricard Family Medicine & Sports Medicine Conference on the work she is doing in Congress to address rural healthcare issues and highlighted the importance of family medicine. "Rural healthcare has been a priority of mine over the last several years. It is a heartbreaking reality that many patients in West Virginia don't h  more

Rep. Spanberger Issues Statement Ahead of Veterans Day
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement ahead of Veterans Day 2024. "I'm proud to represent so many Virginians who served. As the representative for Virginia's Seventh District, I have the privilege of representing tens of thousands of Veterans, active duty servicemembers, and military families. This privilege comes with a re  more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin Announces More Than $140M to Address Abandoned Mine Lands in West Virginia
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV- Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced more than $140 million from the Department of Interior's (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to reclaim abandoned mine lands. The funding is part of a larger $11.3 billion investment  more