WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule fro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration's latest move to appease union bosses and erode the employer-employee relationship: "This decision is a blatant attempt to interfere with the lawful right of employers t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su demanding information about the administration's management of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (Trust Fund), which provides benefits to coal miners who have been disabled due to black lung disease. Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- 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 $992,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to enhance road safety in Martinsburg, Wheeling and Star City. The funding is made possible through the DOT's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. "I'm pleased to announce these three DOT awards, which will boost road and travel safety for W  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- 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 $4,352,389 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for 23 projects across West Virginia. The funding will support the purchase and installation of solar arrays, as well as the development of renewable energy systems for communities throughout the state. "Investing in our com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following Tuesday evening's passage of U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), several organizations representing the interests of America's public servants celebrated this historic step toward protecting Americans' earned retirement benefits and urged a swift vote on the U.S. Senate floor.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) under the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. "The Biden administration is continuin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: GROTTOES, Va. - The town now runs the program, and this year, the town of Grottoes put on its fifth official Veterans' Day program in the Town Hall. It included performances by local kids, speeches by veterans and an appearance from U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th). Cline also spoke briefly during the event, thanking the veterans present for their service. "You're a living testament to the truth that freedom  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted with the majority of the U.S. House Representatives in favor of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. This legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 327-75-1, would eliminate Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions, allowing public service employees to collect their full Social Se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP)   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (all D-VA) released the statement below following the release of a report by the Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General on the use of deadly force by U.S. Park Police officers against Bijan Ghaisar. "The death of Bijan Ghaisar remains a great tragedy. Despite the OIG's findings that the officers who killed Bijan Ghai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Garret Graves (R-LA-06) today released the following statement after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, their bipartisan legislation to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). "By passing the Social Security Fairness Act, a b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Video of Kaine Discussing the Announcement is Available Here Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded the announcement that Microporous LLC will invest $1.35 billion to build a new manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite, which is managed by Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville. This will create 2,015 new jobs. With support from Warner and Kaine, Micropo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) as Secretary of State: "I have worked with Marco Rubio for more than a decade on the Intelligence Committee, particularly closely in the last couple of years in his role as Vice Chairman, and while   more