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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Capito Hosts State and Community Leaders at West Virginia Opioid Summit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: DUNBAR, W.Va. Today, 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), convened state and community leaders in Dunbar, W.Va. for a summit focused on combating the drug epidemic in West Virginia. This summit consisted of individual panels throughout the day, each   more

Capito, Colleagues Ask Biden Admin to Reverse Course on Potentially Constraining U.S. Manufacturing, Development of Chemicals and Plastic Products
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 19 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the development of target lists that identify chemicals and plastic products to be banned   more

House Advances Bipartisan Bill to Make FAFSA Available by October 1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the FAFSA Deadline Act with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 381 to 1. The FAFSA Deadline Act is sponsored by Committee member U.S. Representative Erin Houchin (R-IN) and would give students, families, an  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Blasts Education Department for Third Audit Failure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Education's audit results: "Just in case we needed more proof that Secretary Cardona has failed students, now we have the numbers. After two consecutive failed audits, it   more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Champions Bill to Fix Biden-Harris FAFSA Failures
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act. The bill will ensure the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available every year on October 1 so students have access to critical financial information whe  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx on Court Rejecting Biden-Harris Overtime Rule
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Biden-Harris overtime rule: "Once again, the Biden-Harris administration has had its hand slapped for government overreach. Is it ever go  more