WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) today introduced the Security Clearance Review Act to reform the process by which security clearances are approved for political appointees in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors intend to bypass traditional background checks to grant security clearances to political appointees. The bill would co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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 Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training. This grant will support prog  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 97 House Democrats in a letter to the House Ethics Committee requesting the immediate release of its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. "Given the seriousness of the charges against Representative Gaetz, withholding the findings of your investigation may jeopardize the Senate's ability to provide fully informed, const  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a full Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell served as the sole witness to testify on the agency's response to recent devastating hurricanes and natural disasters that impacted parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and 96 House Democrats in sending a letter to the House Ethics Committee requesting the immediate release of its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. "Given the seriousness of the charges against Representative Gaetz, withholding the findings of your investigation may je  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held their last business meeting of the 118th Congress and cleared a record number of 75 pieces of legislation pending before the committee. The business meeting also marked Senator Joe Manchin's (I-WV) last as chairman of the committee, on which he has served since he was elected t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) addressed the House Floor to celebrate the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week. She called for stronger workforce development programs that will help job creators and increase apprenticeship opportunities in order to address the nation's ski  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Last night, the House of Representatives passed the Not Just a Number Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take a more comprehensive look at the factors that best prevent veteran suicide. The legislation passed as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act by   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 33 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Stand with Israel Act. This legislation, which was led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Is  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) and Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA-02) led 11 Members in sending a letter to House and Senate Armed Services leadership calling on them to include provisions to protect servicemembers from toxic PFAS chemicals. The lawmakers urged House Armed Services Chair Rogers and Ranking Member Smith and Senate Armed Services Chair Reed and Ranking Member Wicker to incl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA-02), Anna Eshoo (D-CA-16), and Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) reintroduced H.Res. 1581, a bipartisan resolution to designate November 2024 as Prematurity Awareness Month. The introduction follows the March of Dimes recently released 2024 Report Card: The State of Maternal and Infant Health for American Families(link is external), where  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Chairman Manchin Voices Supports and Recalls His Welcome in American Samoa Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming passage by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee of her bill for American Samoa, H.R. 6062. In Tuesday's Senate Committee business meeting led by Chairman Joe Manchin of West Virginia, he thanked her for attending, expressed support for the bill, and recal  more