WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 13 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region, pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA's critical leadership on protecting the Bay. With the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement expiring next year, the lawmakers asked Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees), released the following statement regarding the upcoming Senate votes to block three out of over 100 separate weapons transfers to Israel by the Biden Administration since October 7, 2023: "Since February, I have argued that the United States must prioritize the transfer of defensive weapons--such as those used to defeat dr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- 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, questioned five Biden Administration officials on West Virginia's disaster relief issues and priorities. Senator Manchin specifically questioned the witnesses on better classifying Appalachia to receive federal disaster relief resources, completing the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), and balancing the n  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement after the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Federal Register Notice (FRN) finalizing its modification to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) definition of 'rural.' This classification determines communities' eligibility to receive certain federal resources. "I'm extremely disappointed to s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's opening remarks from the committee business meeting. At a business meeting today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted against the nomination of Matthew Marzano to serve as a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats(link is external) Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after President-elect Trump nominated(link is external) Linda McMahon to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is chair of the board of the America First Policy Institute, which advocates f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressmen Bobby Scott (VA-03) and James Moylan (GU-AL), the co-chairs of the U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus, celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H. Res. 837(link is external). This resolution reaffirms the United States' commitment to invoke the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty if Philippine assets are attacked in the South China Sea. The resolution also calls on the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are now accepting applications for the positions of U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia to replace current officeholders as the incoming Trump Administration begins its transition. After receipt of applications, the Senators will select from the list of qualified attorneys to recommend for the nomination. The White House will then n  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are now accepting applications for the positions of U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia to replace current officeholders as the incoming Trump Administration begins its transition. After receipt of applications, the Senators will select from the list of qualified attorneys to recommend for the nomination. The White House will then no  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), introduced the China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2024, legislation aimed at shoring up America's response to financial threats stemming from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Companion legislation, introduced by U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Roger Williams (R-TX), was passed in th  more