WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Ravenswood, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) volunteered for the 2024 Food City United Way Celebrity Bagging Event. He visited the Wytheville Food City at 155 W Lee Hwy, one of many participating Food City locations, and bagged groceries for local customers. "This partnership between Food City and United Way demonstrates the fantastic charity and generosity towards local communities in the Ninth District,"   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- 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) and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit colleges and universities from receiving federal student aid if they engage in commercial boycotts dictated by those in the boycott-sanction-divest (BDS) movement. H.R. 10257, t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by equestrian advisor Jon C. Kreitz from a Nov. 13, 2024, hearing entitled "Our Nation's Hallowed Grounds: Review of America's National Cemetery Funeral Operations for Veterans and Servicemembers": * * * Mr. Chairman, Congressman Pappas, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) led a bicameral group of 100 lawmakers in writing to congressional leadership reaffirming their support for robust funding for child care in the fin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump's newly-announced plan to impose new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China: "I'm extremely alarmed by Donald Trump's legally questionable and dangerous blanket tariff proposal, which is estimated to raise costs for Virginia families by over $2,000 a year. The Trump tariffs during his  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on El Salvador's recent decision to approve another month-long extension of President Nayib Bukele's national state of exception. Originally developed to address gang violence, the policy violates civil   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former fair housing attorney, joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, legislation that would streamline the housing assistance process to make it easier for people in communities affected by natural disasters to access financial support. "I've seen firsthand the devastation that natural disasters like Hurricane Helene have caused in Virg  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to congressional leadership requesting that any supplemental appropriations bill responding to recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Helene, include substantial funding for the agencies that manage public lands, including the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Na  more