WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced four grants totaling $32,310,286 through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The funding will be used to support tran  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement after the Senate adopted a resolution formally naming her Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) for the 119th Congress. "It is an honor to serve as Chairman of the EPW Committee, and I am deeply humbled by the trust my colleagues have placed in me to lead the Committee. EPW was among my   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement regarding the kidnapping of Rafael Tudares, Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded President Biden's decision to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of Virginia: "We welcome President Biden's action to protect Virginia's vibrant coastal communities. We've heard from Virginians in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore who have expressed concerns about the risks of offshore drilling on their c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights lawyer and constitutional law professor, delivered the second in his series of speeches on the Senate floor to express his strong support for birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and his opposition to President-elect Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship in th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $10,500,000 in federal funding for the Virginia Department of Education to promote digital equity across Virginia. This funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which both senators helped pass. It was awarded through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Digital Equity Com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $46,670,000 in federal funding to support disaster recovery efforts in Virginia following Hurricane Helene. The funding, which the senators pushed for, was part of the disaster relief package that passed to fund the government. The funding is allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded President Biden's decision to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of Virginia: "We welcome President Biden's action to protect Virginia's vibrant coastal communities. We've heard from Virginians in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore who have expressed concerns about the risks of offshore drilling on their communities. T  more