WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Applauds President Trump's Day One Executive Orders WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican Leadership, released the below statement on the Executive Orders President Donald J. Trump signed yesterday on his first day in office: "Yesterday, we officially turned the page, and these executive orders are further proof of that a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Rubio for Secretary of State WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Marco Rubio as U.S. Secretary of State. Rubio was confirmed by a vote of 99 to 0. "Having served with Senator Rubio here in the Senate, I have had the opportunity to work with him closely and see firsthand his profou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Pass Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act. The legislation, which Senator Capito co-sponsored, passed the Senate 64 to 35. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arres  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Statement on President Trump Executive Actions to Unleash American Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the follow statement on President Trump's executive orders unleashing American energy. "On Day One, President Trump took immediate and meaningful action to r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's Executive Orders that will politicize the civil service and help his billionaire friends at the expense of the American people: "Dona  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 21, 2025, at a committee meeting to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) and Laken Riley Act (S.5): * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider two important pieces of legisla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement Ahead of Senate Vote on Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement ahead of the Senate's vote on the Laken Riley Act: "The murder of Laken Riley is a tragedy. I voted yes to debate the Laken Riley Act because Americans deserve commonsense steps to prevent something like this from happening again. As it was originally writte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Trump's Pardon of Over 1,500 Insurrectionists WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for more than 1,500 insurrectionists involved in the deadly January 6 attack, including people convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy: "Instead of focusi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship : "The constitutional basis for birthright citizenship is crystal clear. Donald Trump has no legal basis for unilaterally rewriting our Constitution  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner on Passage of the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued a statement after the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a bipartisan vote of 64-35: "The loss of Laken Riley was a heartbreaking reminder of the need to strike a balance between keeping our communities safe and ensuring that our immigration system is both humane and effective. My thoughts are with L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on President Trump's Executive Order Attacking the Federal Workforce WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order to attack the federal workforce, including by weakening protections for federal workers that will make it easier to carry out  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Introduces Stefanik at Senate Nomination Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), President Donald J. Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Senator Capito met with Congresswoman Stefanik in November 2024 shortly   more