WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Ratcliffe for CIA Director WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm John Ratcliffe to serve as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director. Ratcliffe was confirmed by a vote of 74 to 25. "John Ratcliffe is a strong choice by P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Votes Yes on Zeldin to be EPA Administrator, Nomination Passes EPW Committee To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted to advance the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the administrator of the U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted to advance the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin's nomination was favorably reported by the EPW Committee with a bip  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after President Trump rescinded Executive Order (EO) 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity). "The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) ensures that taxpayer dollars do   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Citing Trump's Previous Attacks on Whistleblowers and Inspectors General, Committee Democrats Invite OSC and CIGIE to Contact Their Office if Their Independence is Threatened * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 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 Order that will end civil rights programs in federal agencies and purge all workers in these roles. "Donald Trump has used his sec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls for a Bipartisan Effort to Establish Ethics Rules for Trump White House * * * Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, urged Chairman James Comer to immediately investigate Donald Trump's numerous conflicts of interest and stand by the p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement After Blocking Extreme Anti-Reproductive Freedom Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after voting to block the advancement of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: "The 119 th Congress began weeks ago, and Republicans have not put up a single bill for a vote to lower costs, boost the economy, or strengthen pu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lankford, Foxx Introduce Bill to Protect Parents' Rights WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, today introduced the Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act. The legislation w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement: * * * 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 reassert American energy dominance. After four yea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding his Strong Opposition to Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee since 2013 who has previously voted to confirm five Secretaries of Defense nominated by Democratic and Republican presidents, spoke on the Sen  more