WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * "Chaos on Steroids": Warner Speaks on the Senate Floor About Reckless Federal Funding Freeze Back-And-Forth BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER'S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON - Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today spoke on the Senate floor about the recklessness of President Trump's attempt to freeze all federal funding. "President Trump got hired because he promised to bring down prices. N  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito to Chair Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that she will serve as the chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding across a large range of programs within the U.S. Departments of Labor, Educa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce) Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Sean Duffy to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportations (DOT): "I have known Sean Duffy for y  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after President Trump fired Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels. Project 2025, Chapter 18 details the Trump Administrations plans to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the National Center for Education Statistics released the results of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics and Reading Assessments. "COVID-19 was a once-in-a-centur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Trump-Vance Administration Rescinding Federal Funding Freeze Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Trump-Vance Administration rescinded a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to freeze all federal grants and loans: "Based on the Office of Budget Management's (OMB) latest guidance, it a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Representing Our Seniors at VA Act, a bill that would ensure our seniors living in State Veterans Homes are represented at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by adding a representative from the National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH) to the VA's Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee. This bipartisan bill, which was int  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor North of the James magazine, a distinguished publication that has been a cornerstone of the Richmond, Virginia, community for over three decades. Established in November 1994 as Northside magazine by founders Charles McGuigan, Joany Flick, and Ellen Zagorin, the magazine has cons  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Firing of EEOC Commissioners Burrows and Samuels As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after President Trump fired Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioners Charl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Illegal Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Nation's Report Card As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the National Center for Education Statistics released the results (link is external) of the 2024 National Assessment of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 56-42 to confirm Lee M. Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with her support. "Today, the Senate ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding Trump's Pardons of Individuals Found Guilty of Assaulting Police Officers on January 6, 2021 BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to President Trump's pardons of individuals who were found guilty of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021 at  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Questions RFK Jr. on Medicaid, Federal Funding Freeze, and His Pledge to Fire 2,200 HHS Employees BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF THE FULL EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON - Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today questioned President Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy's career has focused o  more