WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Remarks At Press Conference On Air Crash At DCA Rep. Don Beyer gave the following remarks this morning at National Airport during a press conference with federal and local leaders on last night's collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter [ video here ]: Following up on the Senator ['s comments], I think of grief, thanks and service- With millions and millions of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Confirmation of Lee Zeldin to be Environmental Protection Agency Administrator WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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), w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Fitzpatrick Introduce Legislation to Provide Full Retirement Benefits for Federal Firefighters This week, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Federal Firefighters Families First Act, legislation to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on DCA Crash An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter when attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, January 29. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Last night's crash at Reagan Airport involving more than 60 passengers and crew members is an unfathomable t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Citing Trump's Previous Disregard for Background Checks and National Security, Ranking Member Connolly Requests the White House Counsel Deliver Documents Needed for Oversight of the Security Clearance Process * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Joins Colleagues in Re-introducing the Main Street Tax Certainty Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and 151 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in co-sponsoring the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. This legislation would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is slated to expire   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Reiterate Concerns that Texas Is Intentionally Restricting Evidence of a Maternal Health Crisis * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam released a statement on the devastating crash at DCA. "Today our community mourns this terrible tragedy that took the lives of 67 individuals and their families, some of whom were a part of our community" said Congressman Suhas Subramanyam. "While we let the investigation run its course and figure out how to prevent tragedies like this in the f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement on last night's aviation crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. "This is a sad day for our region and the country. My heart goes out to the families of the passengers and crew who lost their lives aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 and the soldiers aboard the U.S. Army helicopter that collided last n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor About Alarming Pardon of Dangerous Drug Trafficker BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE'S FLOOR SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss President Trump's alarming pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, the world's largest online drug marketplace. Trump pardoned Ulbricht, who was   more