WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Introduces Bill to Protect Taxpayer Dollars from Funding Terrorism Through UN Mismanagement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act, legislation that ensures U.S. taxpayer dollars are not flowing to the Taliban--or to any other terrorist organization--through United Nations (UN) funding to Afghanistan. Spe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Doug Burgum to serve as the next Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, released the following statement announcing Steve Waskiewicz as the new Staff Director for the House Rules Committee, and Carson Middleton as Senior Advisor and Policy Director. "I am very pleased to announce Steve Waskiewicz as the Staff Director of the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Coons Introduce Legislation to Require Congressional Approval of New Tariffs on U.S. Allies Ahead of Expected Trump Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Coons (D-DE), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Stopping Tariffs on Allies and Bolstering Legislative Exercise of (STABLE) Trade Policy Act to rein in chaos that President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Medicare for Patients and Physicians Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) along with eight of their other House colleagues, in re-introducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. This legislation supports physicians and protects acc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Re-introduce Legislation to Support Local Communities and Incentivize Charitable Giving Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and three other House colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Charitable Act to encourage Americans to donate to charitable causes and support local communities. "People donate to cha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * National Capital Region Delegation Asks DOD To Conduct "Safety Review On The Future Of Military Helicopter Training" In Area, With Pause On Current Flights U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Jennif  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing for Lee M. Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "Last week we heard from Congressman Zeldin on his plans for the Agency and his views on the EPA's role in protecting public health and the environment, and how the Agency's actions intersect with our   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Telecommunications Against Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act. The legislation would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a list of companies that both hold FCC authorizations   more