WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to immediately assess the security of information technology (IT) systems at the Department of Education (ED), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human Services  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 5, 2025, at a hearing entitled "The State of American Education": * * * "Thank you, Chairman Walberg. Good morning, everyone, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing. "I would first like to start with the elephant in the room. There is current reporting that President  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 143,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate slightly ticked down to 4.0 percent from 4.1 percent. Under President Biden, the economy added 16.2 million jobs. That is mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Confirmation of Russell Vought as OMB Director WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Russell Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "The American people deserve a federal government they can count on--one that is staffed by people who a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Pause on Federal Worker Buyout Offer WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after a federal judge paused the Trump Administration's resignation buyout offer--just hours before tonight's midnight deadline for federal employees to decide whether to accept the offer: "I'm relieved to see a federal judge temporarily block the Trump Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Vought's Confirmation as OMB Director Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Russell Vought was confirmed as the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Our federal workforce deserves our nation's utmost respect for their tireless service to the American people. Tonight, Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, House Democrats Introduce New Bill To Stop Musk From Invading Americans' Privacy Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, a direct response to Elon Musk's invasion of tens of millions of Americans' privacy. The Taxpayer Data Protection Act will stop people with conflicts of interest or w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fentanyl out of Prisons Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Barry Moore (R-AL), Jared Moskowtiz (D-FL), Henry Cueller (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Randy Weber (R-TX) in introducing the bipartisan Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Gooden Urge DOJ to Investigate Fraud Cover-Up in $275 Million Green Energy Scandal Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) called on Attorney General Pamela Bondi to launch an investigation into the Biden DOJ's dismissal of a $275 million fraud lawsuit against Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC. The case, filed under the False Claims Act, ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought's Senate Confirmation to Lead the Office of Management and Budget Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement following the Senate's party-line vote to confirm Russell Vought--a lead architect of Project 2025--as Director of the Office of Managem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement following the Senate's party-line vote to confirm Russell Vought--a lead architect of Project 2025--as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Despite Mr. Vought's recent   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, wrote a letter (https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), today voted in favor of H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, legislation that permanently extends President Trump's 2018 Schedule I classification of fentanyl-related substances. "Fentanyl is crushing lives and families in Virginia's Fifth Congressional District, our Commonwealth, and across our country," said Rep. John Mc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), today voted in favor of H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, legislation that would prohibit any moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. "It's time to unleash American energy," said Rep. John McGuire. "I voted for Congressman August Pfluger's Protecting American Energy Production Act. We should make money on energy, not rely  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2025: Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) participated in a ceremony at the White House as the President signed a new Executive Order to protect safety, fairness, and dignity in women's sports. This commonsense Executive Order upholds the promise of Title IX and gives women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports. The Congresswoman celebrated this historic mom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), chaired the 119th Congress' first hearing for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, during which she examined the Biden-Harris administration's failure to hold bad Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees accountable. Today's hearing follows numerous investigations last Congress into allegations of sexual harassm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 27 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/27), the HALT Fentanyl Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore proudly co-sponsored the legislation, which permanently classifies fentanyl and fentanyl related substances as Schedule 1 under the Controlled Substances Act. Frustratingly, drug cartels have been chemically altering fent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Calls on Government Watchdog to Assess DOGE Access to Americans' Private Information at ED, DOL & HHS "This is a constitutional emergency...there is now a void of oversight for a very young and inexperienced team and their leader... as they gain dangerously broad powers." As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - House E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on January Jobs Report As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external) announced that the economy added 143,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate slightly ticked down to 4.0 p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, DeLauro, Sanders, Murray, Baldwin Demand Answers on Trump's Plans to Dismantle Education Department As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Reps. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined several of her congressional colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump administration highlighting provisions, signed into law last month as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Daines Introduce Legislation to Boost Job Growth, Support Virginia Communities WASHINGTON --U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Steve Daines (R-MT), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation that will permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) in order to encourage redevelopment and new construction in communities across the country, including Virginia. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding VA Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk's DOGE WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins pushing him to take i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Reintroduces Bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, which would permit the use of 529 account funds to pay for post-secondary training programs. This will help more Americans obtain and retain well-paying jobs that don't require a traditional  more