WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Visits American Samoan Service Members at Military Installations on the U.S. East Coast Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata made a whirlwind series of visits to meet up with Service Members from American Samoa at military installations in five states along the U.S. east coast, including 100 Samoans in one location at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia. Over two we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Lieutenant Colonel Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI): "Tulsi Gabbard brings more than 20 years of national security experience to the Office of the Director of Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Advancing CCUS Technology, Proper Implementation of USE IT Act To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Advancing CCUS Technology, Proper Implementation of USE IT Act Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Questions CCUS Leaders on USE IT Act Implementation, CCUS Project Permitting Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technologies  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Committee Republicans Pass Unfunded Mandates, Bills to Make School Meals Less Healthy, and Weaken Our International Relations Today, Committee Republicans advanced four education bills and one nutrition bill that would further burden the U.S. Department of Education even as they seek to dismantle the Department and en  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Separated Korean American Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act, bipartisan legislation to help reunite Korean Americans who have been separated from their relatives in North Korea sinc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Rural Hospitals with Financial Stability and Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in introducing the bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act, legislation to prevent rural hospital closures   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller's Op-Ed: Tariffs Necessary to Win the War on Fentanyl Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in Newsweek on how President Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to keep America safe by utilizing tariffs to combat the fentanyl flooding into the U.S. from our northern and southern borders. Newsweek: GOP Rep: Tariffs Necessary To Win the War on Fentanyl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Trump, Musk Assault on Federal Workforce Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order calling for the widespread, indiscriminate, and likely illegal mass firing of government workers as Trump and Elon Musk continue to raid   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Opening Statement at Markup of Bills to Burden School Administrators and Make Students Less Healthy *Amendments and letters of opposition for today's markup can be found here.* Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee mar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Will Sroka and his service and contributions to Virginia's First District and the Nation. Will earned his bachelor's degree from the reigning NCAA college football champions Ohio State University, where he majored in sociology. Will then held internship positions at a publi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Denounce Republican Efforts to Eliminate Critical Federal Assistance Programs Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning Republican efforts to dismantle vital programs that provide li  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Subramanyam and Kim Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Reunite Separated Korean American Families Link to watch and download the video of his remarks on the House floor here. Today, Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) and Young Kim (R-CA-40) reintroduced the bipartisan Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act. This legislation was first introduced b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks & DC, Virginia Lawmakers Seek Answers from FAA Following Deadly DCA Collision Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) joined Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, and others in sending a letter requesting answers and commitments from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its plans to protect the flying public in the wake of the Jan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Reed, Colleagues Blast Trump Admin. Decision To Shutter The CFPB and Put Consumers & Military Families at Risk WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and a number of their Senate colleagues in a letter demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) perform its essential work supervising and investigating violations of consumer financial prot  more