WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 86 Representatives Press Trump Administration To Prevent And Reverse Executive Actions Hampering Aviation Safety In Wake Of Fatal Air Collision Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district that includes National Airport, today led 85 other U.S. Representatives in pressuring the Trump Administration to prevent and reverse executive actions that hamper efforts t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Rollins as Agriculture Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Brooke Rollins to serve as the next Secretary of Agriculture: "Brooke Rollins understands firsthand the challenges facing rural America and will work day in and day out to support our West Virginia farmers, ranch  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Questions CCUS Leaders on USE IT Act Implementation, CCUS Project Permitting To watch Chairman Capito's questions, 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, led a hearing on advancing carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) tech  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congressman Mike Haridopolos Delivers Speech Honoring Major General Mason M. Patrick, the Namesake of Patrick Space Force Base On Monday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) delivered a speech on the House floor highlighting the legacy of Major General Mason M. Patrick, the namesake of Patrick Space Force Base. A video of Rep. Haridopolos' speech can be found here. The full re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Fires Back Against Attacks on the Federal Workforce on the House Floor Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) spoke on the House floor to address the harm being caused by the Trump administration's attacks on federal workers and contractors, emphasizing their critical roles in saving taxpayer money and ensuring public safety and hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congressmen Moore, Hudson, Barr Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Tracking of Gun and Ammo Sales by Financial Institutions Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore introduced the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act with twenty-six of his House colleagues. The legislation bans the use of a new, unique Merchant Category Code for transactions involving firearms and ammunition. While f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Hoyer, Meeks, Keating Introduce Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO and Article 5 Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Willia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Recent EPA Actions to Rein in Spending Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via X that he cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance. This announcement follows an EPA investigation into $20 billion that is housed in accounts through Citibank. Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Press Rubio for Answers on Impact of Foreign Assistance Cuts in the Western Hemisphere WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing him for answers on the Trump Administration's cuts to U.S. foreign assist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Saying He Wants to Close U.S. Department of Education Immediately WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump said he wants the U.S. Department of Education to be closed immediately: "President Trump lives in a fantasy if he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Deadly Fentanyl Additive Xylazine WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside his colleagues, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. This bill would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug's legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers. Xylazine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Kiggans and Bishop Launch Bipartisan Military Family Caucus Today,Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced that she and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) have relaunched the Congressional Military Family Caucus, on which they will serve as the Republican and Democratic Co-Chairs in the 119th Congress. The Congressional Military Family Caucus educates Members of Congress about, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Confirmation as Secretary of HHS Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed at the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: "Parents should not have to worry that the top public health official in our nation spreads debunked conspi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Scott, and Raskin Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, demanded President Trump rev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Supports the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), voted for H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, legislation that imposes criminal and immigration penalties for individuals who intentionally flee a pursuing Border Patrol agent or law enforcement officer assisting Border Patrol while operating a motor veh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Rep. Moore Applauds Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement from President Trump Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to develop a comprehensive strategy on implementing reciprocal tariffs on foreign countries: "Since his first term, President Trump recognized how American exporters are get  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Honored for Advocacy to Expand Access to Pell Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after being named a Congressional Education and Workforce Leader from the Career Schools Private Education Network (CSPEN) at their 7 th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting (link is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Slams Republican Budget Plan "While some people make speeches about deficit and national debt, Democrats have been finding solutions and cleaning up the Republican mess for the last six decades." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) delivered opening remarks at the House Budget Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 Republican budget--a proposal that undermines the middle   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Witness: * Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation (PN13-2) * * * Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/nomination-hearing-deputy-secretary-of-transportation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Subramanyam, Warner, Kaine Introduce Bill to Designate George C. Marshall House as a National Park Service Affiliated Area Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the Nati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Delivers Remarks Slamming Republican Budget Bill Teeing Up Tax Cuts for the Wealthy BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE'S REMARKS IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) slammed Republicans' budget resolution that would tee up tax cuts for billionaires at the expense of middle-class Americans. Today, the Senate Bud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor in Opposition to RFK, Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to President Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Vindman Celebrates Huge Win for Military Families, Administration Heeded Our Call WASHINGTON - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) is celebrating a huge success for military families. Just last week, Vindman introduced the bipartisan Support Military Families Act (H.R. 977). Now, the Administration has answered our call and granted an exemption for military spouses to the return  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Join Democratic Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Illegal and Indiscriminate Trump Funding Cuts to NIH WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (both D-VA) today joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and their Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Hum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Designate George C. Marshall House as a National Park Service Affiliated Area WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) introduced legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Celebrates Administration Heeding Bipartisan Call to Exempt Military Spouses From Federal Return to In-Person Work Mandate WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) celebrated the administration's newly issued guidance, which heeds the bipartisan call to exempt military spouses from the federal return-to-work mandate. "After more than a week of bipartisan advocacy, I'm ple  more