WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Statement on Treasury Inspector General Audit of Musk's Access to Treasury System Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement following reports that the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the federal government's payment system after Elon Musk's DOGE team acces  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Kiggans Fights to Protect Veterans' Access to Telehealth Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced her cosponsorship of the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025, a bill that would permanently extend successful telehealth services to America's veterans. Specifically, this legislation would specifically extend a pandemic-related ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Trump's Ongoing Attacks on the Federal Workforce Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to decimate the nation's federal workforce: "President Trump signed an executive order taking an axe to the federal workforce -- the nation's largest employer -- with sweeping   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat National Teacher Shortage Washington, D.C. - This week, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced H.R. 1331, the Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act, to help combat the national teacher and school administrator shortage and strengthen partnerships between univers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Reintroduces Bipartisan Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) reintroduced the bipartisan Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), which would require a study on the benefits of the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (CSI  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Reported Mass Firing of Public Servants Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to reports of a Trump-Musk order to fire hundreds of thousands of public servan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Reported Mass Firing of Public Servants Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to reports of a Trump-Musk order to fire hundreds of thousands of public servants: "When you see government as your opportunity to turn a profit, you will never serve the p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Opposes Republican Proposal to Raise Student Loans Payments and Cut School Meal Programs Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, spoke in opposition to House Republicans' proposed budget. Republicans' budget cuts will likely target school   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Scott, and Raskin Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox The Trump Administration's firing of Member Wilcox is "a direct attack on workers ... at the behest of a billionaire accused of violating the law" Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Scott, Omar Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Destruction of Valuable Workplace Safety Documents, Putting Workers' Lives at Risk Contact: Democratic Press Office, 202-226-0853, edworkforcedempress@mail.house.gov Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Scott, Omar Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Destruction of Valuable Workplace Safety Documents, Putting Workers' Lives at Risk WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), House Subcommittee o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Scott, Raskin, and Connolly Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox The Trump Administration's firing of Member Wilcox is "a direct attack on workers ... at the behest of a billionaire accused of violating the law" Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Educat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the importance of studying the implementation of automated software tools that will improve and expedite the organ donation referral process. The United States has one of the best organ donation and transplantation systems in the world. Still, over 100,000 Americans remain on the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Call Out Elon Musk and DOGE's Efforts to Clear a Path for Corruption Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning DOGE's campaign to dismantle the federal government, undermine checks and balances, and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, 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 - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (both D-VA) today joined U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and their Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Service  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and McConnell Introduce Vital Bill To Support Bourbon Production And Environment WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the introduction of the White Oak Resilience Act of 2025, which will mobilize greater federal resources and direct research into safeguarding our nation's White Oak tree population. White Oak trees are vital to the   more