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

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin On Storm Response Efforts Across the Commonwealth RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Youngkin is continuing the efforts and coordination of state resources to support communities that have been affected by this week's winter weather and flooding events. "As we continue to coordinate state resources and work alongside local officials to support communities impacted by this w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Whitehouse Lead Congressional Delegation To Munich Security Conference WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) will lead a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC). In addition to hundreds of leaders and decision makers throughout the world, the 2025 MSC will includ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * In a historic vote, constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom passes the General Assembly RICHMOND, Va. - Today, a resolution to amend the Virginia Constitution to establish a fundamental right to reproductive freedom passed out of the General Assembly. Today's vote was the last step in the legislative process for the 2025 General Assembly sess  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC has submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board for its facility in Richmond, Virginia, located within FTZ 207. The proposal, received by the Board on February 10, 2025, seeks to add new finished products--aluminum alloy tube pipes used in drive and prop shafts--to the company's previously authorized FTZ production activity. The foreign-status materials and components use  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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Members of prolific fentanyl distribution conspiracy sentenced to prison ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Three Virginia men have been sentenced to prison for distributing copious quantities of fentanyl. According to court documents, from at least July 2023 through April 2024, Xavier Elijah Coltrane, aka X or Slime, 21, of Arlington; Vaughn Meachem, aka Vaughn Lockh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * MSSTs and MSRTs -- forged in the crucible of 9/11 The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) With the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the War on Terror set in mot  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA's Funds Receive Clean Audit Opinions ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 13, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration's four funds again earned unmodified, or "clean," audit opinions for 2024, according to audited financial statements released today by the agency's Office of Inspector General. The complete 2024 financial statement audits(Opens new window) are available on NCUA.go  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 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Virginia's path to automatic rights restoration gains momentum RICHMOND, Va. - Today, the Right to Vote Coalition celebrated a significant milestone in the effort to enshrine automatic restoration of rights into Virginia's constitution. The proposed amendment successfully passed through this year's legislative session, marking a crucial step toward ensuring f  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