WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: Purge Of IRS Workers "Stupid, Destructive, And Corrupt" Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), today issued the statement below responding to the reported firing of thousands of federal employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Beyer serves on the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, and represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Kash Patel to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): "From being a public defender in the state of Florida, to a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice, to Senior Director for Countert  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Pass Budget Resolution to Advance President Trump's Key Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Senate budget resolution: "The American people made a clear statement in November by electing President Trump to the White House and Republican majorities in bot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Files Amendments to Republican Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, filed amendments to the Senate Republicans' budget resolution in an attempt to improve the bill, which currently tees up tax cuts for billionaires by cutting critical funding for programs that Virginians rely on. Republicans are using a legislative pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on Speaker Johnson to Condemn Violence and Bar Insurrectionists from the Capitol Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, urging him to take meaningful action by acknowledging and condemning the violence that occurred on January 6th and barring those who tried to overthr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on Speaker Johnson to Condemn Violence and Bar Insurrectionists from the Capitol Following Trump's Pardon of More Than 1,500 January 6th Criminals, Ranking Member Connolly Urges Speaker Johnson to Ensure Safety of Members, Staff, the American Public, and Visitors Washington, D.C. (Februar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges President Trump to Maintain the Independence of the Nation's Ethics Agency and Give America's Veterans the Undivided Attention They Deserve President Trump's Appointment of Veterans Affairs Secretary Collins to Serve Simultaneously as Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Raskin, Lee, McBath Launch Investigation into Trump's Efforts to Clear a Path for Corruption Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Federal Government Must Assist Flood Victims, Invest in Flood Resilience & Reauthorize National Flood Insurance Program WASHINGTON, DC - After severe winter storms over the weekend caused major flooding and wind damage across several states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and West Virginia, causing multiple deaths and leaving communities in disrepair, U.S. Senator Jack Reed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Introduces His First Bill: The Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), introduced his first bill as a Member of Congress: The Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act. This bill reduces costs for farmers and loggers by increasing supply chain efficiency. "The logging and agriculture industries in Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Roy, Griffith Re-Introduce Legislation to Reform the NIH Reps Chip Roy (TX-21) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) re-introduced the NIH Reform Act today. Congressman Roy said: "From the earliest days of the pandemic, public health bureaucrats proved themselves far more adept at ruining lives than saving them. Never again should a single, unaccountable government employee, like Dr. Anthony Fauci,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Statement from Ranking Member Connolly on President Trump's Plans to Upend the U.S. Postal Service Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement in response to reporting that President Trump is planning to dissolve the leadership of the United States Postal Service and destroy the integrity and independence of Americans' 250-year  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Lawmakers to Trump Administration: Reverse Park Service Staffing Cuts Virginia's 22 National Park Service sites serve 22 million visitors annually, contributing $1.5 billion to local economies across the Commonwealth WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Lawmakers to Trump Administration: Reverse Park Service Staffing Cuts WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman (all D-VA) pushed the Trump administration to reverse staffing cuts at the National Park Service (NPS), outlining the effect directives to eliminate emp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Slam GOP Budget Resolution to Cut Taxes for Ultra Rich, Cut Programs Virginia Families Depend On WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), both members of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a statement after the Republican-led Senate voted to move a budget plan that will cut resources for programs everyday Virginians rely on in order to give tax breaks to the wealt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Slam Republican Budget Resolution to Cut Taxes for Ultra Rich, Cut Programs Virginia Families Depend On WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), both members of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a statement after the Republican-led Senate voted to move a budget plan that will cut resources for programs everyday Virginians rely on in order to give tax break  more