WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Nonpartisan U.S. Comptroller General Confirms Musk's DOGE is Increasing National Risk and Undermining Services to Americans Committee Democrats Call Out Assault on Americans' Prosperity, Privacy, Safety, and Freedoms Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025)--At a hearing on how Congress can improve governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Reinstatement Of Wrongfully Terminated Federal Employees Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S. House, issued the following statement after the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) blocked the termination of six federal workers who were terminated by the Musk-Trump Administration witho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Jamieson Greer to serve as United States Trade Representative (USTR): "West Virginia workers and businesses count on the USTR to advocate for them and secure the best deal possible around the wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Leads Hearing on Surface Transportation Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here. 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 examining the implementation of surface transportation pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Calls on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Resume Payments for Critical Humanitarian and Development Assistance Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to immediately resume the full operation of the Phoen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Wilson Reintroduce Two Bills to Defend Ukraine and its Territory Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), both senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reintroduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation to support Ukraine's territorial integrity in the face of continued Russian aggression. The Defending Ukraine's Territorial Integrity  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on House Passage of Budget Resolution The U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed a budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. This budget resolution now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Economic Committee Senior House Democrat Beyer's Opening Remarks In House Floor Debate Opposing Republican Budget Resolution Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, delivered the following remarks to open debate against H. Con. Res. 14, the House budget resolution setting up Republicans' reconciliation legislation to cut Medicaid and lower ta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Jamieson Greer Ahead of Confirmation Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement ahead of the Senate's confirmation vote of Jamieson Greer to be United States Trade Representative (USTR): "President Trump has proposed disastrous trade policies, including tariffs on our closest trading partners, which will raise costs and hurt Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Kiggans Votes to Pass House Budget Resolution, Delivering on Promises to the American People WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the statement below following her vote to pass the FY25 budget resolution in the House of Representatives. Overall, this legislation requires $1.5 trillion in mandatory savings over 10 years, provides up to $300 billion for border security a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Kiggans Works to Expand Language Education for American Children WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the World Language Education Assistance Program (LEAP) Act, a bill to ensure American children have access to world language education to improve cognitive skills, communication, and prepare them for future opportunities in an increasingly global 21st cent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Rebukes Trump's Orders to Federal Agencies to Prepare for Mass Firings of Federal Workers Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on the American Workforce and Economy WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following remarks at today's full committee hearing entitled "Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy." "Today's full comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Frost Request Answers From EPA on the Ceased Enforcement of Environmental Protection Laws and Enactment of Project 2025 Playbook Committee Democrats Sound the Alarm Over the Politicization of the EPA and Mission to Protect Human Health and the Environment Washington, D.C.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2025 recipients of the Northern Virginia Leadership Awards presented by Leadership Fairfax. Leadership Fairfax is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to inspire, connect, develop and engage the next generation of leaders in Northern Virginia so that they are prepared to serv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Seeks Answers on DOGE's Access to Sensitive Data The breach may include sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, driver's license details, and other private data of millions of Americans. As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Wicker, Griffith Push Back on EPA Overreach U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Rubber Tire Manufacturing National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule. Amendments to NESH  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott: Republican Budget Scheme Will Explode the Deficit, Harm Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a member of the House Budget Committee, delivered the following remarks (link is external) during the floor debate for H.Con.Res. 14, the Republican budget resolution for FY 2025. "Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution. It's frankly hard to take my c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor About Trip to Finland and Importance of NATO BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his trip to Finland, one of the newest NATO members. During Kaine's trip--which coincided with the third annivers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Presses Defense Department on Moving Issues for Military Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today contacted the commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to express concern that military families are experiencing delays and poor communication from the contractor that handles moving of household goods. In a letter to General Randall Reed, Warner urged immediate ac  more