WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Capito Votes to Overturn Biden-Era Natural Gas Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, voted to overturn the Biden Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Increase Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Care Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation would expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Highlights Surface Transportation Successes in IIJA, Areas in Need of Improvement 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   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Highlights Surface Transportation Successes in IIJA, Areas in Need of Improvement To watch Chairman Capito's questions, 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 policies and funding included   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Leads Hearing on Surface Transportation Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 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 surf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Duckworth Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Access to IVF, Other Assisted Reproductive Technology Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced their legislation to expand and protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Heinrich Statement Regarding Republicans' Rubber-Stamping of Trump's War on Affordable, American-Made Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after their legislation to terminate the national energy emergency President Donald Trump declare  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Shaheen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats Statement on Trump Administration's Reckless Termination of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), joined Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and his fellow SFRC colleagues Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, WV Delegation Applaud Disaster Declaration Approval Following Severe Storms Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV-01), Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV-02), and U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jim Justice (R-WV) applauded President Donald Trump's approval for Individual Assistance in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and Wyoming counties. The Individual Assistance (IA) Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Rebukes Trump's Orders to Federal Agencies to Prepare for Mass Firings of Federal Workers Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo to the heads of federal agencies ordering them   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Court Action Blocking Trump's Mass Firings Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement following a ruling by a federal judge blocking the Trump-Musk   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Rep. John McGuire Introduces the Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), today introduced the Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025, legislation that adds uranium to the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) list of critical minerals. "Uranium plays a vital role in our nation's nuclear capabilities and fuel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Named McEachin Circle Honoree for Climate Advocacy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) was named an inaugural McEachin Circle Honoree by Climate Action Campaign and Young, Gifted & Green (link is external). The McEachin Legacy Circle, named after the late Congressman Donald McEachin, is an award recognizing congressional leaders who are climate and environmental justice champ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Relaunches Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) relaunched the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force for the 119th Congress with co-chairs Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01 ). "The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force brings together members from both sides of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Votes to Overturn Biden-Era Natural Gas Tax To watch Chairman Capito's floor remarks, 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, voted to overturn the Biden Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote to Terminate Trump's Sham Energy Emergency BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the ways President Donald Trump's war on American-made energy--including through his sham national energy emergency--will raise costs and cost Americans good-payin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Delivered Floor Speech on The Dishonorable End of Pax Americana WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) delivered remarks on the House Floor marking the end of Pax Americana. His remarks as prepared are below. Madam Speaker: I rise to address the house as we have just marked the third anniversary of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. February 24, 2022, th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration Agenda to Relocate Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Boozman Introduce Legislation to Expand Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced legislation to renew and expand the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-administered program that provides essential funding for mental health outreach in veter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Thune, Malliotakis & Peters Introduce Legislation to Address Student Debt Crisis Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD), alongside U.S. Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50), introduced the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - bipartisan legislation to help Americans tackle their student loan debt by making permanent a provision that allows   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia Delegation Applauds Disaster Declaration Approval Following Severe Storms WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), as well as U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (W.Va.-01) and Riley Moore (W.Va.-02), applauded President Donald Trump's approval for Individual Assistance in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and Wyoming counties. The Individual A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Relaunches Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that he has relaunched the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force alongside fellow co-chairs Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01).  "As a former marine scientist who studied water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, I know   more