WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * "Rampant and Endless"--Ranking Member Connolly Introduces Resolution of Inquiry Into Elon Musk's Conflicts of Interest After repeated stonewalling by the Administration and disinterest by Committee Republicans, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry to investigate Elon Musk's exten  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Request Policy Clarifications from NCAA on Biological Males in Women's Locker Rooms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of her Republican colleagues in sending a letter--led by U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.)--to NCAA President Charlie Baker, urging the organization to clarify its stance on the privacy and safety of   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Tell OPM: Reinstate Unlawfully Terminated Employees Now! Committee Democrats Also Demand OPM Comply with Investigation Following Repeated Failures to Provide Documents and Information Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committe  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Announces Guest for Joint Address to Congress - Medicaid Recipient with Stage 4 Cancer Whose Life Will Be Jeopardized by Trump's Budget Cuts Washington, DC - Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) spoke on the House floor and announced his guest for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress, Susan Perri. Susan Perri is a retired special education teacher from Fau  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly to Boycott Trump's Address to Congress Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement announcing he will boycott President Donald Trump's address to Congress: "Since being elected to Congress, I have never missed a State of the Union address. But we have never seen our democracy so teste  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 3, 2025, on at a hearing to consider three Congressional Review Act resolutions (H.J.Res. 42, H.J.Res. 61 and S.J.Res. 11): * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider three separate  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Announces 2025 Guest for President's Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced that he will be joined at President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress by Jason King, a disabled veteran from Fairfax who was fired from his position in the Federal Aviation Administration's safety division as a result of the Trump Administration's attacks on the federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Senate Armed Services Committee Colleagues Demand Answers on Abrupt Firings of JAG Officers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined twelve of his SASC colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding legal justification for the recent abrupt dismissals of several Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) and docume  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 3, 2025: * * * Kiggans Urges Secretary of Defense to Limit Veteran Layoffs within DoD WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth highlighting the critical need to prevent workforce reductions within the Department of Defense (DoD) from causing undue harm to veterans and America's national security. On February 21, 2025, the DoD announced i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address. "Four years after inciting a mob to attack the United States Capitol, Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Mfume Introduce Resolution of Inquiry Into Trump-Musk Administration's Political Purge of the Federal Workforce Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, led Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry to investig  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Slams Trump Tariffs for Raising Costs on Virginia Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a statement after President Trump enacted a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, jacking up costs for American families: " President Trump's reckless tariffs on our neighbors in Canada and Mexico are nothing more than a tax on American families. At a time when Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Warner on Halting U.S. Aid to Ukraine WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement: "Ukraine has been bravely fending off Vladimir Putin's cruel and unjust invasion for over three years. U.S. assistance - supported by Congress on a bipartisan basis - has helped Ukraine r  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trade Subcommittee Democrats joint statement opposing Trump's reckless tariffs Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Democrats released the following joint statement in response to President Trump's 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico that went into effect today: "President Trump is threatening our economy with these damaging, unnecessary tariffs. He is on the verge of sparking several trade war  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Virginia Democrat to boycott Trump address in solidarity with federal workers The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is skipping President Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who represents a large number of government employees and federal contractors, said he'll boycott the address "in solidarity" with those workers who ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine on Legislation that Would Defund Public Schools & Subject Children to Uncomfortable Physical Scrutiny WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after voting to block a procedural move on legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women's sports: "Right now, Congress should be focused on passing bills that lo  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Kaine Reintroduce Legislation to Designate Blue Ridge Music Center's Amphitheater After Former Rep. Rick Boucher WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) reintroduced legislation to formally designate the Blue Ridge Music Center's outdoor amphitheater the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater" after former Rep. Rick Boucher. "We are deeply appreciative of Congr  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect America's Working Waterfronts WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced that he and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to safeguard and strengthen America's working waterfronts. The Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act would create a grant program and preservation loan fund to   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Ryan Relaunch House Defense Modernization Caucus WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Congressman Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) relaunched the House Defense Modernization Caucus (HDMC) for the 119th Congress to continue their efforts to advance the national security ecosystem through the integration and adoption of emergent technologies. The relaunch was unveiled at the "Def  more