WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer On Trump Tariff Chaos: "Trump Is Jerking Around The Entire Continent Of North America Right Now" Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and is a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today after President Trump paused tariffs on some imports days after he announced them, for t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On ICE Activity In Northern Virginia Rep. Beyer today issued the following statement on ICE activities in Northern Virginia this week: "We must be able to enforce the law and protect the public without creating a climate of fear. This week's ICE enforcement activities in Northern Virginia were designed to instill fear and generate photo ops for Secretary Noem, not to make us safer.   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (link is external), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' rig  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Effort to Combat Fentanyl Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a bipartisan group to introduce legislation that aims to more forcefully go after criminals trafficking drugs and stop fentanyl from ravaging West Virginia communities. The legislation, known as the HIDTA Enhancement Act, would reauthorize the High Intensity Drug   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Commerce Secretary Announcement on BEAD Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the below statement following Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's statement that the department will be pausing and reviewing the BEAD program. The purpose of the pause is to m  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Fotouhi, Szabo about Importance of Cooperative Federalism, Energy Reliability in Nominations Hearing To watch Chairman Capito's questions, click here or the image above. 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 on the nominations of David Fotouhi to be   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Nominations of Fotouhi, Szabo to Leadership Roles at the Environmental Protection Agency To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. 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 on the nominations   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Protections, Restore Intent of Federal Religious Freedom Law Do No Harm Act would address increasing use of religious freedom law to undermine civil rights protections As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Congressional civil rights leaders reintroduced the Do No   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Calls on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Resume NED Funding Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to immediately resume funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its four core ins  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Hirono, Ciscomani Introduce Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Security, Combat Corruption and Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Caribbean Basin Security Authorizati  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Britt, Carbajal, Lawler Lead Introduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) and U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act --bipartisan, bicameral legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 6, 2025: * * * Kiggans Fights to Guarantee Military Pay in Event of Government Shutdown WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a former Navy helicopter pilot, reintroduced the Pay Our Troops Act to ensure members of the military are paid in the event of a government shutdown. This legislation will protect paychecks for members of the military, including the Coast Guard, as well as certa  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan and Matsui Urge Trump Administration to Resume Afghan Ally Resettlement Program Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 47 House Democrats in a letter to President Trump, expressing serious concern over the significant and harmful impact of recent executive orders to halt refugee processing and admissions and up-end the Special   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Matsui, Barragan, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Political Weaponization of the FCC Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), as well as U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), announced the introduction of  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly and More Than 100 House Democrats Demand OPM Reinstate All Unlawfully Fired Federal Employees Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led 141 House Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urging the agency to reinstate all unlawfully terminated pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Government-wide Investigation into Elon Musk's DOGE Infiltration of Federal Agencies Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the 24 CFO Act agencies requesting immediate clarification regarding the shadowy activities of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) teams within each agenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Corrupt and Extremist Immigration Agenda Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Full Committee hearing on the Trump Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, from a Feb. 25, 2025, member day hearing on programs to improve national security and well-being of servicemembers: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for holding this Member Day and for the opportunity for off-committee members to speak to our priorities in this space. As a Navy veteran wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Slams Trump Administration Plan to Cut over 80,000 Employees from Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Trump administration's short-sighted plan to slash over 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs: "Our nation's veterans have served our country valiantly and we owe it to them to take care of them when t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Patients from High Drug Costs Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) led their colleagues in introducing the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act. This legislationeliminates pricing schemes, protecting patients from insurance and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Workforce Development Bill Surpasses 60-Cosponsor Milestone WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced that H.R. 1151, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, surpassed 60 cosponsors less than one month after the bipartisan bill's introduction. The Tomorrow's Workforce Coalition, dedicated to championing and rallying support for the legislation, also cont  more