WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer To Oppose Republican Defunding Bill Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that he will oppose the Republican appropriations bill scheduled for a vote in the House later this week. The partisan measure cuts funding for veterans' medical benefits, evicts 32,000 households from their homes, and cuts funding for critical medical research, while failing to incorporate guardrails to ensure mone  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman Foxx Opening Remarks on H.R. 1968, H.R. 1156, and H.J. Res. 25 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 H.R. 1968, H.R. 1156, and H.J. Res. 25. First on the docket is H.R. 196  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Issues Statement On Disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki "I am very concerned about Sudiksha Konanki's disappearance in the Dominican Republic. I have been in touch with her family and friends since the incident to assist with the case. I am actively working with federal and international agencies to leverage every possible resource available to bring her home safel  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Introduces Legislation to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis and Increase Early Prevention Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (D-VA) introduced the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to combat the growing youth mental health crisis across t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * OPM Inspector General Assessing Risks to Agency IT Systems after Oversight Democrats Raise Serious Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns about DOGE The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Deputy Inspector General Vint has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the OPM Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will be incorporating into existing work topics of investigation o  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * OPM Inspector General Assessing Risks to Agency IT Systems after Oversight Democrats Raise Serious Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns about DOGE Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2025)-- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Deputy Inspector General Vint has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee th  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Investigation Into Agency "Reduction In Force" Plans That Threaten Life-Saving Government Services Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the heads of 24 federal agencies requesting documents and information regarding their response to guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OP  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Investigation Into Agency "Reduction In Force" Plans That Threaten Life-Saving Government Services Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the heads of 24 fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Moves to Defund Trump's Purge of Federal Workforce and Plot to Turn Federal Agencies Into Partisan Machines Today, Representative Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, submitted an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Resolution to block the Trump Administration from purging at least 100,000 expert, career fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Moves to Defund Trump's Purge of Federal Workforce and Plot to Turn Federal Agencies Into Partisan Machines Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2025)-- Today, Representative Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, submitted an amen  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Warn DOGE Employees of Potential Criminal Exposure from Ethical Misconduct U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), joined by Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) today warned of potential criminal exposure for volunteers and employees of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), fo  more