WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Closing U.S. Department of Education's Philadelphia Office for Civil Rights PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement in response to reports that all employees in the Philadelphia regional Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education had been fired. This office employs Philadelphians who work to p  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on DOGE Infiltration of US Postal Service Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent a letter to Congress admitting he "signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and DOGE representatives" and is allowi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Capito Praises EPA Deregulatory Action WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking the initial steps towards deregulating Biden-era rules, includi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Praises EPA Deregulatory Action WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking the initial steps towards deregulating Biden-era rules, including the Clean Power Plan 2.0, that harm American energy production and energy states  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Votes Yes on Fotouhi and Szabo, Nominations Favorably Reported by EPW Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted to advance the nominations of David Fotouhi to be Deputy Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Releases Statement on the Behalf of Sudiksha Konanki's Family "Our community is devastated by the disappearance of Sudiksha. I recently met with her family and learned about her contributions to the community and her dedication as a daughter, sister, and friend. I share in their profound desire to see her come home and join them in requesting that all agencies i  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Subramanyam and Timmons Open Investigation in Wake of Crash of Flight 5342 and Push to Enhance Washington Airspace Safety Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, and Congressman William Timmons, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, are opening an investigation into the U.S. milit  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Justice for Fallen Big Stone Gap Officer The murderer of Big Stone Gap police officer Michael Chandler has received a sentence of 100 years of active imprisonment related to Chandler's November 2021 murder. In Wise County, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Attorney General Jason Miyares and local officials for a press conference to welcome the verdict and pay h  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Home News Press Releases Ranking Member Connolly Sounds the Alarm on Ethics Violations After President Trump and White House Employees Hawk Elon Musk's Cars Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Mr. David Warrington, Counsel to the President, requesting a full accounting of any executive branch employees, special or o  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Delivers Keynote Address at Nuclear Regulatory Commission Conference To watch Chairman Capito's speech, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered keynote remarks at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Regulatory Information  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Capito Delivers Keynote Address at Nuclear Regulatory Commission Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered keynote remarks at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Regulat  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Judge Orders Trump To Reinstate Thousands of Fired Employees At 6 Agencies A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate tens of thousands of fired federal employees across six agencies, calling their terminations "unlawful." U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that the Trump administration must immediately reinstate all of the probationary employees it fired fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Boozman, Hassan & Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Hiring of Military Spouses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, John Boozman (R-AR), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation that would amend the  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans and Barrett Work to Strengthen Aviation Safety Following DCA Tragedy WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the Military Helicopter Training Safety Act of 2025 to increase safety protocols for military aircraft following the tragic mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025. This bill woul  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Announces Launch of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition Richmond, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the start of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. Every spring, the U.S. House of Representatives holds a nationwide art competition to encourage artistic expression in our school  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Sounds the Alarm on Ethics Violations After President Trump and White House Employees Hawk Elon Musk's Cars Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Mr. David Warrington, Counsel to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Treasury to Cease Plans to Establish Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve, Trump's New Get Rich Quick Scheme Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to United States Department of Trea  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on DOGE Infiltration of US Postal Service Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent a letter to Congress admitting   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Federal Judge's Order to Immediately Reinstate Federal Workers Illegally Fired by Elon Musk Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered multiple government agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Treasury, and the D  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Federal Judge's Order to Immediately Reinstate Federal Workers Illegally Fired by Elon Musk Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a federal jud  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Garcia Announce Minority Appointments to Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Robert Garcia, the newly appointed Ranking Member of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-07): "I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and colleague, Raul Grijalva. We sat next to each other for many years on the Committee on Education and Workforce, and I could always rely on hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Denounces Trump Administration's Assault on the American Right to Clean Air and Clean Water The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement condemning the Environmental P  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Amanda Frost, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I am a professor of  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Welch, Marshall Cassidy Lead Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on PBMs' Abusive Pricing Practices WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner today joined Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the bipartisan Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act, legislation to limit abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The Senators' legislati  more