WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Badar Khan Suri Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today after his constituent, Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, was arrested and detained outside his home in Rosslyn: "Badar Khan Suri's detention is a clear violation of his constitutional rights, and he must be released. Mr. Suri is here lawfully and is not accused of a crime, yet he was su  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent emphasizing bipartisan support for the Community Development Financia  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * During Sunshine Week, Ranking Member Connolly Demands Transparency on DOGE Officials Double-Dipping and Conflicts of Interest with Outside Employment Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect and Improve TSA's Frontline Workforce Amid Trump Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 26 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, legislation that would ensure all of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) more than 65,000 employees--including frontline Transportation Securi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Cleveland-Cliffs Announcement MINNESOTA - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following Cleveland-Cliffs' announcement about operations in Hibbing and Virginia: "Our country was built by miners and their hard work and we will do everything we can to help. I have spoken with local mayors and United Steelworker leadership, and I spoke with the Cle  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education, Undoing Decades of Progress for Public Education Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education: "As a mother of two children in public schools, I know that every parent wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Oversight Democrats Expose Trump Administration for Undermining FOIA and Preventing Transparency Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies exposing the Trump Administration for eliminating staff responsible for facilitating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and jeopardizing the American people'  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Oversight Democrats Expose Trump Administration for Undermining FOIA and Preventing Transparency Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies exposing the Trump Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Hosts West Virginia Girls Rise Up Event in Braxton County SUTTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Braxton County Middle School (BCMS). During the event, which was her 35th in program history, she met with 6th graders and discussed with them the importance of female empowerment, education, fitne  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Talks Economic Development, Broadband in Grant and Hardy Counties PETERSBURG/MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Petersburg, W.Va. and Moorefield, W.Va. to meet with community leaders and business professionals to discuss economic development opportunities and efforts to ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits Kanawha Valley Senior Services CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited Kanawha Valley Senior Services (KVSS) in Charleston, W.Va. where she toured the facility and met with the KVSS management team and seniors. During the visit, Senator Capito had the chance to learn more about the health and nutrition programs offered at the  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Investigation Into Commerce Secretary's Unlawful Promotion of Plummeting Tesla Stock on Live Television Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Departm  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Statement on Trump Dismantling ED WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). To see how this action is part of President   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Scott Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED Following an Executive Order Eliminating the Department of Education, Two Top House Democrats Call on Secretary of Education to Protect Already Struggling Families and Students Across America Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Scott and Connolly Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED Following an executive order eliminating the ED, two top House Democrats call on Secretary of Education to protect already struggling families and students across America. WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Moore Applauds Executive Order to Dismantle Dept. of Education Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement applauding President Trump's new executive order to dismantle the Department of Education: "I proudly ran on eliminating the federal Department of Education and block granting those dollars directly to the states, and I am proud to see that come to  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Dismantling ED "President Trump's executive order has little regard for the irreparable harm it would cause to students, educators, our future workforce, and parents, who are already struggling." As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Congressional and State Leaders Join Local Health Care Advocates to Oppose Republican Medicaid Cuts Richmond, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and General Assembly Members Senator Ghazala Hashmi (SD-15) and Delegate Mark Sickles (HD-17) held a press conference highlighting the importance of Medicaid to the state budget, local health care systems and warning agains  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Crapo Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to the Trump administration signed by 23 senators emphasizing the bipartisan support for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Advocates for Virginia Research Institutions to Receive Critical Federal Medical Research Funding WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) continued his advocacy for Virginia's research institutions, including the many world-class research universities across the Commonwealth, by urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider proposed funding caps on facilities  more