WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: RFK Jr. Making "Dangerous Purge" Of Health Workers While "Bringing In A Team Of Kooks, Loons, And Weirdos" Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the mass firing of 10,000 federal workers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): "Amid major health challenges, including outbreaks of bird flu and measles Trump and RFK Jr. are undertaking an extreme and  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks EPA, FWS Nominees about Regulatory Certainty, West Virginia Priorities 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 Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Jessica Kramer to be Assistant Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider EPA, FWS Nominations 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, held a hearing on the nominations of Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Multifront Investigation Into Exposure of Classified Information In Unsecure Signal Chat Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Department of Defense Acting Inspector General Ste  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Calls for the Resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign. "It is an indisputable fact that Secretary He  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards, NC colleagues introduce bill to aid small business recovery after Helene U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) introduced the Helene Small Business Recovery Act, marking the the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Helene's landfall, to facilitate small business owners' access to federal aid for rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), Congresswoman Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson, NC Colleagues Champion Legislation to Support NC Firefighters, EMS Personnel WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Representative Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), along with Representatives Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Chuck Edwards (NC-11), David Rouzer (NC-07), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), Addison McDowell (NC-06), and Tim Moore (NC-14) in introducing legislation (link  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Capito Op-Ed: The Surface Transportation Opportunity Before Us WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed published in the Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, detailed her vision for the upcoming Surface Transporta  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Op-Ed: The Surface Transportation Opportunity Before Us WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed published in the Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, detailed her vision for the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. In the piece, Chairman Capito outlines t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Cruz Applaud Committee Passage of their Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Separated Korean American Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded committee passage of their bipartisan bill to reunite separated Korean American families. "I'm glad the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced my bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Mass Firing of Federal Workers from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to fire an additional 10,000 full-time federal workers from the U.S. Department of Health  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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 Mass Firings at HHS Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly, Rep. Fallon, Rep. McClain Delaney, and Chairwoman Mace Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline and Improve Federal Software Purchasing Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)-- Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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 and RFK Jr. Plans to Eliminate Agencies and Cut Thousands of HHS Workers WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Scott, Nadler, Murray, Stansbury and Leger Fernandez Condemn Unlawful Dismissal of EEOC Commissioners, Demand Immediate Reinstatement WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on Education & Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Representative  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor and celebrate the remarkable leadership and dedication of Nathan Monell, who will retire as executive director of the National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) this year. Nathan's tenure at the PTA has been defined by his steadfast commitment to advocating for the educational success and well-being of our Nation's children. His vision, expertise,   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner Pushes FBI Director to Confirm Investigation into Misuse of Messaging App Signal by Senior Trump Officials WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting he confirm that the FBI will open an investigation into the Signal group ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Urge EEOC to Immediately Reverse Field Office Closures Concerning Reports Detail EEOC Office Closures in Seven States Could Potentially Expose Workers to Discrimination WASHINGTON - Top Democrats sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas following alarming reports that th  more