WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attempts to Play Politics with Federal Agencies, Van Hollen, Subramanyam Introduce Legislation to Require They First Provide Taxpayers Answers on Relocation Costs Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations Act, le  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Nomination of West Virginian Karen Evans to Serve in DHS Role WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement regarding the nomination of West Virginian, Karen Evans to serve as Under Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Demand Explanation for "Disturbing Arrest and Detention" of Tufts University Student U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Senator Chris Van Hollen Introduce the COST of Relocations Act to Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Attempts to Relocate Federal Agencies Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the COST of Relocations Act to push back against President Trump and his administration's relentless ef  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Scott Statement on Trump Destroying Union Rights Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement on President Trump's union busting Executive Order: "This executive order is another example   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * DMV Senators Announce MERIT Act to Reinstate Recently Terminated Probationary Federal Employees WASHINGTON - Today, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in introducing the of the Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination (MERIT) Act. This timely legislation would reinstate recently terminated probationary federal  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foxx Supports Legislation to Help Western North Carolina Businesses WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after signing on as an official cosponsor to the Helene Small Business Recovery Act, legislation authored by Representative Chuck Edwards that provides a technical fix to loan duplications of benefits issued for survivors of Hurricane Hele  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Demand Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Reckless and Dangerous Mishandling of Classified Military Operations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, joined 15 Senate colleagues in a letter calling on the Chairs of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intellige  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar, and Warner Announce Expected Vote Timing on their Bill to Undo Canada Tariffs that will Raise Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Next Tuesday, April 1, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on legislation led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) to undo President Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount to a 25 percent tax on goods imported fr  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 and Senator Kaine Rebuke DOGE's Plans to Illegally Dissolve USAID Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the followi  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 Members Connolly and Scott's Statement on Trump Destroying Union Rights Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Bobby Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, when I recently asked someone who supports gutting the Department of Education how that decision would make American education better or what the Department even does, they couldn't give me an answer. Let me tell you how gutting this Department will hurt every parent, teacher, and, most of all, students in our country  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Connolly Statement on Trump Destroying Union Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Trump's union busting Executive Order: " This executive order  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Connolly Statement on Trump Destroying Union Rights WASHINGTON - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on President Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Trump Executive Order Attacking Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued a statement in response to President Trump's latest attack on the federal workforce - an executive order targeting colle  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia House Delegation Calls for Withdrawal of T. March Bell Nomination as HHS IG Citing History of Mishandling Taxpayer Funds U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) today called on President Trump to immediately rescind T. March Bell's nomination to serve as I  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Respond to Trump's Latest Attack on the Federal Workforce WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued a statement in response to President Trump's latest attack on the federal workforce - an executive order targeting collective bargaining rights: "This is just another attempt by President Trum  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Pushes Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department to Address Rampant Fraud in Digital Advertising WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a member of the Senate Banking Committee, wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson and to Attorney General Pam Bondi expressing concern over continued prevalenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ways & Means Dems Seek To Rein In Trump's Unilateral Tariff Authorities Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, along with fellow committee members Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), today introduced the Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities Act which would repeal Section 338 of the Tariff  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: * * * While Republicans Fret Over Self-Image, Subcommittee Democrats Call Out GOP Attacks on Children's Programs and Free Speech Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)--At a hearing in the Subcommittee on Delivering for Government Efficiency (DOGE), Rep. Stephen Lynch led Committee Democrats in defending Mr. Rogers and early ch  more