WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Committee Republicans Bend the Knee, Vote to Slash Education to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Workforce Committee Republicans bent the knee and advanced the unpopular Republican budget plan-- which would raise student loan payments for student loan borrowers. The Republican's budge  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans Oppose McClellan Measures to Prevent Further Mass Firings at U.S. Health Agencies Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) called on her Republican colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to support measures to prohibit further mass firings at U.S. health agencies after the Trump Administration and Elon Musk's w  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on National Fentanyl Awareness Day The United States of America recognizes April 29, 2025, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Families in Virginia's Ninth District are far too familiar with the devastating impacts of illicit fentanyl on our communities. I will continue to push for federal policies that  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Rep. Gerry Connolly WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) announced that he will not run for re-election in 2026: "From standing up for his constituents in Virginia's Eleventh Congressional District to battling his cancer diagnosis, my dear friend Rep. Gerry Connolly has always been a fight  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Leads Colleagues in Releasing Report Highlighting Harm to Seniors and People with Disabilities During Trump's First 100 Days WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report highlighting President Trump's first 100 days in office and his disa  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Introduces RESEARCHER Act to Address Financial Insecurity for Graduate and Postdoctoral Researchers Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) reintroduced the Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research (RESEARCHER) Act, a bill to address the financial instability for graduate and postdoctoral  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams Republicans' Disastrous Plan to Raise Student Loan Payments to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H. Con. Res. 14 Section 2001(b)(3) and H.Res.344. "Thank y  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 906, the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, led by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), my good friend. Entities with ties to our adversaries--China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea--are threats to our c  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, history has taught us time and time again that appeasement in the face of aggression and evil only invites more aggression. We saw it in the 1930s, and we are seeing echoes of it in the Trump administration's actions today. When we hesitate to su  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, known as the FACT Act. I introduced this bill in January, and I have been pleased to see it advance through committee and now onto the House floor. First, I thank Chair  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Supports Investments in Quality of Life for Service Members, Ensuring Most Lethal Fighting Force in the World Vindman: "We must strengthen our national defense but cannot do so at the expense of American families" WASHINGTON -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), who sits on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC), issued the following response to the bipartisan passage of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Housing Affordability Crisis WASHINGTON --Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in introducing legislation to help build nearly 1.6 million new affordable homes over the next decade. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would lead to more affordable housing options for families and workers   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Young Push DOJ, FTC to Use Every Available Resource to Protect Americans' Data Amid 23andMe Bankruptcy Proceedings WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to leadership at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (F  more