WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Celebrates National Small Business Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) signed on to a resolution led by U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-Mass.) declaring this week as "National Small Business Week" to recognize the innovators and job creators who power America's   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates Senate Passage of Congressional Review Act to Strike Down Biden Job-Killing Regulation, Resolution Goes to President Trump The U.S. Senate passed Rep. Griffith's H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous A  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Joins Effort to Make Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tests More Affordable and Accessible WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on their bipartisan Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act (ABCD). The legislation seeks to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and acc  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Trump's Threats to Use Military Force in Mexico and Greenland WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the lead Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Western Hemisphere subcommittee, released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's statements threatening to use U.S. military   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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 Committee Republicans' Upcoming Hearing on Trump's Cruel, Lawless Immigration Agenda Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer and Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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 President Trump's Reported Postmaster General Selection Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement following reports that President Trump and the U.S. Postal Service's govern  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 H.R. 1912 introduced by my colleague from Virginia (Mr. Connolly). My prayers are with him and his family as he once again battles cancer. Mr. Speaker, I thank the leadership teams, especially Leader Scalise and his staff, for a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 the bipartisan Taiwan International Solidarity Act, to stand up for Taiwan's participation in international organizations against the backdrop of an emboldened and increasingly aggressive People's Republic of China (PRC). I thank Con  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 strong support of H.R. 1912, the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, and to underscore the urgent need for this bipartisan and bicameral legislation. As a Nation, we have a solemn obligation to ensure that the men and women who have served in our  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jennifer A. Kiggans, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 5, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record remarks submitted at the request of a Virginia Beach constituent, Rabbi Dr. Israel Zoberman of Temple Lev Tikvah, and are a reflection of his views: Israel At 77--How poignant to affirm the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel, two close democratic allies, in our own Ham  more