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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Friday August 22, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Beyer Blasts Trump's Refusal To Enforce D.C. Gun Laws
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Blasts Trump's Refusal To Enforce D.C. Gun Laws * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement after U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host recently appointed by President Trump to serve as the top federal prosecutor for Washington D.C., announced that she would not enforce gun laws which make carrying rifles or shotguns in the nation's cap  more

Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Visits ICE Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia to Conduct Oversight and Introduces WATCH ICE Act to Bring Transparency to Immigration Enforcement and Hold Trump Administration Accountable
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Visits ICE Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia to Conduct Oversight and Introduces WATCH ICE Act to Bring Transparency to Immigration Enforcement and Hold Trump Administration Accountable * Washington, D.C. -This week, following an oversight visit to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia,   more

Congresswoman McClellan, Advocates to Call Out GOP's Moves to Raise Energy Costs, Undermine a Clean Energy Future
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClellan, Advocates to Call Out GOP's Moves to Raise Energy Costs, Undermine a Clean Energy Future * 'Solar for All' cancellation, 'Big Beautiful Bill,' will kill jobs, hurt our economy, and raise Virginians' energy bills RICHMOND - Thursday, Aug. 21, advocates will join with Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan to decry the Trump Administration's recent cancellation of Virginia'  more

Griffith Celebrates $15,014,525 Round of DOT Grants to Develop Airports in Ninth District
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates $15,014,525 Round of DOT Grants to Develop Airports in Ninth District * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the following grants to Ninth District airports: * $1,000,000 to Smyth Wythe Airport Commission for hangar construction * $281,865 to Smyth Wythe Airport Commission for existing runway rehabilitation * $  more

Vindman Meets with Farmers & Producers, Highlights Virginia Agriculture During Five-Stop Farm Tour
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Meets with Farmers & Producers, Highlights Virginia Agriculture During Five-Stop Farm Tour * Culpeper, Va. -- On Tuesday, August 19, Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), the only Virginian on the House Agriculture Committee, toured five farms and agricultural operations across Central Virginia to meet with producers, agribusiness owners, and farm workers. The tour -- which included stop  more