WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Federal Employee Back Pay * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district with one of the largest concentrations of federal employees and contractors in the U.S. House, today responded to reports that the Trump Administration may try to deny back pay to federal employees impacted by the ongoing government shutdown. Beyer was the sponsor of bipartisan House  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Releases Statement on 2nd Anniversary of Attack on Israel * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement on the two-year anniversary of the brutal attacks in Israel that killed more than one thousand innocent civilians, including American citizens: "Two years ago today, Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel and murdered 1,200  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Responds to Speaker of the House's Push to Illegally Withhold Backpay * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released a statement defending federal workers and their legally guaranteed backpay in response to a White House memo and statement made by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson implying that federal workers will not be receiving backpay. Fe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Surprises Oklahoma Warrior Honor Flight at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial * This morning, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, surprised dozens of veterans from the Oklahoma Warriors Honor Flight during their visit to the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. The 67 Korean and Vietnam War veterans were accompanied by v  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Calls Latest Vought Threat to Furloughed Workers "BS" Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw released the following statement after an Axios report (https://www.axios.com/2025/10/07/trump-memo-furloughed-federal-workers-backpay) revealed that President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought have drafted a faulty memo suggesting furloughed federal employees will not receive   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Celebrates Eight Years of Roads to Prosperity Today, Senator Jim Justice made a statement celebrating eight years since the beginning of his Roads to Prosperity initiative - an effort that has proven to be a massive success in the state: "Eight years ago, we made a promise to West Virginians to do something that had never been done before in our state. Roads to P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Stands Up for Federal Workers and Their Paychecks * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement after extreme Republicans and President Donald Trump made comments suggesting they would withhold pay from federal employees once Republicans decide to work with Democrats to reopen the government. "Extreme Republicans and this Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Slams White House Threat to Furloughed Workers' Back Pay * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to OMB Director Russ Vought clarifying that threats to withhold or cancel back pay to furloughed federal workers would be illegal. The letter was signed by Representatives James R.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Virginia Delegation Slams White House Threat to Furloughed Workers' Back Pay Today, the Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to OMB Director Russ Vought clarifying that threats to withhold or cancel back pay to furloughed federal workers would be illegal. The letter was signed by Representatives James R. Walki  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * WALKINSHAW, BLUMENTHAL, ALSOBROOKS, AND VAN HOLLEN INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS' RIGHT TO APPEAL ILLEGAL AND UNFAIR FIRINGS The bicameral Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act establishes a private right of action for fired federal employees * U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angela Alsobro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Colleagues Call for Removal of Political Propaganda from Federal Agency Web Sites & Communication Channels * WASHINGTON - As the Trump Administration blatantly tries to weaponize federal funding and misuse official government communications channels for partisan propaganda purposes, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner and 23 Senate colleagues sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Dir  more