WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Leads Delegation Demanding Largest Power Grid Operator in the US Take Additional Steps to Lower Energy Costs * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today led 21 U.S. Representatives representing districts within the PJM Interconnection service territory, the largest power grid operator in the United States, to demand that PJM take key steps to address skyrocketing energy bills for American households. T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation Demands Administration Follow Law On Back Pay For Furloughed Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Nominations Hearing for Maritime and Commerce Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider the nominations of the Maritime Administration, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Department of Commerce at 1  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Administration Gutting Special Education Office at Education Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration decided to lay off most of the staff in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Murkowski, & Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Urging Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on the Passing of Jim Holland * Richmond, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement about the passing of Dale District Supervisor James M. "Jim" Holland: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Supervisor James M. "Jim" Holland. Chesterfield County and our Commonwealth have lost a passionate advocate and impactful leader. "Jim   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns ICE Detainment of 13-Year-Old Everett Boy, Transfer to Virginia * Congresswoman has been a Consistent Advocate for Immigrant Families Unlawfully Targeted by ICE, Spoken Out Against Criminalization of Children WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following statement condemning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) arrest of a 13-year-old boy fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump Secures Peace While Democrats Continue Their Tantrums * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to discuss President Trump securing historic peace in the Middle East,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Statement on Federal Court Order Halting Trump Administration's Illegal Firing Scheme Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to immediately halt its illegal firing of federal employees during the ongoing Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Colleagues Urge Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)  more