WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Democrats Vote to Abandon Active Duty Military Members * Washington, DC: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to block consideration of S. 3012, the Shutdown Fairness Act, a bill that would have ensured pay for essential federal employees and active-duty servicemembers during the ongoing government shutdown: "I am appalled that Senate Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Urge USDA To Take Immediate Action To Fund SNAP * Today, Rep. Don Beyer joined Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and 212 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, to urge the agency to use con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Virginia's Congressional Republicans Call for Immediate End to Government Shutdown in New Op-ed * VIRGINIA - Today, Representatives Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Ben Cline (VA-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), John McGuire (VA-05), and Rob Wittman (VA-01) published an op-ed in The Hill to highlight the serious impacts being felt across Virginia and call on Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown. KEY EX  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller's Op-Ed: How the Shutdown is Impacting Mountaineers * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned the below op-ed discussing the ongoing federal government shutdown and the effect it is having on West Virginians. "All too often in Washington, politicians make decisions without understanding the real-world consequences for everyday Americans. We are witnessing that in r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Beyer, Walkinshaw, Over 60 Lawmakers Press Administration to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer and James Walkinshaw (both D-Va.) were joined by more than 60 of their colleagues in the Senate and House ur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chairman Warner, Ranking Member Himes Call for Transparency on Lethal Military Strikes * WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes (D-CT-04) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the Administration's failure to provide Congress with basic infor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Beyer, Over 60 Lawmakers Press Administration to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) were joined by more than 60 of their colleag  more