WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), McLean, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding Pratt & Whitney's petition for exemption from specific safety regulations governing engine performance. ALPA, which represents over 80,000 professional airline pilots operating across 43 airlines in the U.S. and Canada, has voiced apprehensions about the implications of this request on aviation safety. Pratt & Whitney's petitio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Prospective U.S.-Argentina Beef Deal * The United States government is reportedly considering trade policies that would impact the U.S. beef market by importing beef into the country from Argentina. In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "In Virginia's Ninth District, our cattlemen, farmers and ranchers are an i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Group of Lawmakers Investigate Impact of Data Centers on Energy Costs * As new data centers are being built across the U.S. to support the expansion of AI, a group of 20 federal lawmakers led by Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, are raising concerns about how increasing demands on the electrical grid could impact household energy bills. In letters to the F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Chatbots with Parents, Colleagues * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the GUARD Act, which would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Whitehouse, Tillis, and Warner Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) Act. This bipartisan legislation addresses regulatory hurdles to acces  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Files Brief Challenging Trump's Weaponization of DOJ in Comey Case * Pallone Challenging Unlawful Appointments of Lindsey Halligan and Alina Habba as Interim U.S. Attorneys WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he has joined a new amicus brief for United States v. Comey on behalf of former Director of the FBI, James Comey. The brief pushes b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Makes Visit to Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Facility Amid Government Shutdown * Suffolk, VA -Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-02) visited the Bon Secours Harbor View Medical Center. Rep. Kiggans said, "It was an honor to tour the Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk. This state-of-the-art facility is improving patient outcomes thanks to the dedicated professionals who make a d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Kaine, Paul, Shaheen, & Wyden Announce Upcoming Vote on Bipartisan Legislation to Challenge Trump's Tariffs on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY),, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced that the Senate will vote this evening on their bipartisan le  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 27 * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, 'There is a time and a place to debate health care, just like there is a time and place to debate energy policy and immigration and education - but not, not,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs Are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credits that   more