WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Withholds Snap Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Withholds SNAP Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families * WASHINGTON - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has been working hard to support federal workers, contractors, and constituents affected by the ongoing government shutdown. These headlines tell the story: ALXnow: Beyer Shares Resources For Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown WUSA9: Virginia Congressman Proposes Bill To Help Furloughed Employees Government E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider nominees to the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at 2:15 PM EST on Wedn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Safety Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing for nominees of the National Transportation Safety Board and Surface Transportation Board at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, Nove  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office * "Terminating these employees is a direct attack on the decades-long work to preserve the Chesapeake Bay." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led Congressional Democrats representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in wri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * EPW Committee Advances Nominations, Resolutions, and Bipartisan Legislation at Business Meeting Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a business meeting where the EPW Committee favorably reported pending nominations, and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Protecting Ninth District Cattlemen * As more details emerge of a potential trade deal that increases imports of Argentinian beef into U.S. markets, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "While I respect the Trump Administration's commitment to lowering costs for American consumers, the reason that beef prices have gone up is because of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End Trump's Global Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Senate will vote today on their bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and restore congressiona  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar, Warner, & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's Inte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Touts Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkleya senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committeeannounced that his bipartisan Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the EPW Committee. Merkley  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule (link is exter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule restricting access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). "Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding * Washington, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Va.-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Va.-08), Jennifer McClellan (Va.-04), Suhas Subramanyam (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), member of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation -- including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) introduced The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, legislation that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) introduced The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, legislation that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments for federal workers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Blasts Trump Administration for Holding Partisan National Security Briefing * WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement blasting the Trump administration for holding a partisan military briefing and withholding legally requested information from Democratic senators: "Shutting Democrats out of a briefing on U.S. military str  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's Internationa  more