WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Bipartisan Group of 35 House Members Announce New Health Care Framework "CommonGround 2025" Addressing Skyrocketing Health Insurance Premiums for American Families * Watch Rep. Kiggans' Speech here. WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, December 4, 2025, a bipartisan group of 35 total House Members, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2), announced a new health care framework, CommonGround 2025. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Applauds White House's Ending of CAFE Standards for American Cars * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Trump administration's overturning of the Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for American cars. The Biden CAFE Standards mandate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Nominees About NRC Leadership and Management, Future of American Nuclear Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Douglas Weaver  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Walkinshaw Statement on Generational Spike in Global Child Deaths After Trump Admin Dismantles USAID and Guts Foreign Aid Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement after public reports show that preventable child deaths will rise for the first time this century, with 200,000 more children expected to die this year: "This is what happens when a president d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * D.C. Coal Club Honors Chairman Capito with Lifetime Achievement Award On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, accepted the Senator Jennings Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington, D.C. Coal Club. This award honor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following IG Report, Warner Renews Call for Hegseth to Resign or be Fired * WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued a statement after an investigation by the Department of Defense's (DoD) independent watchdog found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violated DoD policy and endangered the lives of Virginia-based pilots by sharing classified information  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Merkley Introduce Bill to Prohibit Federal Funds to Pay for War Against Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Venezuela without e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Casten, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Negative Impacts of Natural Gas Pipelines * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025, legislation to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Kaine: No Funds for War Against Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today teamed up to introduce the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Venezuela without explicit Congressional authorization. "Congress cannot stan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the RCORP Authorization Act, a bipartisan bill that amends the Public Health Service Ac t and ensures the continued operation of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). This legislation secures and strengthens vital prev  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Rural Residency Planning and Development Act * Washington, D.C. - This afternoon, Congresswoman Miller and her colleagues introduced the Rural Residency Planning and Development Act. The bill authorizes the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program (link is external), which provides federal grants to support start-up costs to establish new rural residency pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Statement on ICE Arrest of ISIS-K Terrorist in Waynesboro * Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement regarding the ICE arrest of an ISIS-K terrorist in Waynesboro, Virginia. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national who entered the United States under the Biden Administration's "Operation Allies Welcome,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Unveils Almost Heaven Swing in Washington, D.C. Office Today, Senator Jim Justice, alongside students from the Nicholas County Career and Technical Center, unveiled an Almost Heaven Swing in his Washington, D.C. office: "The Almost Heaven swings have become a true symbol of West Virginia, and I couldn't be prouder of what they represent. We launched this project b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Announce Over $20 Million in Federal Grants for Virginia Firefighters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced over $20 million in federal funding for Virginia fire departments, localities, and organizations. This funding is awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and made possible by the Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to protect Americans' health data by strengthening cybersecurity. This legislation is a product of the senators' bipartisan hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Tree Trimming Party * CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BROADCAST-QUALITY B-ROLL AND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SEN. WARNER'S TREE DECORATION THE NORTH POLE - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is ready for Christmas! Today, Sen. Warner welcomed 3 rd and 4 th grade students from Woodburn Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA to his Capitol Hill office to kick off the holiday seas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Beyer, Lawmakers Warn Treasury Against Delivering Retroactive Tax Break to Billionaire Corporations * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Announces Winners of Virginia's First District 2025 Congressional App Challenge * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Virginia's First District. The winning app, TroopCompanion, was developed by students Faribah Nuha, Jay Chauhan, Obaloluwa Ogunade, and Jack Gardner of Deep Run High School in Glen Al  more