WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Appropriations Package Signed into Law, $3 Million for Virginia Coalfields Expressway * Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the appropriations package H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) secured federal funding in the appropriations package for the following Ninth District project: Project  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Appropriations Package Signed into Law, $500,000 for Tazewell County * Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the appropriations package H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) secured federal funding in the appropriations package for the following Ninth District project: Project Name: Mitigating  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Robotics * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), alongside Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23) and Rep. Bob Latta (OH-05), introduced the National Commission on Robotics Act, bipartisan legislation to establish a national commission tasked with evaluating the United States' competitiveness in robo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Leads Virginia House Democrats to Oppose Proposed ICE Facilities in Hanover and Stafford Counties * On Friday, January 30, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia House Democratic colleagues, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Government Funding Package and Vote to Extend DHS Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted against the Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, which includes a two-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security: "Since the House last passed a Department of Homeland Security fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Statement After Voting Against DOD, DHS Funding Package * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after voting against the package of bills that included funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "I voted no on this funding package because this administration should not get an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Joins Virginia House Democrats to Oppose Proposed ICE Facilities in Hanover and Stafford Counties * WASHINGTON - On Friday, January 30, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) joined Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), in sending a letter (link is external) to Department of Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Votes Against Funding Bill to Give DHS and ICE Unchecked Power * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on his opposition to the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds the Department of Homeland Security until February 13, 2026. "Americans are seeing cities taken over by Immigration and Customs Enfo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Justice Highlights West Virginia Wins in Recent Appropriations Minibus Senator Jim Justice released a statement highlighting huge West Virginia wins following both Senate and House passage of the appropriations minibus to fund the federal government. Wins span the Department of Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Opposes DHS Funding Bill, Demands Critical, Enforceable Reforms for ICE & CBP * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting against a bill to fund ICE without making critical reforms. "Virginians and Americans across the country are deeply concerned by how federal agents are operating and demand commonsense reforms to keep ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, House Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers, Service Members, and Contractors During a Shutdown * Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Don Beyer (VA-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) introduced legislation to pay all federal employees, as well as service  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Warren, Walkinshaw Lawmakers Push for Expedited Probe of ICE's Violence After Watchdog Confirms Investigation Lawmakers urge independent Inspector General to fast-track investigation following horrific videos, witness statements, reports of masked immigration agents using aggressive force in communities across America * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Releases Statement Following Passage of Funding Measure to End Partial Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement following the passage of Senate amendments to H.R. 7148 to end the partial government shutdown: "Government shutdowns are costly, ineffective, and threaten the livelihoods of hardworking Americans and their families  more