WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warner, Kaine Pressure, DHS Inspector General Launches Audit of DHS Data Privacy Abuses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following pressure from U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General has launched an audit of DHS data practices, including those used by ICE, in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warner, Kaine Pressure, DHS Inspector General Launches Audit of DHS Data Privacy Abuses * WASHINGTON - Following pressure from U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General has launched an audit of DHS data practices, including those used by ICE, in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses and the m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Taylor Introduce Defend Rural Health Act * Washington, D.C. - This week, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Dave Taylor (R-OH) introduced the Defend Rural Health Act to safeguard federal resources intended for rural hospitals and the communities they serve. The bill closes a long-standing loophole that has allowed large urban hospitals to simultaneously classify as both "urban" and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Oversight Committee Unanimously Passes Walkinshaw Amendment to Ensure TMF Drives Real Federal IT Modernization The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously passed an amendment offered by Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) to strengthen accountability and oversight of the Technology Modernization Fund. The amendment was adopted as part of the Modernizing Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Scott Secures $13.67 Million in Funding for Hampton Roads Community Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) secured $13.67 million in new federal funding for community projects throughout Virginia's 3rd Congressional District. The funds were allocated as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) government funding package. These projects will support investments to improve th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Sanders, Bonamici, 71 Lawmakers Slam Trump Administration for Making Child Care More Expensive House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Secures Funding for Winter Harbor Dredging * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) delivered $2 million for Winter Harbor Dredging in Mathews County. The funds were passed by the House and signed into law on January 23, 2026, as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. "As an avid outdoo  more