WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations committee, announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to support law enforcement and public safety projects throughout West Virginia. "I am proud of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Tillis Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators Asking Senate Leadership to Consider National Forest Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting the Senate's prompt consideration of a bipartisan package of National Forest bills that advanced unanimously out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on October 21, 2025. The b  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Sends Third Letter Urging Department of Education to Reverse Restrictions on Student Loans for Advanced Nursing Degrees * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) sent a letter to Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent regarding the Department of Education excluding post-baccalaureate nursing degrees with  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire applauds the United States action against Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Following the United States strikes on Iran, Representative John McGuire (VA-05) is applauding President Trump for his decisive action in confronting the threat that Iran poses to the U.S. and our allies. "Our Commander-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump, pursued diplomacy and issued clear warnings to the Iranian regime:   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Introduces the Riley Gaines Act to protect female athletes * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative John McGuire (VA-05) introduced the Riley Gaines Act. The bill, which was crafted by working with Mrs. Gaines, stands up for women who have been sidelined, injured, or lost professional opportunities and scholarships after being forced to compete against biological male athletes. "If a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Statement on Trump Administration's Strikes on Iran Fairfax, VA - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security, and the subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's strikes on Iran. "The American people want and need affordable health c  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw, Pallone Press Trump Admin Over Tax Filing Failures Impacting Retirees Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) are leading members of Congress in demanding immediate action from the Trump Administration after retirees across the country reported they never received their required Form 1099-R tax documents from the U.S. Office  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Press Department of Education on Decision to Limit Student Loans to Health Care Workers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon pressing her on the Department of Education's decision to propose student financial aid provisions   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Beyer Lead Colleagues Calling on Judicial Center to Restore Critical Climate Judicial Guidance * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Donald S. Beyer Jr., VA-08, today said they are leading their bicameral colleagues in pushing the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to reverse course on its decision to rescind critical judicial guidance on climate science following politically-motivate  more