WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Chairman Walberg Hold HHS Secretary Accountable All Committee Democrats urged Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05) to hold an oversight hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. To date, Secretary Kennedy has not appeared before the Committee. The Members asserted that budget oversight  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Government Watchdog Agency Report Highlights Lessons from COVID-19 Education Funding to Improve Accountability Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act's (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Maintenance of Equity provision. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $709,867 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $709,867 grant. The funding supports research into metabolic disease. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes are two of the most prevalent types of metabolic dise  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Supports EPA Brownfields Grant Program for Ninth District Communities * The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing entitled "Ready for Reuse: Legislative Proposals to Unleash the Potential of America's Brownfields Sites." The Subcommittee considered numerous draft legislative proposals to reauthorize, improve and implement the Environmenta  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * One Year Later, Secretary McMahon is Failing America's Students, Families, and Educators Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement following the one-year anniversary of Linda McMahon's tenure as the Secretary of Education. "I remain deep  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Slams Trump Administration for Leaving Americans Stranded in the Middle East Amid War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement slamming the Trump Administration for its poor planning and coordination that has left Americans stranded in the Middle East: "The Trump Administration waited three days after it began waging an unwise, unconstitutional  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Urges Army Corps of Engineers to Prioritize Chincoteague Inlet Feasibility Study * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) sent two letters to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding the feasibility study on managing erosion of the Chincoteague Inlet on the Eastern Shore. One letter requests   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Obernolte Introduce AI-Ready Networks Act to Assess AI Usage in American Telecommunications Networks * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23) introduced H.R. 7783, the AI-Ready Networks Act, a bipartisan bill which prompts the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to issue a forward-lookin  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Oversight Chairwoman Jen Kiggans Leads Hearing on Implementation of the Dole Act to Benefit Veterans and Caregivers Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delivered the following opening remarks, as p  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 4, 2026, at a Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee hearing entitled "Building an AI Ready America: Strengthening Employer-Led Training": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank our witnesses [who are here] with us today. "A strong workforce development system can provide our workers with the skill  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire's Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act passes in the House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative John McGuire's (VA-05) Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act passed in the House of Representatives, resolving a 25-year problem five other lawmakers had worked on in the past. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Stands with Survivors, Demands Transparency on Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Congress * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today voted to demand that the U.S. House Ethics Committee publicly and immediately release all sexual misconduct and harassment reports involving Members of Congress or their staffers. "There is no place for sexual harassment in the U.S. House  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Republican Congressional Delegation Responds to Governor Spanberger's Termination of 287(g) Agreements * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Congressman John McGuire (VA-05), Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statement in response to Governor Spanberger's Termination of  more