WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer on February Jobs Report: "A Flashing Red Warning Light for the Trump Administration" * The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today issued its February 2026 jobs report, which found that the economy shed 92,000 jobs, raising the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent - one of the highest unemployment rates since 2021. Since President Trump's tariffs took effect in April 2025, the U.S. economy has,   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Senators Push for Better Federal Data on AI's Impact on U.S. Workforce * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today led a bipartisan group of senators in urging the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Census Bureau to expand data collection and public reporting on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the U.S. workforce. As AI   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Water Infrastructure Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations committee, announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to support water infrastructure projects throu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Votes Against Democrats' War Powers Resolution Targeting Operation Epic Fury * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) voted against a Democrat-led War Powers Resolution opposing Operation Epic Fury, emphasizing that President Trump's administration has acted within the law and followed the requirements laid out by the War Powers Act. Congress  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $700,000 ARC Grant to Pembroke Telephone Cooperative * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Pembroke Telephone Cooperative, based in Pembroke, Giles County, Virginia, a $700,000 grant for an Outlying Areas Broadband project. This funding will support installation of a fiber network that serves broadband to 74 homes and 15 businesses and community anchor instit  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Miller, Colleagues Hold Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer, Frank J. Bisignano * Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and her colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee participated in a hearing to discuss this year's tax filing season and how the implementation of the Working Families Tax Cuts will positively affect working-class  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans, Virginia Republicans Send Letter to President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth Regarding State Interference in VMI Governance Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) joined Reps. Ben Cline (VA-06), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and John McGuire (VA-05) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to raise serious concerns regarding the governance of Virginia Mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Announces Over $10 Million Secured in Community Project Funding for Virginia's Fourth * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced that she successfully secured $10,149,000 in investment to Virginia's Fourth District and the Commonwealth through the completion of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations process. This Community Project Funding, dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSxrep) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on February Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate ticked up fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Workforce Pell Proposed Rule Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) proposed a new rule regarding the Workforce Pell Grant program. "Expanding Pell Grant access t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire celebrates passage of DHS appropriations bill in the House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative John McGuire (VA-05) voted for the passage of the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill in the House of Representatives. The vote is the second of its kind after Democrats previously failed to fund the DHS in protest to ICE, which was already funded  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Subramanyam, Bilirakis Reintroduce Bipartisan HEALTHY BRAINS Act to Advance Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield Bolstered Research And Innovation in Neurological Science, or HEALTHY BRAINS Act. The annou  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Votes Against Trump's Iran War * WASHINGTON - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting for the War Powers Resolution to terminate the United States Armed Forces involvement from hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, unless authorized by Congress. "Today, I voted against President Trump's reckless and illegal war in Iran. We have already lost Amer  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott: No ICE Funding Without Reforms * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.: "Donald Trump initiated a reckless war of choice with Iran, but that does not mean Congress must continue funding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without meaningfu  more