WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Van Hollen Introduce New Bill to Ensure the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes and Provide Relief for Millions of Working Americans * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Working Americans' Tax Cut Act to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share through a tiered surtax on income above a million dollars. The revenue generated by this surtax will provide much-needed tax  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 16, 2026, at hearing on the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (H.R. 556), Deporting Fraudsters Act (H.R. 1958) and Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act (H.R. 4638): * * * Foxx Opening Remarks on H.R. 1958, H.R. 4638, and H.R. 556 As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without ob  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits NASA IV&V Facility with NASA Administrator * FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, visited the Katherine Johnson Independent and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, W.Va. with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "West   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Subramanyam Leads Bipartisan Group of Members in Support of Scouting America * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, led a bipartisan group of members in pushing the Department of Defense (DOD) to continue to support Scouting America. In December, Ranking Member Subramanyam and   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire introduces Shall Not Be Infringed Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman John McGuire (VA-05) introduced the Shall Not Be Infringed Act to allow people harmed by firearms in gun-free zones to seek compensatory damages from the state or locality in which the incident occurred. "Gun-free zones do not prevent danger, instead they make law-abiding citizens helpless victims," sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Joins Congressional Amicus Brief Supporting Veterans' Access to Education Benefits * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.-01), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-04), John McGuire (R-VA-05), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Suhas S  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Pushes Tech Companies to Take Action Against Deepfakes, Maliciously Manipulated Media * WASHINGTON - Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged leading social media firms, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) platforms, and media editing software providers to take action against maliciously m  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Statement on Kennedy Center Board Meeting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, released the following statement on today's board meeting: "The John F. Kennedy Center is a national monument, and one of the country's premier arts and cultural institutions. Established by Congress as a Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Secures Funding for Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) presented the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's (VIMS) Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting (CoEEF) with $1.6 million to invest in high-performance technology. The funds, submitted through Community Project   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Urges Naming of Next U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown to Mark America's 250th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urging that the next United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-84) be named the USS Yorktown in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence. "An aircra  more