WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Announces $65 Million for Kanawha County Bridges * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced $65 million in US Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for the West Virginia Division of Highways' (WVDOH) West Kanawha Bridge Bundle. This funding will support the full rep  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Kaine Lead Democrats in Letter Warning Against Trump Administration's Failed Cuba Policy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led 50 representatives and senators in sending a letter to President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Report: Ten Virginia Hospitals at Risk of Closure Due To Republicans' Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a new report finding that Medicaid cuts have put ten hospitals in Virginia at risk of closure, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) underscored the devastating effects of the Republican budget law on communities across the Commonwealth. "From Southwest to Northern   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Report: Ten Virginia Hospitals at Risk of Closure Due to Republicans' Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON - Following a new report finding that Medicaid cuts have put ten hospitals in Virginia at risk of closure, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) underscored the devastating effects of the Republican budget law on communities across the Commonwealth. "From Southwest to Northern Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on March 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 gained 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down from 4.4 p  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on President Trump's FY27 Budget Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement on issues related to the Committee's jurisdiction after the White House released President Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Slams Trump Budget for Freezing Federal Pay and Slashing Funding for Key Agencies Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Co-Chair and Founder of the Federal Workforce Caucus, slammed President Trump's FY2027 budget request for freezing civilian federal employee pay while slashing funding for key federal agencies. "For 15 months, the Trump administration has   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Statement: Chairman Comer Must Not Let Pam Bondi Evade Testimony Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement in response to Attorney General Pam Bondi's firing. "Former Attorney General Bondi and Todd Blanche have overseen one of the biggest cover-ups in modern Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on President's Budget Request * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year 2027 discretionary budget request to Congress: "Americans across the country are getting crushed by rising costs on energy, food, housing, and everything in between. Instead of   more