WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Demands Speaker Johnson Reconvene House as Trump Escalates Sick, Murderous Threats * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today released the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to further escalate the conflict in Iran and explicitly commit war crimes by targeting Iranian civilian infrastructure: "My Republican colleagues in Congress continue to abdicate their duty and tur  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Workforce Caucus Co-Chairs Call for Fair Pay After Trump Budget Freezes Federal Worker Salaries * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-chairs of the Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement. "As co-chairs of the Congressional Federal Workforce Cau  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $617,181 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a grant for $617,181. The funding supports research into heart arrhythmia mechanisms. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "The heart is a major organ that supports the cardiovascular system.  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine to Thune on Iran War: "Call the Senate Back into Session" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to bring the Senate back into session this week to address the Iran war, following social media posts by President Donald Trump in   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Tours CDS Projects in Eastern Panhandle * EASTERN PANHANDLE, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, and Martinsburg to receive updates on community projects and receive updates on plans for projects supported by Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) investme  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Walkinshaw Statement Denouncing Iranian Regime's Human Rights Abuses * Washington, D.C. \-Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security, released the following statement. "Since protests erupted in December, thousands of Iranians have been executive or arbitrarily detained by the regime. The Iranian p  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott's Statement on Trump's Threat to Kill an Entire Civilization * NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: "The president has engaged in activities that experts are describing as war crimes in Iran and other parts of the world over the past few months. Republicans in Congress have refused to rein him in, and earlier today he threatened to obliterat  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, House Democratic Veterans Condemn Trump's Dangerous Rhetoric, Threat to Wipe Out Iranian Civilization * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today joined 12 fellow House Democratic veterans in condemning Trump's threat to wipe out Iranian civilization, warning that such rhetoric is dangerous, escalatory, and threatens a war crime. "Words matter in times of peac  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Statement Denouncing Trump's Unhinged Iran Comments * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, released the following statement denouncing President Donald Trump's unhinged comments on Iran. "Unhinged. Out of control. Criminal. It's past time for Congress to end Trump  more