WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Rep. Norcross Files Discharge Petition for Bipartisan Bill to Speed Up First Contracts for New Unions Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that he has filed a discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act. The bill will speed up the process of finalizing a first contract between a newly certi  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Decries Republican Attacks on Bedrock Environmental and Wildlife Laws * The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the House passage of the Reliable   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Discusses West Virginia National Parks, Permitting Reform at Interior Subcommittee Hearing * To watch Senator Capito's questions, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, participated in an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcom  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, DeLauro, Casar Introduce Legislation to Support Student Loan Borrowers * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), Rosa DeLauro (Conn.-03), and Greg Casar (Texas-35) introduced the Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act, legislation that would expand income-driven repayment (IDR) plans to protect student loan borrowers from unaffordable paym  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Announce Over $1.7 Million To Rebuild Infrastructure Following Hurricane Helene * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,790,000 in federal funding to support disaster recovery efforts in Virginia in the wake of Hurricane Helene. This funding, which was awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Virginia Depar  more