WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Transition to Unleaded Aviation Fuel * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) today introduced the Undoing National Lead Exposure through Authorizing Directed Education from DOT (UNLEADED) Act, bipartisan legislation to support the transition from leaded to unleaded aviation gasoline (Avgas) in general aviation. Wh  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Administrator Zeldin About Trump EPA Wins and Priorities Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing examining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed EPA FY2027 Budget Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing examining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Provides Atlantic City Housing Authority Update, Announces Elevator Replacements * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew provided an update on conditions at the Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA), including immediate relief for residents and a long-term fix to ongoing elevator failures. "Elevators breaking down in these buildings has been a problem across   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Health Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on Policies to Strengthen FDA Food Regulation Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing titled Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food. "This Administration has taken man  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Supreme Court Decision Gutting Voting Rights Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights lawyer, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that further eviscerates Voting Rights Act protections: "The Supreme Court's decision to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callai  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Schiff, and Gallego Slam Senate Republican Blocking of Cuba War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) slammed Senate Republicans for blocking their War Powers Resolution to prevent the use of the U.S. military to launch a new war against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military bloc  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision Gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the decision reached by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Louisiana v. Callais gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by making it virtually impossible to enf  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office's Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act. Both pieces of legislation aim to empower Congress with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions and to eliminate the baseline bias in the budget p  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, issued the following statement: "The Voting Rights Act has long protected minority communities from disenfranchisement, but over the years conservative Supreme Court justices have steadily weakened those protections. Sectio  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Omar Slam DOL Rule Robbing Workers of Fair Wages and Workplace Protections Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) slammed the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule to allow unscrupulous employers to misclassify their workers as independent contractors, rob  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Senators Justice, Capito Applaud USDA Research Projects Relocating to West Virginia Today, Senators Jim Justice and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area reorganization and restructuring, which includes agricultural research investments in We  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Votes Against Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reauthorization Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting against the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. "As a prosecutor and former Army JAG officer, I understand how vital the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is to keeping our country safe. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Pushes for Contempt Charges Against Pam Bondi After She Defied a Bipartisan Subpoena Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement. "Oversight Democrats and I are filing contempt charges against Pam Bondi after she defied a bipartisan congressional subpoena and refused to appear befor  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * WTAS: Senator Justice's Bipartisan Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act Last week, Senators Jim Justice, John Fetterman (D-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act. The Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food by adding "hot rotisserie chicken."Current statute does n  more