WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Kelly, Cramer, Coons Introduce Charity Parity Act * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Senator Cramer (R-ND), and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Charity Parity Act, which would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer sponsored retirement plans. Currently, retirement savers can exclude up to $111,000  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks NRC Commissioners About ADVANCE Act Implementation and Increased Efficiency * WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. During the hearing, Chairman Capito ask  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks NRC Commissioners About ADVANCE Act Implementation and Increased Efficiency 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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed budget for   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed NRC FY2027 Budget * WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discussed rec  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Democrats Demand ED Reverse Plans to Close Office for English Learners Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) along with 56 Democrats, warned the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that the Department of Education's repo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Health Subcommittee Advances Public Health Reauthorizations and Policies to Improve FDA and Medicare to Full Committee Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a markup of public health reauthorization bills, as well as bills that strengthen FDA oversight and improve Med  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Cline Introduced Legislation to Counter CCP Infiltration of Federal Agencies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, today, Congressman Cline (R-VA) introduced the Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act to ensure federal facilities are not using any Chinese hardware in point-of-sale technology, limiting the exposure and infiltration by foreign adversaries like the Chin  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rural Broadband Protection Act Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Rural Broadband Protection Act (RBPA), legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and John Curtis (R-Utah), was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on Monday, May 11, 2026. The bill would require a more thorough vetting and verification process fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Urge Rubio to Uphold U.S. Commitments to Taiwan as Trump Meets Xi U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan group of 11 of his Senate colleagues issued a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the United States' commitments to Taiwan, and reiterated   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New: How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead of Trump's Ballroom * WASHINGTON, D.C. - During National Police Week, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following report outlining how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom project could instead be used to fund several federal programs that would support hiring and training for law e  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2026, at a hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed budget for fiscal 2027: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed NRC 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 e  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2026, at the markup of several public health reauthorization bills: * * * Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Markup of Public Health Reauthorizations and Policies to Improve FDA and Medicare Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the followi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Participates in Interior Subcommittee Hearing on EPA Budget * To watch Senator Capito's line of questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Appropriations Committee, participated in an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environment  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads on Policy Lowering Gas Prices, Supports Diesel and Gas Taxes Pause * Woodbridge, Va. -Today U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) announced support for a package of legislative policies that would lower gas prices for working families across Virginia. Vindman introduced the Diesel Prices Relief Act ( H.R. 8772 ) and cosponsored the Gas Prices Relief Act ( H.R. 7919 ) and the Ga  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine Urge Trump to Press China to Stop Forcibly Returning North Korean Refugees Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bicameral letter to President Donald Trump during the U.S.-China Summit urging him to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees to a country where they face torture, forced labor, impris  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Announce More Than $21 Million In Federal Funding to Upgrade 8 Virginia Airports * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $21,024,663 in federal funding to improve airport infrastructure across Virginia. This funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which the senators have suppor  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Hosts Field Event with House Natural Resources Committee at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science * GLOUCESTER, VA - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) was joined by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) on a field visit to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The purpose of the trip was to provide members of the House Natural Resourc  more