WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing Examining Department of Labor Budget Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), chaired a hearing with Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to consider President Trump's Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Fights for Emory & Henry ROTC, Announces Program Extension * Thanks to Congressional action, the U.S. Army Cadet Command Office has granted Emory & Henry University an extension of its Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Originally, the Command Office decided to terminate the Cross-Town partnership agreement between the Emory & Henry ROTC program and East Tennessee State Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winners * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Virginia's Fourth District. The overall first place winner, Gabrielle Williams, submitted her original acrylic painting entitled American Dream. An eleventh grader attending Thomas Dale High Schoo  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Aird and Pope Adams Demand Answers from Carriage House Apartments After Uninhabitable Conditions Threaten Hundreds of Petersburg Residents * In case you missed it: On Friday, May 15th, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), State Senator Lashrecse D. Aird (SD-13) and State Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams (HD-82) sent a letter to the Chairman and CEO of Envolve LLC demanding answers   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam's Bill to Designate George C. Marshall House as a National Park Service Affiliated Area Passes House Unanimously * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam 's bill that would designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the National Park Service (NPS) passed the House unanimously. Rep. Subram  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate to Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Tomorrow * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate will vote tomorrow on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within and against Iran. Tomorrow marks 80 days since the Trump-Vance Administration launched Operation Epic Fury. The resolution is led by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Democrats Request NPS Restore Historically Accurate Arlington House Educational Materials * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (VA-08) today led the Democratic Virginia Congressional delegation including Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), to request   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Receives Champion of Science Award * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) received the 2026 Champion of Science award from the Science Coalition. Congressman Wittman was jointly nominated for this honor by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Old Dominion University (ODU). The award recognizes his advocacy for scientific research over the course of his career.  more