WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces Nearly $1.6 Million in Disaster Relief for Buchanan and Dickenson Counties * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded two disaster related grants to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: * $1,430,809 to support road restoration projects in Dickenson County * $163,925 to sup  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Bill to Reassert Legislative Branch Powers Passes House of Representatives * U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) spoke on the House floor in support of his bill, H.R. 6028 - the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act. The U.S. House of Representatives then voted favorably for Congressman Griffith's legislation. The bill will be sent to the U.S. Senate for further consideration  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Tonko Introduce Bill to Support the Next Generation of STEM Leaders * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced H.R. 9177, the Improving Mentorship in STEM Higher Education Act, to strengthen mentorship opportunities in higher education science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. Colleges and un  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Secures Over $4.1 Million for Rural EMS and Public Safety Projects * Washington, D.C. - Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8464, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027. As part of this legislation, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) successfully secured more than $4.1 million for critical pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Addresses West Virginia Girls State * ELKINS, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Elkins, W.Va. to address participants of the Rhododendron Girls State at Davis and Elkins College. Started in 1941, Rhododendron Girls State is structured on the principles of Americanism, citizenship, and leadership. "Girls State is an event I look forwa  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Kaine, Schumer Lead 35 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 35 Senate Democrats are refuting the Trump administration's claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that beg  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Applauds Federal Funding to Strengthen Head Start Programs in Culpeper * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today celebrated that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $3,573,772 to Culpeper County to support local Head Start programs, which provides early childhood education, nutrition, and family support services to low-income families. "  more