WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Call for Study on Post-Secondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, joined his colleagues in a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that the Trump-Vance Administration conduct a study to help improve post-secondary outcomes for American students with disabil  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $2,840,000 ARPA-E Award to Virginia Tech Project * The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $2,840,000 award. The funding will support design development of a novel power electronics converter that delivers superior power compared to traditional converters. The funding is suppo  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes McClellan Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Rural and Municipal Utilities * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House unanimously passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) 's H.R. 7266, the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Act. The bill reauthorizes and strengthens a key program for rural and municip  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Cornyn Announce Legislation to Support Ukrainian Defense * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the introduction of the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act, a bipartisan bill that would boost Ukraine's defense by allowing for the more consistent and timely provision of high-volume, low-tech munitions critical to the co  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Supreme Court Destroying Agency Independence * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which will allow Trump to fire independent agency heads at will: "Today, the Supreme Court set a precedent that will have grave consequences for America's  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 7757, the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act: "Today, I voted for the KIDS Act as a critical first step to protect our children from invasive data collection, online exploitation, harmful   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Watson v. Republican National Committee Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Mail-In Voting * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ruling that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Intelligence, issued the following letter to the National Intelligence Acting Director William J. Pulte: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 22, 2026 The Honorable William J. Pulte Acting Director of National Intelligence 1500 Tysons McLean Drive McL  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire celebrates Hitachi groundbreaking in South Boston, Virginia * SOUTH BOSTON, VA -Today, Representative John McGuire participated in the groundbreaking of Hitachi's newest transformer facility, located in South Boston, Virginia. The $457 investment will add 825 jobs to the Southside workforce. The facility's creation in South Boston is the product of efforts by Rep. McGuire, Hitac  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire introduces the National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative John McGuire introduced the National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act to designate the Freedom Flag as a national symbol of remembrance for September 11, 2001, ensuring the lives lost in the terrorist attacks are not forgotten. "As the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, unfolded  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, with 15 co-signers issued the following letter to Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Michigan: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 24, 2026 The Honorable Tim Walberg Chair Committee on Education and Workforce U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Walberg: This Committee has often been afforded the opportunity to hear from the U.S. De  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Labor: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 22, 2026 The Honorable Keith Sonderling Acting Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20210 RE: Comments on the No  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Walkinshaw, Fitzpatrick, Raskin, & Conaway Lead Bipartisan Push to Hold Administration Accountable on Foreign Aid U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Herb Conaway (D-NJ) joined the bipartisan grassroots network Alliance 4 American Leadership at the Capitol on Thursday, demanding that the administration release billions of dollars  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott's Statement on Trump v. Slaughter * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. "Once again, the Rob  more