WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Leads Special Orders Highlighting Urgent Need to Restore USAID * Congressman Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia district that is home to many of the former U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) employees who were fired by President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE through no fault of their own last year, spoke yesterday evening on the House floor on the short- and long-term impa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Donald Trump's Vanity Arch * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House that includes Arlington National Cemetery, issued the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced that the Trump Administration would "start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary" for President Trump's illegal, gridlo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Boebert Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Protections for Child Actors and Performers * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today introduced the bipartisan Kids Safety on Set Act to implement mandatory criminal background checks for entertainment professionals who have supervisory roles over or spend significant time with minors and impose penalties on pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Participates in West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's 90th Annual Business Summit * WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week attended the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's 90th Annual Meeting and Business Summit where she participated in a number of events with business and community leaders. On Wednesday, Senate Capito addressed the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Walberg: Our Colleges and Universities Should Not Discriminate Against Israel Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to ensure colleges and univer  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $750,993 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a grant for $750,993. The funding supports research of pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging technologies. In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Technological in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * House Passes Gottheimer, Foxx Bipartisan Bill to Hold Higher Education Accountable for Hate-Driven BDS Activity that Targets Jewish Students and Professors BDS Attacks Academic Freedom; Legislation Protects Free Speech - Today, September 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, authored by U.S. Representatives Josh   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump-Vance Administration Deporting Dozens, Including Family Member of Afghan Allies, To War-Torn Countries They Have No Connection To * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees and former civil rights attorney, released the following statement in response to the Trump-Vance Administration deport  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Bonamici, And Colleagues Demand Education Department Abandon Effort to Rescind Guidelines That Prevent Discrimination in Career and Technical Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and former civil rights attorney, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) led 29 of their Democra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins Bipartisan Push to Build the Crisis Care System Behind 988 * Washington, D.C. - Ahead of 988 Day, Congressman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to reintroduce the 988 Implementation Act today with Congressmembers Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Troy Carter (LA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Seth Moulton (MA-06),  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Moulton Introduce Bill to Provide Coverage for Crisis Response Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced H.R. 10240, the Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act, to expand insurance coverage for crisis response services. Individuals in mental health crisis can be met with responses that ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Call on USTR to Push Back Against Australia's Discriminatory Treatment of American Digital Companies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer opposing Australia's discriminatory taxes and fines targeting American digital service providers. Just last month, Australia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Introduces Bill Package to Stop Trump Administration Corruption * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) has introduced a package of bills that would crack down on the Trump administration's corruption. The legislative package includes three bills: The JARED Act, the No Pardon Paydays Act, and the Government Travel Transparency Act. "This administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam's Statement on FBI Monitoring * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement: "The FBI and DOJ recently informed me that my phone conversations with State Senator and President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas were being monitored as part of their investigation into Senator Lucas. This is deeply concerning. Trump's DOJ has become   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Introduces Legislation to Extend TPS for Individuals from El Salvador * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today introduced legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from El Salvador for 18 months beginning September 6, 2026, ensuring Salvadoran TPS holders can continue living and working legally in the United States while conditions in El Salvador remain uns  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Statement on Holding Leon Black in Contempt * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after billionaire Leon Black, the primary client of Jeffrey Epstein, defied his subpoena and refused to appear for a deposition before the Oversight Committee. "Billionai  more