WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4248, the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, a bill that encourages and allows employers to implement paid leave programs and flexible work arran more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives last night voted to pass U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and support ongoing continuous manufacturing research. The Continuous Manufacturing Research Act would allow the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants for research into advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing -- including continuous manufacturing research. Currently, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2021: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represented fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and fallen Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, and represents Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, today issued the following statement on the House's adoption of a resolution creating a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. "Today every House Democrat and two House Republicans voted to do t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) reintroduced the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, which would ensure transparency and accountability in the judicial branch by televising open proceedings before the United States Supreme Court. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). "Our nation's highest court is not some mystical priesthood that can operate outside of the public view," said Connol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the INVEST In America Act (H.R. 3684), a $547 billion surface transportation infrastructure package that includes funding for critical projects in Hampton Roads. "Members of Congress must be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, and I advocated for these projects that will support my constituents," Congresswoman Luria said in her spee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today introduced the Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2021. This bipartisan bill would lower the cost of phone and internet access for households that benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congresswoman Luria was joined by Congressman John Katko (R-NY-24). "One of the biggest lessons we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic was that internet access is a nec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today voted for H.Res. 503, which would establish a Select Committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The 13-member panel is tasked with investigating and reporting "upon the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol." "I swore an oath many times as a Navy officer, and as a member of Congress, to uphold the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Elaine Luria this week voted for the Honoring Our Promises through Expedition (HOPE) for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 (H.R. 3385), which waives the requirement for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants to undergo a medical examination while in Afghanistan. The Afghan SIV Program provides much-needed safety for Afghan interpreters, contractors, and other personnel who aided the U.S. government in Afghanistan, many of whom are under threat  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 1 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant from the National Science Foundation to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for $497,139 for a field-based study on rivers and human interaction. "This kind of study is particularly valuable here in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District, where the James River bisects the district en route to the ocean," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "The James and its tributaries,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Rep. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced that he secured inclusion of a total of $8,432,000 for three local transportation projects in the 2022 House Appropriations Subcommittee of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill. "It is my honor to fight for our district in Congress, and I am proud to have secured much-needed funding for these three jurisdictions to meet significant water-related needs. Access to safe and health more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) introduced H.R. 4248, the Workflex in the 21st Century Act. This legislation encourages and allows employers to implement paid leave programs and flexible work arrangements voluntarily without the need for a burdensome and inflexible one-size-fits-all federal mandate. Miller-Meeks introduced this legislation with Reps. Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Tim Walberg (MI-07),  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Alex X. Mooney (R-WV) introduced the Financial Guidance Review Act (H.R. 4232). This legislation requires financial regulators to conduct an annual review ensuring that non-binding guidance does not have costly and harmful economic effects. "No guidance should have substantial economic effects, and guidance should not be used as an end-around the normal rulemaking process. This bill strengthens congressional oversight of regulators to ensur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged President Biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments, which is currently set to expire at the end of September. In a letter to President Biden, the members s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist attacks. "January 6th was a dark day for more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,249,080 to the West Virginia Adjutant General's Office through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding is directed to reimburse the state of West Virginia's emergency purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE), specifical more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $16,643,270 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across West Virginia. "Investing in West Virginians at an early age is essential for a bright future. Head Start programs provide our youngest West Virginians with the skills an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and today joined their colleagues in sending a letter led by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Warner (D-VA) to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai highlighting the importance of reconvening trade agreement talks with Taiwan. "We respectfully request that you prioritize these talks and take steps to begin laying the groundwork for negotiation of a free t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on President Biden's nominations of Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. "We are pleased that the President more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on President Biden's nominations of Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. "We are pleased that the Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Marco Rubio (R-FL) Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, highlighting the importance of reconvening trade agreement talks with Taiwan. "We respectfully request that you prioritize these talks and take steps to begin laying the groundwork for negotiation of a free tra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to explore the role of Congress and the federal government in accelerating IT modernization initiatives for states and localities as they work together to fortify and improve our nation's public IT infrastructure. "This pandemic catalyzed a rapid response and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today backed U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to provide $180 weekly payments to Virginians who find new jobs after being unemployed. Spanberger's Strengthening Unemployment Programs to Provide Opportunities for Recovery and Training (SUPPORT) for New Workers Act would help unemployed Americans get back into the workforce by helping cover the necessary costs inherent to the transit more PR