WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), co-chair of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement today on reports regarding Abbas Kamel, head of Egypt's General Intelligence Services. According to POLITICO, Kamel urged American officials to imprison Beyer's constituent, human rights defender Mohamed Soltan, during a visit to Washington last month. Beyer said: "Everyone should be clear on the significance more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the announcement that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) will not seek an extension of its federal student loan servicing contract. In the letter, Foxx writes: "While this announceme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following weekly update: Friend - As always, I continue to be amazed by the people of Virginia's First District. Between meeting with constituents throughout the district, or hearing your voice while in Washington, I am constantly reminded of the hard work and dedication of the folks I am lucky enough to represent. This June was no different: Early in June, I had the chance to partner with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to participate in national Clean the Bay Day. We spent  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $452,864 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a research project at West Virginia University. This project will study new catalysts to convert carboxylic acids to value-added compounds and will provide research experience to future teachers in West Virginia. The research project will more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $36,485 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to housing authorities in Charleston, Fairmont and Morgantown. This funding will support children and youth experiencing homelessness. Additional funding will be used to provide homeownership fees to low-income families, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $452,865 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a research project at West Virginia University. This project will study new catalysts to convert carboxylic acids to value-added compounds and will provide research experience to future teachers in West Virginia. The research project will also engage gr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $36,485 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to housing authorities in Charleston, Fairmont and Morgantown. This funding will support children and youth experiencing homelessness. Additional funding will be used to provide homeownership fees to low-income families, the elderly and  more PR

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) in a visit to Guatemala City as part of their bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) to Central and South America. They met with President Alejandro Giammattei and Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo to discuss the ways that the U.S. and Gua more PR