WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), co-chairs of Congress' Egypt Human Rights Caucus, issued the following statement today on the imprisonment of Egyptian women and girls for posting on TikTok: "We urge the Egyptian government to release the eight young women and girls arrested in what have become known as the 'TikTok cases.' After being charged with 'assault of the Egyptian family and society's values and principles,' 'inc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced a resolution recognizing the maternal mortality health crisis affecting women in Virginia and across the nation. The resolution urges federal action to lower maternal mortality and morbidity rates and mitigate stark race-based disparities in maternal health outcomes. "As the father to two daughters, the maternal mortality crisis is personal to me. The United States has the highest maternal morbidity  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after the announcement that Fort Lee, located in the Fourth Congressional District, would receive thousands of Afghan interpreters and translators: "I am pleased to hear that the Biden administration is sending thousands of Afghans and their families to Fort Lee in my district. As the United States moves to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, we must take s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement applauding the Department of Defense (DOD)'s recommendation for Fort Lee in Virginia to temporarily host the first group of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program applicants. This initial group of up to 3,500 Afghan nationals who have completed the SIV security vetting process will more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following after the U.S., European Union, and NATO allies and partners publicly attributed the Microsoft hack to Chinese state-sponsored actors: "Today's news makes clear: state-sponsored cyberattacks that threaten our national security and economic stability will be traced and found. Cyberattacks aren't a uniquely American problem; o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) along with Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to remove an unnecessary bureaucratic obstacle preventing many students from receiving the degree or certification they have rightfully earned. The Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2021 would facilitate the "reverse transferring" of college credits - the process of transferring credits fr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following after the Biden administration announced plans to relocate thousands of Afghan interpreters and translators with special immigrant visas (SIV) to U.S. Army base Fort Lee in Petersburg, Va.: "Virginia has a long history of standing up for our military, and those who have risked their lives for our country. For two decades, thousands more PR