WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) praised the Biden Administration's release of $600 million in funding to support student experiencing homelessness, including $10 million for Virginia students. The funding was provided by Congress under American Rescue Plan, which set aside a total of $800 million to help identify and support students and young people who lack stable housing.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on July 29, 2021, after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported its initial estimate of second quarter Gross Domestic Product growth of 6.5% on an annualized basis: * * * Visit the JEC's Macroeconomic Dashboard (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/live-macroeconomic-dashboard/#gross-domestic-product) to view the latest economic data. "Today's announcement of continued strong economic growth--the seco more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 30, 2021: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement today after the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published a new opinion "Ways and Means Committee's Request for the Former President's Tax Returns and Related Tax Information Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Section 6103(f )(1)," which stated that the "[Department of the] Treasury must furnish the information to the Committee:" "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan COVID-19 Long Haulers Act, this week welcomed new guidance from the Biden Administration to support the large community of Americans suffering from long COVID. "This guidance from the Biden Administration will help Americans dealing with long COVID, and also raise awareness of their condition," said Beyer. "A truly shocking number who have gotten sick and recovered from their acute infection then subseque more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Every Republican Member of the Education and Labor Committee, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Labor Secretary Martin Walsh highlighting the importance of employer-sponsored health insurance. Democrat health care schemes, such as Medicare-for-All, woul more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S Representative Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Health Agency Check-Up Act, a bill that would establish a BRAC-style commission to review the reporting and regulatory practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to eliminate unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens and reduce political or redundant reports. "America's public health ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bicameral letter urging President Biden to nominate the first federal Co-Chair for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC). Established in 2008, SCRC aims to tackle systemic, persistent poverty in the Southeast Crescent region and address longstanding racial inequities by leveraging federal investments in underserved communities in the region to supp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the U.S. Call Center and Consumer Protection Act - the bipartisan bill would discourage companies from shipping American jobs overseas and incentivize them to locate in the U.S. The bill creates a public list of companies that ship their call center work overseas. Being on the list would make these actors i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today wrote the National Conference of State Legislatures President Robin Vos regarding state legislatures implementing voter identification requirements. "There is increasing bipar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, to the Real Clear Energy on July 29, 2021: * * * In an op-ed published in Real Clear Energy, Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) argue the disastrous energy policies coming from the Biden Administration are harming America's energy independence and empowering foreign actors. As a Republican chair of the Congressional Energy Export Caucus and chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, Reps. M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and a bipartisan group of House members in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department program at $10 million annually over five years. The ALTO program was created in 2018 by a Capito and Booker-led measure in the Senate that was included in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led her Republicans colleagues on the committee in a letter to Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, and Jaime Pinkham, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The letter follows Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led her Republicans colleagues on the committee in a letter to Michael Regan, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, and Jaime Pinkham, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The letter follows Ranking Member Capito's previous letter looking for additional clarity on the deci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), held a press conference with VoteVets, a national veterans group, to welcome the first group of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program applicants and their families, who landed at Dulles this morning and are now at Fort Lee to begin their transition to life in the U.S. During the event, Kaine and VoteVets' Will Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led seven Senators in urging Senate Committee Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) to support Israel's emergency request in security assistance in order to strengthen its Iron Dome missile defense system in preparation for any future conflict. The Senators said in part, "We write with regard to an issue of utmost i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) to designate August 1, 2021, as Gold Star Children's Day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of fallen servicemembers. To date, there has been no nationally recognized day to honor Gold Star Children. U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips (D-MN), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Young Kim (R-CA), and Tim Ryan (D-OH) introduced the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to West Virginia State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), for environmental research. This project will study the impact of storms on the Kanawha River watershed. "Since its founding, West Virginia State Univ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to West Virginia State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), for environmental research. This project will study the impact of storms on the Kanawha River watershed. "West Virginia State University is a leading HBCU and one of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to help lower the costs of needed medical care and prescription drugs for children. The Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act would give states the ability to purchase prescription drugs at the lowest price possible, reducing the cost of prescription drugs for children who receive coverage through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and generating immediate savings for state more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding the unanimous Senate passage of a $2.1 billion supplemental security spending package that includes much-needed funding for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and the National Guard following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. In addition, the package includes funding for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program to relocate Afghan nationals who supported th more PR