WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following opening statement as part part of a virtual hearing entitled "Keeping the Pell Grant Promise: Increasing Enrollment, Supporting Success": * * * We are meeting to examine trends related to Pell eligible students' access to public four-year institutions, the state and institutional roles in helping students succeed, and how federal legislation could help. Each person in this country deserves access to an affordable more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2021, after the Biden-Harris administration released a School Reopening Roadmap to help schools reopen safely for in-person instruction: * ** "Getting students back into the classroom safely is one of the most important things we can do for children and families across the country. I applaud the Biden Administration for issuing clear and comprehensive guidance to help schools reopen safely for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services issued the following testimony by Paula N. Garrett, state women, infants, and children director at the Virginia Health Department, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Food for Thought: Examining Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants": * * * Chair Bonamici, Ranking Member Fulcher, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Foxx, and Members of the House Education and Labor Committee, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and 30 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation, S. 2567, codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently outlined plans to replace the NWPR with a new rule that goes even further than the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. If t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2021: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the Democratic response to the 2021 Economic Report of the President (the Report). The JEC is required by law to submit findings and recommendations in response to the Report, which is prepared and released each year by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). This year's report was published by the outgoing Trump a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement regarding President Biden's announcement on vaccines and the federal workforce. "The only way to end this pandemic is for people to continue to get vaccinated. "Federal employees serve on the frontlines of this pandemic and we must ensure their safety and the safety of those they serve. "The Biden administration has l more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced two grants from the Department of Health and Human Services totalling $4,582,084 for Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. Virginia Commonwealth University will receive $465,691 for research on allergy, immunology, and transplantation, and the Virginia Department of Health will receive $4,116,393 for research into overdose prevention. "These two grants will provide crucial f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) recently led nine of her colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) requesting American Paralympic athletes be allowed to have their own Personal Care Assistant (PCA) accompany them during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. This letter is in response to USOPC's decision, along with other Olympic leadership committees, to permit only essential staff into Japan amid the COVID more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bipartisan core infrastructure agreement. The foundation of the agreement is based upon the EPW Committee's Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement applauding the announcement that the State Department has made arrangements to protect Afghan journalists, aid and development workers, and others who worked with the U.S. Government: "I'm pleased that the White House is taking steps to protect Afghan journalists, aid workers, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) and 30 Republican colleagues in introducing legislation, S. 2567, codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently outlined plans to replace the NWPR with a new rule that goes even further than the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. If  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jon Tester (D-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued the following statement: "Over the last four days we have worked day and night to finalize historic legislation that will invest in our nation's hard infrastructure and create good-paying jobs for working Americans i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $982,665 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University. "West Virginia University continues to be a national leader when it comes to research, technology, and developing and promoting STEM-related careers," Senator Capito said. "Grants like thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,370,490 for West Virginia through the Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program. This funding will help the state of West Virginia provide training and employment services to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade. "American jobs will always come fir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $750,000 from NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program to West Virginia University (WVU). This funding will support a project titled, "Adaptive and Scalable Data Compression for Deep Space Data Transfer Applications using Deep Learning." "WVU and our other h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $982,665 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University. "The National Science Foundation continues to be a strong partner for West Virginia universities and colleges through their support for critical research and efforts to foster educational opportunities f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,370,490 for West Virginia through the Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program. This funding will help the state of West Virginia provide training and employment services to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade. "I always say that West Virginians are the hardest more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $750,000 from NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program to West Virginia University (WVU). This funding will support a project titled, "Adaptive and Scalable Data Compression for Deep Space Data Transfer Applications using Deep Learning." "From Katherine Johnson to Homer Hickam more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,123,765 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education for five of the Commonwealth's higher education institutions to help them prepare and respond to COVID-19. The grants can be used in various ways, including resuming operations, supporting students, reducing disease transmission, and developing more agile instructional delivery models for students who can't attend in-person c more PR