WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Department of Education released a new legal interpretation that enhances oversight and accountability for student loan servicers. In 2019, Chairman Scott sent a letter to then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding the Department's efforts to shield student loan servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA), co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, today issued the following statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) newest report on the climate crisis. "Today's report from the IPCC establishes unequivocally that climate change is rapidly intensifying and creating dangerous conditions across the globe. Unpr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) denounced the Department of Education's decision to allow states to interfere in the administration of the federal student loan program: "Secretary Cardona's decision to shirk responsibility will have disastrous consequences for student loan borrowers. Federal student loan servicers wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today marked the beginning of National Breastfeeding Month and called on Congress to renew its commitment to advancing maternal health initiatives. "I've made it a priority as a mother serving in Congress to advocate for policies that ensure all mothers and expecting mothers have the resources they need to give birth safely and live healthy lives," said Congresswoman Elaine Luria. "As we mark National Breastfeedi more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria today lauded Governor Northam and the Virginia General Assembly for directing $114 million in federal funds, made possible by the American Rescue Plan, to increase funding for state police and law enforcement. The funding includes $62 million in hazard pay and compensation for public safety officials, $35 million to address COVID-19 in correctional facilities, and $17 million for crime reduction and prevent more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced two grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. These grants, totalling $554,750, are from the U.S. Department of Education to Virginia State University and Virginia Union University. Each HBCU will receive $277,375 to participate in the federal Talent Search Program. The Talent Search Program invests in middle an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2021: U.S. Representative Marie Newman (D-IL-03) and Joint Economic Committee Chairman (JEC) Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) released their first-ever Worker's Economy Report, a new shortcut guide designed to provide constituents with an understanding of America's post-pandemic economy. Released quarterly, the new report examines how the passage of the American Rescue Plan coupled with the Biden Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Help, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement applauding the introduction today of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget resolution that will set the stage for a historic investment that will lower costs and cut taxes for American families: "As a member of the Senate Budget and HELP Committees, I am excited about the opportunity to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights; and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg asking about Facebook's decision to terminate the ability of researchers at New York University's Ad Obs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2021, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda I. Nominees * Toby J. Heytens, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit * Patricia Tolliver Giles, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia * Michael S. Nachmanoff, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia * Sarala Vidya Nagala, to be United States District Judge for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the White House recommending Ms. Juval Scott and U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Ballou to fill the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Abingdon Division, which will be created when Judge James P. Jones assumes senior status on August 30, 2021. Ms. Scott is currently the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Virginia. She has also served as more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the White House recommending Ms. Juval Scott and U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Ballou to fill the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Abingdon Division, which will be created when Judge James P. Jones assumes senior status on August 30, 2021. Ms. Scott is currently the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Virginia. She has a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Az.) and Rob Portman (R-Oh.) today announced an agreement on an amendment to fix digital asset reporting requirements in the infrastructure bill. "There's broad agreement that digital asset exchanges behaving as brokers should be required to report transactions just like other kinds of brokers already do. There is also concern tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and United States Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) announced bicameral legislation to ensure America's largest corporations pay their fair share and prevent them from paying nothing in federal taxes. The Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021 would create a fairer tax system and stronger economy by establishing a new tax on book income that would ensure the most profit more PR