WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2021: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced a policy change that will provide 323,000 borrowers who have a total and permanent disability (TPD) with more than $5.8 billion in automatic student loan discharges. The changes announced today will also make it easier for eligible students to access the relief tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2021: * * * House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement in response to eight states banning schools from implementing mandatory mask policies to protect students, educators, and families from COVID-19. "As we begin another school year under the cloud of a pandemic, policymakers must be laser-focused on helping school districts  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $5,144,800 to the Cumberlands Airport Commission located at the Lonesome Pine Airport in Wise County to help improve drainage and erosion control and rehabilitate the runway. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Rehabilitating the runway and improving erosion control at the Lonesome Pine Airport will enhance the facility and support economic development in the area.  more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: Six weeks after surpassing $6 million, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger announced that her office has surpassed $7 million in casework funds returned to constituents in Virginia's Seventh District. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for backlogged benefits and advocating for fair treatment on behalf of constituents dealing with a federal agency or program. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Spanberger' more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined several of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter--led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)--to President Joe Biden today urging him to fulfill his "solemn responsibility to evacuate all American citizens and Afghan partners without respect to arbitrary timelines dictated by the Taliban." In addition to Senators Capito and Inhofe, the following senator more PR

FAIRLEA, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today toured the West Virginia State Fair in Greenbrier County. Senator Capito made stops around the fair with West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, visited with county commissioners and representatives of the Farm Bureau, toured livestock facilities, spoke with farmers and producers, and met with West Virginians from across the state. "West Virginia has a proud traditi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and 40 of their Republican colleagues, today sent a letter--led by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)--to Attorney General Merrick Garland to request an update on the status of Special Counsel John Durham's inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation and to ensure the investigation is seen to completion. "The Special C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 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 on the evacuation of American citizens and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) eligible Afghans from Afghanistan: "My staff and I are doing everything we can to help with the evacuation of Americans, as well as SIV-eligible and other at risk Afghans, to get them to safety as quickly a more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $7,326,302 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This investment is funded by the American Rescue Plan, CARES Act and other annual CDC funding, and will help health departments across Wes more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, today led a bipartisan letter with 55 Senators urging the Biden administration to address the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partners. In the letter, the Senators call for the urgent evacuation of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,370,526 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research at three West Virginia universities. "The National Science Foundation provides incredible opportunities for our youth, while giving our higher education faculty the resources they need to inspire students to pursue challenging more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,370,526 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research at three West Virginia universities. "The National Science Foundation continues to be a strong partner for the Mountain State and our universities, investing in important research and fostering hands-on educational opportuniti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) in a bipartisan letter urging the Biden Administration to address the quickly-deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan par more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) in a bipartisan letter urging the Biden Administration to address the quickly-deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partn more PR