WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Alma Adams, Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) praised the Biden Administration for its proposed changes to strengthen pay protections for tipped workers. The Biden proposal makes clear that tipped workers may only be paid the $2.13 per hour tipped minimum wag more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2021: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the inadequate efforts by the Biden Administration to safely evacuate Americans in Afghanistan. "President Biden has not even been in office for a full eight months and he has already done irreparable damage to United States' standing within the international community - not to mention our national security interests. "Instead of creating and enacting a calc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, and Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia: * * * House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (KY-02), House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) annou more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger last week hosted an open-topic, public telephone town hall focused on Central Virginia's families, businesses, and economy. On Thursday night, Spanberger answered questions directly from Central Virginians about challenges they are experiencing during Virginia's economic recovery and ideas they have for improving the Seventh District going forward. During the event, she shared her views on a wide range o more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a letter--led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)--to President Biden urging a reversal of his decision to call upon the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices. Senator Capito and her colleagues made it clear that the best and most effective way to reduce the cost of gasoline at the pump is  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and five other Senators called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide answers on its past work with the consulting firm McKinsey & Company and the potential conflicts of interest that may have arisen while the consulting firm was working simultaneously for the FDA and opioid manufacturers such as Purdue Pharma. Senator Manchin was joined by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $341,768 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Marshall University for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. This project will study how kidneys regulate sodium levels in the body. "Many West Virginians are at increased risk for heart diseases more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $507,613 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for clinical research related to neurological disorders at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will examine psychosocial stress-induced vascular contributions to cognitive impa more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $341,768 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Marshall University for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. This project will study how kidneys regulate sodium levels in the body. "West Virginia and our universities continue to lead groundbreaking research. more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $507,613 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for clinical research related to neurological disorders at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will examine psychosocial stress-induced vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and Alzh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the Virginia District Manager of the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging him to address the widespread delivery delays across Virginia in recent months. In their letter, the Senators called on Virginia District Manager Gerald Roane to create additional contingency plans to address existing staff shortages and capacity challenges and ensure that Virginians do not miss  more PR