WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The Committee on Education and Labor voted to advance its portion of the Build Back Better Act. The Committee's section of President Biden's plan invests in lowering costs for families, helping American workers secure good-paying jobs, and providing a strong foundation for America's children. These investments include a historic proposal to make child care affordable for families  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal workers of any U.S. Representative, today issued the following statement on President Biden's just-announced COVID-19 Action Plan. "Requiring every federal worker and contractor to receive a safe, free, lifesaving Covid vaccination is a necessary and important step to protect both the federal workforce and the people they serve. This is absolutely the correct call by P more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats voted to advance their radical, reckless $780 billion budget reconciliation package: "Democrats keep referring to this bill as 'life-changing legislation.' They're right - every American's life is at risk of becoming worse if this bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee Don Beyer (D-VA) and 139 U.S. House Representatives sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) applauding the agencies' withdrawal of the deeply flawed Navigable more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement and video address ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. "Even though it's been 20 years since we watched, horrified, as smoke billowed from the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a crashed plane in a Pennsylvania field, the memories are no less painful. "Today, we remember the thousands of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: "The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a somber and emotional occasion, particularly in Virginia. Our Commonwealth suffered directly that day and thousands of Virginians have served and sacrifice more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), led U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and John Boozman (R-AR) in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to address oversight failures at medical facilities across the country. In May, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued damning reports detailing failures at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Af more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released the following statement in honor of the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 and remembrance of those lost and all our Fallen service heroes. "Today we honor and remember those we lost 20 years ago on September 11, 2001. So many innocent Americans died that dreadful day, and so many Americans have given their lives in defense of our nation in the years since. Words  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a virtual nomination hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, 2021: Witnesses * Dr. C.S. Eliot Kang of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation) * The Honorable Adam Scheinman of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador * The Honorable Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Servi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $732,684 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for comprehensive mental health services and substance use disorder prevention. The funding will support programs across the state that seek to increase awareness about substance use disorder, provide trainin more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two awards totaling $37,941 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding will support the Public Housing Operating Funds program for shortfall assistance, which provides financial support to public housing authorities at risk of or experiencing financial shortfa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $732,684 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for comprehensive mental health services and substance use disorder prevention. The funding will support programs across the state that seek to increase awareness about substance use disorder, provide training on mental health issues and  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two awards totaling $37,941 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding will support the Public Housing Operating Funds program for shortfall assistance, which provides financial support to public housing authorities at risk of or experiencing financial shortfalls. "Ensuring more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11: "On the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we remember the lives lost at the Pentagon in Northern Virginia, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Twin Towers in New York City. "We come together to grieve for those who were lost, the family and friends left behind, and remember all those impacted by the tragic events of 20 we years ago. May  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement on the 9/11 attacks on our county. The horrific event that took nearly 3,000 lives in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania took place twenty years ago tomorrow. "On this grim anniversary, it's likely that we'll rewatch images of destruction, helplessness, and grief on the faces of those who lived through this tragic event. While we w more PR