WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2021: Yesterday, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held a hearing titled "Examining the Economic Benefits of Electrifying America's Homes and Buildings." The hearing explored how residential and building electrification is critical to addressing climate change and advancing economic growth that is stronger, stable, and broadly shared. Vice Chair Martin Heinrich (D-NM) presided. Climate change beco more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The House of Representatives will vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill traditionally serves to ensure the men and women serving in our military are equipped to protect and defend the United States. Sadly, House Democrats have put forward a bill that provides a blank check for President Biden's failed generals and their radical political agenda, and does nothing to hold them accountable. "Over $700 billion  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has awarded Mount Rogers Community Center for Mental Health Services a mental health and substance abuse service grant totaling $5,000,000. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "I am very pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services decided to allocate resources to Wytheville. "The importance of addressing mental health has become more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) helped pass the bipartisan H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) and secured key priorities in the legislation. Rep. McEachin secured the following provisions in the FY2022 NDAA: * $5,805,000 for the planning and design of the Virginia National Guard (VNG) Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF). The existing facility's lease expires in 2032 and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Elaine Luria (VA-02) celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bipartisan Enhancing Military Base Resilience and Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management (EMBRACE Stormwater Management) Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The EMBRACE Stormwater Management Act would implement stormwater management best more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: 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 District of Connecticut; Omar  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: After months of pressure from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) alerted six pharmaceutical manufacturers that due to their violations of the 340B Drug Pricing Program requirements - which continue to harm low-income West Virginians by preventing them from accessing safe and affordable medications - HRSA has contacted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 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 an additional $2,250,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) to fund the new Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computational Physics at West Virginia University (WVU). This center will work to solve cutting-edge kinetic-scale physics problems and provide advanced training  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 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 $8,569,669 from several grant programs through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the state of West Virginia. Collectively, these grants will support efforts to combat sexual assault and domestic violence, compensate victims of crime, bolster state technology to foster innovation and en more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,086,166 for a flood control project in the Village of Beech Bottom. This funding will be used to upgrade the current storm sewer system to mitigate future flooding events. "West Virginia's mountainous terr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 $5,057,961 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority at Yeager Airport. This funding will be used to conduct an Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to expand the air more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Act of 2021. The legislation calls for a ten-year extension of the current black lung excise tax that is set to expire in December 2021 to ensure that coal miners suffering from Black Lung Disease and their families have access to the quality medical care they des more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced an additional $2,250,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) to fund the new Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computational Physics at West Virginia University (WVU). This center will work to solve cutting-edg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,569,669 from several grant programs through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the state of West Virginia. Collectively, these grants will support efforts to combat sexual assault and domestic violence, compensate victims of crime, bolster state technology to foster innovation and enhance victim more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,086,166 for a flood control project in the Village of Beech Bottom. This funding will be used to upgrade the current storm sewer system to mitigate future flooding events. "Many West Virginia communities have been impacted by devastating floods in recent years, and flooding in the Mountain State has on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,057,961 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority at Yeager Airport. This funding will be used to conduct an Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Yeager Airport Runway Safety Project to expand the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the Judiciary Committee approved President Biden's nominations of Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: "We are pleased that the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 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 Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), sent a letter to Senate leadership and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, urging them to fully compensate Virginia hospitals, localities, and other health stakeholders for helping provide medical care to Afghan evacuees  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the Judiciary Committee approved President Biden's nominations of Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and Patricia Tolliver Giles and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: "We are pleased that the Senate Judiciary Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: As another debt ceiling showdown approaches, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced legislation aimed at ending Congress' abuse of the debt ceiling as a political hostage. The Protect our Citizens from Reckless Extortion of our Debt and Irresponsible Tactics (Protect our CREDIT) Act of 2021 would change how the debt ceiling is raised, enabling the executive branch to initiate a process to raise more PR