WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Every Republican Member of the Education and Labor Committee, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh requesting he immediately suspend work on the inappropriate, unprecedented, and likely unlawful national mandate for COVID-19 vaccination and testing in the workplace. The Members write: "[W]e ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Rep. Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Defending Students' Civil Rights Act of 2021 to prohibit the indoctrination of racially divisive curriculum within our nation's schools. This bill will outlaw the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Any attempt to teach or implement critical race theory in federally funded institutions would be a violation of a student's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, ranking Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 29, 2021, at a hearing with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chair Katherine Lemos: * * * Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks: FAILING ITS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY "The Chemical Safety Board is an independent, non-regulatory federal agency. According to its enabling statute, the leading charge of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2021: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) today awarded $41,075 to FIRST Chesapeake Robotics to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in Southwest Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Quality STEM education will serve students for a lifetime and draw attention to our region from innovative businesses and employers. "ARC's award of $41,075 to FIRST Chesapeake  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Elaine Luria today questioned Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley about the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Vice Chair Luria asked General Milley whether he was concerned about the actions taken to install new leadership in the Department of Defense in the waning days of the Trump Administration, including whether he was concerned the military more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Last night, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Chairman for the House Committee on Education and Labor, was selected by the Committee for Education Funding (CEF) to receive the 2021 James O'Hara Award in recognition of his "life-long commitment and outstanding leadership in advocating for education as a congressional and federal priority." CEF is a non-partisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 100 education associations, institu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Agriculture, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 29, 2021, at a hearing entitled "The 2021 Wildland Fire Year: Responding to and Mitigating Threats to Communities": * * * Thank you all for joining us here today for this important and timely hearing on the 2021 wildfire season. We've all seen the footage of the wildfires raging in the West already this year. These fires are terrifying, and I stand ready to do whatever I can  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today pressed the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to address mail delivery and service delays experienced by Virginians living in the 22407 zip code -- including the Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg areas. In a letter sent to U.S. Postal Service Virginia District Manager Mr. Gerald Roane, Spanberger outlined specific concerns she has heard directly from Virginians in this region about their subpar experience more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation to create an emergency supply of ingredients used in vital generic medicines and incentivize domestic manufacturing of these ingredients. The United States currently depends on other countries for a range of pharmaceutical products, including many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are essential for the cre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, chair of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Chair Abigail Spanberger issued the following statement in response to the USDA's Announcement Addressing Environmental Challenges to Agricultural Production: "As companies continue to look to mitigate their carbon footprints, it means continued opportunities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), in introducing legislation to codify the Women's Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. W-GDP, which was established in February 2019 as a groundbreaking, whole-of-government approach to advancing wom more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $18,179,859 from the American Rescue Plan to 27 West Virginia health centers to strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure across the state and advance health outcomes in medically underserved communities. This funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support expansion and renova more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement about infrastructure and reconciliation negotiations. "Every Member of Congress has a solemn duty to vote for what they believe is best for the country and the American people, not their party. Respectfully, as I have said for months, I can't support $3.5 trillion more in spending when we have already spent $5.4 trillion since last March. At some point, all of us,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, and FERC Commissioner Mark Christie raised concerns about maintaining the affordability and reliability of electric service for West Virginians amid the nation's transition to a cleaner energy future. "Having reliable power is n more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed to the commissioners the need to keep electric services affordable and questioned them about increased consumer energy costs. "According to the Bureau of La more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,998,996 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Essential Air Service (EAS) program for the North Central West Virginia Airport. In 2019, the North Central Airport formed a partnership with SkyWest Airlines, Inc. to provide Clarksburg and Bridgeport with 12 round trips per week t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the National Park Service will invest $842,436.50 to fund recreation and restoration projects in state and local parks across West Virginia. This funding was secured when the historic Great American Outdoors Act--introduced by both Senators Capito and Manchin--was enacted last year, which made per more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,499,410 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to Marshall University Research Corporation to fund projects that invest in education, training, and career support services in the Appalachian region. "West Virginians are what make our state great, and our workforce is one worth investing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a bipartisan, bicameral group of senators and U.S. House members reintroduced legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help state and lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Senate Budget Committee, and Senator Mark R. Warner, a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the School Infrastructure Modernization Act, legislation to help modernize schools in Virginia and across the nation. This bill would adjust the current federal historic rehabilitation tax credit to make school  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,998,996 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Essential Air Service (EAS) program for the North Central West Virginia Airport. In 2019, the North Central Airport formed a partnership with SkyWest Airlines, Inc. to provide Clarksburg and Bridgeport with 12 round trips per week to Chicago O'Har more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced the National Park Service will invest $842,436.50 to fund recreation and restoration projects in state and local parks across West Virginia. This funding was secured when Senator Manchin's historic Great American Outdoors Act was enact more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced the National Park Service will invest $842,436.50 to fund recreation and restoration projects in state and local parks across West Virginia. This funding was secured when Senator Manchin's historic Great American Outdoors Act was enacted last year, which made permanent full and mandatory annual funding of $900 mill more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,499,410 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to Marshall University Research Corporation to fund projects that invest in education, training, and career support services in the Appalachian region. "West Virginians are some of the hardest workers you'll ever meet, we just need the opportunity to prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of senators and U.S. House members reintroduced legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help state and local law enfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced legislation to provide much-needed tax relief to working artists by updating the Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) tax deduction, which allows certain performing artists to deduct the cost of expenses incurred in the course of their employment. The Performing Artist Tax Parity Act would update the thresholds of the QPA deduction to ensure that more lower- and middle-income artists can bene more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded $1,502,141 in federal funding the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded to the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to support job training and reemployment services for unemployed and underemployed Virginians in Hampton Roads. This funding was provided by DOL's Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment thr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded $1,502,141 in federal funding the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded to the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to support job training and reemployment services for unemployed and underemployed Virginians in Hampton Roads. This funding was provided by DOL's Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment through Equitable E more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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.), introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September, 2021 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month." The senators' resolution comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to make substance abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery more difficult--isolating many Americans struggling with mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and separatin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September, 2021 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month." The senators' resolution comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to make substance abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery more difficult--isolating many Americans struggling with mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and separating them from thei more PR