WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to make technology policy a priority at the upcoming ministerial meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In the face of unprecedented advances by the People's Republic of China (PRC), Russia and other authoritarian regimes, Sen. Warner has stressed the importance of U.S. leadership on is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a discussion with Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran A. Ahuja at George Mason University and laid out his vision to attract and retain the next generation of federal employees by more effectively leveraging internship programs to create a robust career pipeline. D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following statement: * * * House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) issued the following statement in response to President Biden weaponizing his Department of Justice to target parents who want to be involved in their children's education. "There has been a disturbing trend in the Democrat Party that wants to silence parents, and prevent them from having a say in their own children's education. We saw it last week when Virginia Democrat gubernatorial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Last week, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) honored Virginia 'Ginny' Oliver by recognizing her in the official Congressional Record. At 101 years old, Oliver, sometimes called "The Lobster Lady," is Maine's--and perhaps the world's--oldest lobster harvester. "In Maine we take great pride in our strong work ethic, and Virginia Oliver, The Lobster Lady, is a bright example of why that pride is well-placed," said Congresswoman Pingree i more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As the level of cybercrime continues to grow in the United States, several national law enforcement organizations have endorsed U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve the federal government's understanding, measurement, and tracking of cybercrime. Spanberger's Better Cybercrime Metrics Act would improve how the federal government tracks, measures, analyzes, and prosecutes cybercrime. By starting the process of bui more PR

LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Last week, the Senate passed H.R. 2278, bipartisan legislation that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate the "September 11th National Memorial Trail," a trail route linking the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Introduced by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gera more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Attorney General Merrick Garland's disgusting memo instructing the FBI to treat parents concerned about Critical Race Theory (CRT) as "domestic terrorists": "I am shocked and appalled to see a President cave to terrorists overseas then threaten innocen more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced that schools and libraries can apply for additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to increase high-speed internet services through October 13, 2021. "Our schools and our libraries are anchors of our communities that provide important services free of charge," Congresswoman Luria said. "I strongly encourage our local schools and libraries across Hampton Roads to take advantage of this progr more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Congresswoman Elaine Luria received the Federal Legislator of the Year Award from the Virginia Council of Chapters (VCOC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). The award recognizes members of Congress for exemplary support of the national security of the United States and the current and past members of the Armed Forces and their families. "I am humbled to receive this award and proud to stand with the servicem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced four grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) totaling $1,882,187 to support local health clinics and help improve Virginians' access to quality health care. The grants include $98,988 to the Stony Creek Health Center, $575,000 to the Daily Planet, Inc., $657,137 to the City of Richmond, and $551,062 to Horizon Health Services. "Everyone should have access to affor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) led a group of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Members in sending another follow-up letter to Admiral Michelle Howard, Chair of the Naming Commission at the U.S. Department of Defense, to rename Fort Lee in Central Virginia after Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg. "As Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), we write today to reiterate our support for the Naming Commission's important and long more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden requesting guidance on how "Members of Congress and our offices can, and should, respond to the thousands of requests we are receiving from Americans, constituents, and Afghan allies still stuck under Taliban control in Kabul and throughout Afghanistan." Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, fell to Taliban control on August 15, 2021, following Biden's disastrous withdrawal more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Just weeks after exceeding $7 million, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger announced that her office has surpassed $8 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, program, or benefit. Recently, Spanberger's office has mai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the United States Coast Guard will continue to operate Coast Guard Station Milford Haven year-round, reversing their previous decision. Prior to this announcement, the Coast Guard had planned to suspend operations at Station Milford Haven during the "off-season" winter months. The Coast Guard reversing this decision follows months of input by Congressman Wittman, including hosting a public heari more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to ensure 'Buy America' requirements for school meals are being followed. In the letter the Members write: "The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to follow the law and work with Congress to reform the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. In the letter, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Republican Leaders Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee; Jason Smith (R-MO), Budget Committee; Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee; and Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel requesting a CBO analysis of the health care provisions in Democrats' $4 more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 2, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement after the U.S. House of Representatives postponed the vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and instead, passed an extension of surface transportation programs throu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined 27 of her colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act. The legislation--spearheaded by Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--aims to address the unresolved issues related to the administration's rushed and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. "The Biden administration's botched withdrawal fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) led a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, urging him to establish an ambitious national goal to prevent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and to develop a plan to achieve this goal. The senators wrote, "Alzheimer's disease is a public health crisis that is expanding, with a projected  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about House Democrats' complete dereliction of duty in allowing highway programs to lapse by not passing the bipartisan infrastructure package. In her floor speech, Senator Capito also details multiple egregious more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about House Democrats' complete dereliction of duty in allowing highway programs to lapse by not passing the bipartisan infrastructure package. In her floor speech, Senator Capito also details multiple egregious environmental provisions in the Democrats' reckless tax and spending more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore (R-W.Va.), along with Congressman David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), sent a letter urging the Biden administration to allocate additional doses of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) treatments to West Virginia, specifically the Regeneron (REGN-COV) treatment that can be administered more easily in rural non-hospital settings. MAb treatments such as REGN-COV can more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,195,995 from the American Rescue Plan for AmeriCorps programs in West Virginia. This funding will strengthen efforts to provide relief for communities and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Across West Virginia, our communities have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding from the American Rescue Plan will help  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,601,114 from the American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations for two West Virginia airports. This funding is distributed through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and will support two improvement projects at the Martinsburg and Beckley airports. "West Virginia's regional airports open up our doors for tourism and help attract new bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,282,400 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development program for locations across West Virginia. These funds will be used for a variety of projects across the state to increase economic development and access to business capital. "Boosting economic development through investments is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the Mining Law of 1872. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the need for updates and reforms to the nearly 150-year-old mining law. "Modern mining works at an enormous scale using modern technology that would have been inconceivable back in 1872. Unfortunately, this scale has more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,282,400 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development program for locations across West Virginia. These funds will be used for a variety of projects across the state to increase economic development and access to business capital. "In order to spur economic development  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1,855,200 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to improve water quality in rivers and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1,855,200 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the West Virginia Department of Env more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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 nine awards totaling $7,594,417 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for programs at the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, Judiciary Courts of The State of West Virginia and West Virginia Foundation For Rape Information and Services. The funding will support programs to update criminal record  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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, announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for high-value synthetic graphite. In August, both Senator Capito and Senator Manchin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced nine awards totaling $7,594,417 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for programs at the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, Judiciary Courts of The State of West Virginia and West Virginia Foundation For Rape Information and Services. The funding will support programs to update criminal record more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for high-value synthetic graphite. In August, both Chairman Manchin a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement upon the Senate voting to confirm Jessica Aber as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) and Christopher Kavanaugh as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA): "We are pleased the Senate has confirmed Jessica Aber and Christopher Kavanaugh to these critical positions. We were deeply impressed by their exceptional backgrounds. We beli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent presidential abuse of "national security" tariffs by reinstating congressional authority over trade. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), James Lankford (R-Ok more PR