WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2021: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Scott Peters (D-CA) today announced the introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act, H.R. 5507, legislation to strengthen the delivery of benefits to unemployed American workers. The bill would require states to provide a minimum 26 weeks of unemployment insur more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Scott Peters (D-CA) today announced the introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act, H.R. 5507, legislation to strengthen the delivery of benefits to unemployed American workers. The bill would require states to provide a minimum 26 weeks of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, cover part-tim more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the debt limit. "Raising the debt limit, and the skyrocketing national debt that requires this step, should be a great concern of every American. "The way House Democrats handled this issue shows they are not serious about it. "After the Senate passed a short-term increase in the debt limit, I was wrestling with the issue. Nancy Pelosi, however, opted instead for legislative chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Clean Cities Act to authorize the Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program. The Clean Cities Program aims to cultivate partnerships with local Clean Cities coalitions to leverage federal resources to help reduce petroleum usage and dependance. The program will help protect environmental justice communities that have historically borne the brunt of pollution and other harmful i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed S. 1301 - Temporary Extension of Public Debt Limit. This legislation will raise the nation's debt ceiling through early December 2021. Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) voted against the bill and called for regular order to return to the appropriations process. "Democrats want to spend trillions of dollars the country can't afford and expect Republicans to bail them out. I voted against raising the debt limit becau more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) signed onto Education and Labor Ranking Member Dr. Virginia Foxx's (NC-05) letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding a Committee briefing regarding the administration's recent threats against parents concerned about their children's education. In the letter, the Members write:"Even when the subjects may be  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam today joined representatives from several Virginia labor and business organizations to highlight the transformational and job-creating benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure package awaiting action in the U.S. House of Representatives -- and to call for its swift passage. To urge the U.S. House to pass this legislation as soon as possible and deliver results more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) announced the introduction of H.R. 5548, the Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act (BRAVE Act) to create a notification system that can notify select veterans of counseling and mental health options in response to crises. The BRAVE Act would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a system for patient outreach relating to mental health care while givi more PR