WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSrep) -- Reps. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, and Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, chairman and ranking member of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 21, 2021, regarding Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined on October 21, 2021, to release the following statement: On July 23, 2021, the Committee received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) regarding Representati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted to support H.Res. 730 to find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack. According to published reports, and his own public statements, Mr. Bannon had specific knowledge about the events planned for January 6th before they occurred and was involved in the developments l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, in a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on his recent directive to mobilize the FBI against concerned parents at school board meetings, as well as the details of a rape case in Loudon County, Virginia that was used to justify the directive. A clip of the hearing can be found here (https://twitter.com/RepChipRoy/status/1451261042881929226?s=20) and some key quotes are below: *  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and former CIA case officer -- is leading an effort to prevent American weapons and military equipment from contributing to or facilitating future human rights abuses. As foreign governments intentionally or inadvertently use American-sold weapons and military equipment to perpetrate human rights abuses against innocent civilians, the Safeguarding Human Rights in Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), announced that he authored ten letters to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Broadband in support of the following counties FY 2022 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant applications to expand reliable high-speed broadband service to rural Virginia: Caroline County Essex County Fauquier County Hanover County James City County King William County  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2 million from the American Rescue Plan to the Morgantown Utility Board to support water infrastructure improvements needed for a new beverage processing and packaging facility at the Morgantown Industrial Park. This funding is distributed through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the $300 million allocated in the Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted for fellow West Virginian Doug Parker to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Doug Parker is from Bluefield, West Virginia and has previously served at Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the Department of Labor (DOL). "Today I voted for fellow West Virginian, Doug Parker of Bluefield, to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed a fellow West Virginian, Mr. Paul R. Johansen, Wildlife Resources Section Chief for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, to the committee. Mr. Johansen testified before the committee at a hearing on several forestry and wildfire bills, including Chairman Manc more PR