WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement as part of a virtual hearing on the markup of the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act (H.R. 5891): * * * The Committee is marking up the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act, or RISE Act-- bipartisan legislation to help more Americans prepare and save for retirement. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree that workers in this country deserve to retire with security more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2021: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) announcement that it is revoking previously issued waivers that allowed discrimination against prospective foster families with federal funding and reversing a Trump-era policy that improperly handed the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) broad aut more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Nov. 18, 2021, on the Build Back Better Act: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Democrats' so-called Build Back Better Act, which will reward Big Labor while breaking job creator's backs. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "Democrats' spending bill is not about building back better, it's about b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2021: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $375,000 to the City of Radford for the hiring of three law enforcement officers through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Our law enforcement officers keep the peace and prevent crime. "Today's award of $375,000 to the City of Radford to hire three additional officers will be a great suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) announced nearly $89 million to help hardworking Virginian families with energy costs this winter through the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). As Americans continue to deal with the impacts of the pandemic, LIHEAP grantees will be able to use the funding appropriated by Congress, along with funding made available through the American Rescue Plan more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: The Education and Labor Committee's portion of the Build Back Better Act will lower costs for families, secure good-paying jobs for American workers, and set a strong foundation for America's children. These investments will: * Lower the cost of child care by ensuring a vast majority of families pay no more than 7 percent of their income on child care * Secure free, universal preschool for three- and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced funding he secured for the Middle Peninsula Region through the FY21 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grants. This grant will assist the planning and revitalization of over 50 worksites on the waterfront, which will provide much-needed support to the seafood industry, watermen, and local businesses. This $2,018,476 in funding follows a letter of support t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 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 following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the first step in EPA's two-step process to replace the Trump administration's 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 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 following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the first step in EPA's two-step process to replace the Trump administration's 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) and promulgate a new definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS): "To more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and member of the Senate Banking and Budget Committees, joined Joe Kernen and Andrew Sorkin on Squawk Box this morning to discuss Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree, the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure law, and rising food and energy prices. Excerpts and a full video are below. On Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: On National Rural Health Day, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his co-sponsorship of the Rural Health Equity Act, legislation that would establish a new Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and help to address the unique health care challenges and inequities faced by rural communities across America. The bill was first introduced by S more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), questioned Chris Wilber, Counselor to the Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Brianna Ogilvie, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Policy and Oversight at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) during the SVAC committee hearing. Senator Manchin has been working tirelessly to hold  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider two pending nominations. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, voted to advance both nominations. Ms. Sara Bronin, nominated to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), passed out of committee by a recorded vote of 12-8. The motion to repo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider pending legislation. The committee reported out 24 public lands bills on a bipartisan basis. "I am tremendously proud of the productive work we conducted today in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. We are continuing to advance legislation that will preserve and protec more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As the Senate continues to negotiate the nation's annual defense bill, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is championing a set of measures to better support Virginia's military families. If included in the final version of the bill and signed into law, these measures could help tackle food insecurity among members of the military and their families, allow for greater accountability and oversight over military housing, and pause proposed restructuring of the mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in a joint resolution to designate August 20th as Slavery Remembrance Day. "On August 20, 1619, the first 20 enslaved Africans were brought to what is now Fort Monroe, then Point Comfort, in Hampton, Virginia against their will. Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate recognize August 20th, as ''Slavery Remembrance Day'' and commemorate the lives of all more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia service provider Prodigi will receive $8,583,001 over the next decade from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand broadband across West Virginia. Prodigi is expected to provide broadband service to 4,771 locations a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1,750,000 Rebuilding Americas Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equality (RAISE) grant to support the Charleston Capital Connector Project. Specifically, the funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and will upgrade approximately 3.5 miles of the K more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, introduced the Outdoor Recreation Act. This bipartisan legislation would increase and improve outdoor recreation opportunities across the nation while improving infrastructure and driving economic growth in rural communi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia service provider Prodigi will receive $8,583,001 over the next decade from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand broadband across West Virginia. Prodigi is expected to provide broadband service to 4,771 locations across the Mount more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1,750,000 Rebuilding Americas Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equality (RAISE) grant to support the Charleston Capital Connector Project. Specifically, the funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and will upgrade approximately 3.5 miles of the Kanawha Boulevar more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in a joint resolution to designate August 20th as Slavery Remembrance Day. "On August 20, 1619, the first 20 enslaved Africans were brought to what is now Fort Monroe, then Point Comfort, in Hampton, Virginia against their will. Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate recognize August 20th, as ''Slavery Remembrance Day'' and commemorate the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges Thursday against two Iranians and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against six Iranian individuals and one Iranian entity for attempting to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election: "Our intelligence officials have continually warned that other countri more PR