WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a group of her colleagues to highlight the Democrats' proposal to raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $80,000, which would almost exclusively benefit wealthy Americans. The provision included in the House-passed version of the Build Back Better Act accounts for the second-largest part of the legislation. Until the Republicans' 2017 Tax Cuts more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following opening statement, at a hearing on Nov. 17, 2021, entitled "Demystifying Crypto: Digital Assets and the Role of Government": * * * Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the market for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets has expanded from a niche product to a globally significant asset worth nearly three trillion dollars just last week. While this rapid rise in value has made some early adopters quite wealthy, it also pos more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the U.S. House, today issued the following statement on Republicans' publicly stated plan to shut down the government in an attempt to block the Administration's Covid vaccination measures. "Republicans' plan to shut down the government on purpose to sabotage our pandemic response is extraordinarily cynical and dangerous. "Vaccines are ke more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 1, 2021, in opposition to the Labor Department's proposal to rescind protections for religious federal contractors: * * * "I stand in strong opposition to the Department of Labor's attack on religious freedom. The DOL's proposal to rescind protections for religious federal contractors demonstrates how hostile the Biden administration is to the free exercise of religion w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following remarks at a Dec. 1, 2021, hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Corporation for National and Community Service": * * * "We are here today because AmeriCorps, formerly known as the Corporation for National and Community Service, has failed yet another audit. After holding numerous oversight hearings on the fiscal state of AmeriCorps, it is time to admit that this is a f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced the launch of the inaugural "Holiday Lights Across the District" program. The "Holiday Lights Across the District" program provides constituents with the opportunity to submit photos of their holiday decorations. The program is open to all residents of Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. Photo submissions will be displayed on Rep. McEachin's website and on his social media platfor more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after a man was shot to death at The Belt Atlantic, a public housing complex in South Richmond. "I am sorry to learn of another life lost at The Belt Atlantic in South Richmond. For too long, Virginians have had to grapple with the debilitating impacts of gun violence. Just a mere few months ago, a young child was killed in this same complex. Enough is e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) recently issued a series of letters to the Biden Administration highlighting the inconsistent application of their overreaching vaccine mandates. "Let me be clear: the Federal vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration are unconstitutional and represent government overreach," said McKinley. "While I recognize the Covid-19 vaccine is a vital tool to combat the pandemic and I encourage people to ge more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today announced two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture totaling $64,800 to the City of Princeton. The first grant, worth $22,300, will go to the Princeton Fire Department to purchase one X series manual monitor and defibrillator and five automated external defibrillators (AED) with covers. The second grant, worth $42,500, will go to the City of Princeton's public works department to purchas more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter: November 18, 2021 To: The Honorable Chyrl Jones, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20531 Dear Ms. Jones, We are writing regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young people that are involved with the juvenile justice system. The last 18 months have been fil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterating his earlier demand for a federal investigation into the police conduct and killing of Donovon Lynch. This letter follows the decision by the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's announcement yesterday that the police officer responsible for fatally shooting Mr. Lynch would not face criminal charges. "The Commonwealth's Attorney for Virg more PR

STERLING, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released a new report from the Joint Economic Committee today estimating that 103,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cuts were sent to families in Virginia's 10th Congressional District the week before Thanksgiving. A total of $38.6 million in tax cuts went back in the pockets of hardworking Virginia-10 families, covering 154,000 district children in November. "As families manage holiday season  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to restarting indirect talks between the United States and Iran on the "Iran Nuclear Deal." "Any attempts by the Biden Administration to reenter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known in its colloquial form as the "Iran Nuclear Deal," would be misguided and unwise. We have been down this road, and under the previous JCPOA, Iran continua more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Ways and Means Committee Members Carol Miller (R-WV) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) today introduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China Act. The bill would provide a blueprint for Congress and the Administration to advance U.S. trade leadership in the Indo-Pacific region and with China through encouragement of swift passage of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and directing the Administration to make efforts to lead and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Dec. 1, 2021, hearing on the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held an oversight hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Prior to the hearing, the committee held a business meeting to consider several nominees for positions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Christopher T. Hanson, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Jeff Baran and David A. Wright, commissioners of the NRC. Prior to the oversight hearing, the committee held a business meeting to consider sever more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned Christopher T. Hanson, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Jeff Baran and David A. Wright, commissioners of the NRC. Prior to the oversight hearing, the committee held a business meeting to consider several nominees for positions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 16, 2021, entitled "Domestic and International Energy Price Trends": * * * The topic of this hearing is very timely with the rising energy prices that we're seeing right now across the country and around the globe. Prices are rapidly rising across gasoline, diesel, heating oil, natural gas, electricity and even coal. This is in stark contrast to prices that bottom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following statement by Virginia E. Palmer, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Ghana, at a Sept. 29, 2021, confirmation hearing: * * * It is a great honor to appear before you today as President Biden's nominee to serve as Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana. I appreciate the confidence the President and Secretary Blinken have placed in me by putting my name forward for your consideration. I am deeply grateful for the love and support of my husband Ismail A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 $466,509 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to the Williamson Health and Wellness Center local food program. This program will work to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, expand nutritional knowledge and improve health measures for high-need in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the statement below, following reports that Republicans may force a government shutdown this Friday: "With government funding set to run out this Friday, it's my sincere hope that my Republican colleagues will not stand in the way of a measure to keep our nation's lights on. As we head into winter and brace for the effects of the new Omicron variant, it would be negligent to shut down our government - all in the na more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine actions the federal government must take to recruit and retain the next generation of public servants. During his opening statement, Chairman Connolly announced the introduction of the Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act (NextGenFeds A more PR