WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2022: In a letter to President Biden and Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairwoman Alma Adams (NC-12) urged the Administration to reverse its plans to remove an emergency workplace safety standard that protects health care workers from COVID-19. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) - which was issu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter: January 15, 2022 To: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20500 The Honorable Martin Walsh, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 Dear Mr. President and Secretary Walsh: We write to object to the Administration's announced intention to withdraw the June 2021 Emergency Temp more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. showed the world that the change we want to see in our communities, our state, and our country often starts with ourselves. "Dr. King's tireless advocacy for justice and equality made our union a better, stronger place for all. His words and actions challe more PR