WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2022: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement today regarding the announced retirement of Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. "I thank Paul Wiedefeld for his leadership, his willingness to make tough decisions, and the improvements he undertook, including the system-wide Safetrack project and securing dedicated funding for long term capital investments, that are going to help renew our aging transit s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: During today's House Republican roundtable, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) discussed the totalitarian control of teachers unions, the Parent Revolution, and the power of educational freedom. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks as prepared for delivery: "As an educator and a grandmother, I am deeply invested in seeing our stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied an appeal of its original decision not to provide Individual Assistance in the wake of flooding that afflicted the community of Hurley in August 2021. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "FEMA's decision indicates that the agency is out of touch with the suffering experienced by the people of Hurley. "The community continues to suffer from the impact of last A more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) hosted a virtual voting rights roundtable discussion with Senator Jennifer McClellan (SD-9), Tram Nguyen, Co-Executive Director at New Virginia Majority, Avohom Carpenter, President of the Chesterfield NAACP, and Shante Stevens, President of the Urban League Richmond Young Professionals. "Our nation has made important progress on the road towards justice more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: A new report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that chronic underinvestment in school facilities has left schools vulnerable to natural disasters that could cause prolonged closures and put states on the hook for billions of dollars. According to the report, school districts serving high proportions of children and families who are low incom more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, as well as co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, today launched a new initiative inviting West Virginians to share information on broadband challenges or solutions they've seen in their communities, as well as other feedback related to this issue. "I have always said that if we can get a man or a woman on th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Fox News on Jan. 18, 2022: * * * In an op-ed for Fox News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) discussed her strong opposition to Senate Democrats' attempts to use the "nuclear option" to radically change the Senate's filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. "Rest assured, those willing to change the rules to benefit themselves will do it again and again and again. Today, it's supposedly ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after Senate Democrats successfully used current Senate procedure to begin debate on critical voting rights legislation after months of obstruction by Senate Republicans: "As a Senator sworn to protect and defend the Constitution who has lived through an attack on our constitutional form of government on January 6 and seen efforts to restrict voting rights across the country, I have more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the Department of the Interior's announcement of an interagency initiative to implement a new federal program for addressing orphaned oil and gas wells. This critical program, made possible by Chairman Manchin's recently enacted, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the availability of $13 million in funding for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) and Behavioral Health Care Support (BHS) program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and encourage West Virg more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Steve Daines (R-MT), and colleagues introduced a Senate Concurrent Resolution (S.Con.Res.27) designating January 16, 2022 as Religious Freedom Day. The resolution commemorates the 236th Anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a landmark achievement that laid the foundations for the First Amendment. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which passed the Virginia General Assembl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $2,008,250 in federal funding awarded to the Chickahominy Eastern Division and Nansemond Indian Nation to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, which was extended under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, legislation Sens. Warner and Kaine voted for i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $2,008,250 in federal funding awarded to the Chickahominy Eastern Division and Nansemond Indian Nation to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, which was extended under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, legislation Senators Warner and Kaine voted f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced that they would be reviewing and updating guidelines on mergers: "I welcome the decision by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to review and update their guidelines on both horizontal and vertical mergers. "As a former technology entrepreneur, I know the incredible possibilities that can be achieved more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the departure of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) CEO and General Manager, Paul J. Wiedefeld: "I want to thank Paul Wiedefeld for his service as General Manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. "When Paul came on board in November 2015, WMATA faced a number of serious challenges and he was the right person for the job at the right time more PR