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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2022-02-02 ( 8 items )  
House Education Chairman Scott Urges Education Department to Review Nonprofit Status of Everglades College (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: This week, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) sent a letter urging the Department of Education to reconsider the nonprofit status of Everglades College after the Committee found that insiders at Everglades College and its subsidiary, Keiser University, have received millions of dollars in income from services provided to those institutions. The lette more PR

Rep. Miller Joins Fight to Stop EPA Regulatory Expansion on Oil and Gas Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Jodey Arrington (R-TX), as well as U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw a proposed rule seeking to further regulate the oil and gas industry. The letter reads, "Recently, energy costs have sign more PR

Rep. Scott Statement On HBCU Bomb Threats (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after at least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats on Monday. This is the second time bomb threats have been made at HBCUs in less than a month. "For the second time this month, bomb threats were made to at least half a dozen historically Black colleges and universities. Campuses were closed, classes disrupted, and HB more PR

Rep. Scott Urges Education Department to Review Nonprofit Status of Everglades College (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: This week, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) sent a letter urging the Department of Education to reconsider the nonprofit status of Everglades College after the Committee found that insiders at Everglades College and its subsidiary, Keiser University, have received millions of dollars in income from services provided to those institutions. The letter describes how the sale of Keiser University to Ever more PR

Sen. Capito Secures Agreement From U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Utilize West Virginians' Broadband Feedback (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a subcommittee hearing today focused on expanding broadband deployment through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Senator Capito helped negotiate and craft. During the hearing, Senator Capito questioned U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo about prioritizing unserved and underserved areas of We more PR

Sen. Manchin Convenes Hearing on State of U.S. Territories (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the state of the U.S. territories - American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted efforts Congress took to ensure the territories were included in the national response to the COVID- more PR

Sen. Warner, Colleagues Call for Extension of Expanded Telehealth Services (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers in calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services to be included in must-pass legislation in February. Provisions from the CONNECT for Health Act, reintroduced by Sen. Warner in April 2021, were included in previous COVID-19 relief legislation to allow Medicare beneficiaries to utilize telehealth services and to expand the types of health care provider more PR

Sens. Capito, Manchin and Rep. McKinley Announce $141 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clean Up Legacy of Abandoned Wells (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced West Virginia is eligible for $141,932,226 from the Department of the Interior to plug, remediate and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. The first phase of funding includes up to $25,000,000 in initial grants and another $30,293,000 in the first phase of formula grants. This funding was made possible by th more PR