WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a committee hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--legislation Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote a letter to the U.S. Government  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Last night Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) voted to improve mail delivery and strengthen the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with the Postal Service Reform Act, which passed on a bipartisan vote. The bill now heads to the Senate for further consideration. The Postal Service Reform Act directs billions in funding to USPS, and would make reforms to increase performance transparency and create new sources of revenue, strengthening the financial footing of USPS. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton held a hearing examining the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) responsibility to provide safe and reliable transit service to the National Capital Region. "This subcommittee has a long record of sustained oversight of the Washingto more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of George Washington University's decision to reverse its censorship of political posters criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), created by a Chinese dissident known as Badiucao. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "I was encouraged to see George Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) last night spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about stopping the fentanyl crisis. He called on Congress and the Biden Administration to use all the tools at their disposal, including passing the HALT Fentanyl Act he has introduced with Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and finishing the southern border wall. A transcript of Griffith's remarks is below: Thank you very much. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6617, the Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act. "While this Continuing Resolution (CR) is necessary to keep the federal government open in the short term, CRs are an expensive and wasteful solution that we should not continue to rely on. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that our governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Culpeper in Virginia's Seventh District on Thursday. "I welcome the opportunity to bring the President of the United States to my district to hear directly from the people I serve. On Thursday, I will be speaking with President Biden in Virginia's Seventh District to discuss how we can work together to lower the c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger announced that her office has surpassed $12 million in casework funds returned to constituents in Virginia's Seventh District -- including more than $1.6 million since the beginning of 2022. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for backlogged benefits and advocating for fair treatment on behalf of constituents having issues with a federal agency, program, or benefit. Spanberger' more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), along with co-leads Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA), introduced a bipartisan resolution that would designate February as "Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month." Teen dating violence - which can include physical violence, sexual violence, psychological aggression, and stalking - affects millions of teens each year. "Too ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--which Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) in writing a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in announcing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which expired in 2018. VAWA was enacted in 1994 to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The law provides federal resources and technical support for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--which Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito joined Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) in writing a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an assessment of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)'s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), today sent a letter to governors across the country reaffirming their commitment to ensuring the proper implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The letter follows a December 16, 2021 memorandum issued by the Federal H more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 13 of his Senate colleagues in a letter urging President Biden and House and Senate leadership to reinstate and expand emergency paid sick and family caregiving leave in the FY22 funding bill or future COVID-19 relief packages. The letter follows the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and an uptick in COVID-19 cases at the beginning of 2022. The United States is among more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) cosponsored the bipartisan renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA). "I'm proud to cosponsor the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act which is an overdue renewal of protections for women and girls in America. "This critical legislation makes necessary changes to the law that will protect our sisters, daughters and neighbors fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is calling on Congress to pass an omnibus spending bill for FY 2022 ahead of February 18, when existing funding is scheduled to expire. This comes as Congress weighs yet another stopgap bill to temporarily fund the government until March 11th - a move that would avert a government shutdown but prevent Virginia and states across the country from accessing hundreds of millions of dollars in crucial funding avail more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), today urged President Joe Biden to make sure that the United States is sharing as much intelligence as possible with Ukraine as the country faces a Russian military build-up on its border. "Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people, and they have shown their eagerness t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a committee hearing to examine the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021--legislation Ranking Member Capito reintroduced in July 2021--and the STRANDED Act of 2021. Last week, Ranking Member Capito and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $101,160 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to three West Virginia housing organizations to provide quality housing for all West Virginians. This funding will be used for counseling services, promoting financial literacy and other programs to address homelessness in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), today sent a letter to governors across the country reaffirming their commitment to ensuring the proper implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with a group of their colleagues, in introducing the Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act, or SECURE Flights Act of 2022, to prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illeg more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $101,160 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to three West Virginia housing organizations to provide quality housing for all West Virginians. This funding will be used for counseling services, promoting financial literacy and other programs to address homelessness in West Virginia, more PR