WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Ways and Means Subcmmittee on Health issued the following testimony by Rupa Valdez, associate professor at the University of Virginia, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, entitled "Bridging Health Equity Gaps for People With Disabilities and Chronic Conditions": * * * My name is Rupa Valdez, and I am an associate professor at the University of Virginia with affiliations in the School of Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and College of Arts and Sciences. I also serve on the Board of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) led a group of House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021). This case comes as the Democrat-controlled NLRB is set to consider upending established precedent on classifying ind more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) led 92 House Democrats today writing to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to applaud the EPA's proposed rules to reduce methane and other sources of air pollution, and suggesting changes to strengthen those rules. One third of the warming from greenhouse gases occurring today is due to human-caused emissions o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA) accepted the Association of the Unites States Navy's (AUSN) National Legislative Advocacy Award. Established in 2004, the National Legislative Advocacy Award is presented annually to members of Congress who have shown leadership and support while advocating for a stronger Navy. "As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and 20-year Navy veteran, it is a privilege to be recognized by the Association of the United  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01), chair of the Coal Caucus, joined a letter with Representative Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) and 46 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, expressing serious concern regarding President Joe Biden's nomination of Ms. Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as Vice Chair for Supervision at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed). The letter details how her nomination is i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today visited the Boone Memorial Hospital in Madison, West Virginia. During her visit, Congresswoman Miller met with hospital leaders to discuss their COVID-19 response, rural health initiatives, and plans for the hospital's expansion. "It was wonderful to be back in Boone County to see how Boone Memorial Hospital is supporting the health and wellbeing of the region," said Congresswoman Miller. "The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The House Committee on Education and Labor released a new video detailing how the American Rescue Plan Act created a Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program to avert the immediate crisis threatening the retirement security of America's workers, retirees, and their families. The SFA program protects failing pension plans and restores prior benefit cuts so that retirees are made whol more PR

CULPEPER, Virginia, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today hosted President Joe Biden in Virginia's Seventh District to discuss ongoing efforts to lower prescription drug costs for Virginians. Between 2012 and 2017, the average annual cost of prescription drug treatments in Virginia increased by nearly 60 percent, while the annual income for Virginians only increased by 8.5 percent. At Germanna Community College's Culpeper County campus, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), along with the entire Virginia Delegation, sent a letter to President Biden requesting that his FY23 budget include $76.9 million in funding for the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Widening and Deepening project at the Port of Virginia. As this letter states, the Port of Virginia is the fifth largest and fastest growing port in the nation and one of the Commonwealth's most powerful economic engines. "The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Rep. Rick W. Allen (R-GA), RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a group of House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021).This case comes as the Democrat-controlled NLRB is set to consider upending established precedent on classifying independent contractors. The brief argues that the standard for classifying indep more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 10, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tonight released the following statement. "As I have routinely tested, today I received a positive COVID-19 test. "Thankfully, I am asymptomatic. "I have consulted with the Attending Physician and plan to follow the CDC's recommendations and quarantine for five days." more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues today introduced the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act, legislation to reinstate critical tax relief for businesses in West Virginia and across the country. The Employee Retention Tax Credit, which helps to cover costs for small employers who experienced revenue drops and kept workers on payroll, ended after the third quarter of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and the entire Virginia Congressional Delegation requested that the Biden administration continue its support of the Norfolk Harbor Widening and Deepening project by including at least $76.9 million in federal funding for the project in President Biden's FY23 budget request. In a letter to President Biden, the members stressed the importance of securing these funds in FY23 to ensure that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges in using clean hydrogen in the transportation, utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the importance of clean hydrogen to America's decarbonization efforts and highlighted the his more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on consumer inflation rising to 7.5%, the largest 12 month increase in four decades. "For months, I have been ringing the alarm bell about inflation. Once again, we are witnessing that the threat of inflation is real. There is not a corner of this nation where hard-working families are able to escape the noticeable impact of this "inflation tax". Inflation taxes are dra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) led the entire Virginia Congressional Delegation in requesting that the Biden administration continue its support of the Norfolk Harbor Widening and Deepening project by including at least $76.9 million in federal funding for the project in President Biden's FY23 budget request. In a letter to President Biden, the members stressed the importance of securing these funds in FY23 to ensure that the Norfolk Harb more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $399,020 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research through West Virginia University and Marshall University. The funding will support two research projects on artificial intelligence and cancer immunotherapy. "From cancer research to artificial intelligence, West Virginia's acad more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 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 $11,406,902 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) health center cluster grant program. This funding will provide support and resources for health centers across West Virginia. "Our health centers provide essential health care services that many West Virginians rely  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $399,020 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research through West Virginia University and Marshall University. The funding will support two research projects on artificial intelligence and cancer immunotherapy. "The National Science Foundation continues to be a strong partner for higher educatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $11,406,902 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) health center cluster grant program. This funding will provide support and resources for health centers across West Virginia. "West Virginia's health centers are the backbone of our healthcare system and have continued to provide q more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $15,745,244 in federal funding for Virginia to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This funding is the first of five installments totaling $106,375,132 for building EV charging stations across the Commonwealth over the next five years. The funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) negotiated by Senator Warner and strongly supporte more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $15,745,244 in federal funding for Virginia to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This funding is the first of five installments totaling $106,375,132 for building EV charging stations across the Commonwealth over the next five years. The funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) negotiated by Senator Warner and strongly supported more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Angus King (I-ME) in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly make available an additional 44,716 H-2B visas, the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized visas in order to ensure that seafood processors and other businesses in Virginia have the workforce they need ahead of the seasonal start date on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Angus King (I-ME) in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly make available an additional 44,716 H-2B visas, the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized visas in order to ensure that seafood processors and other businesses in Virginia have the workforce they need ahead of the seasonal start date on Ap more PR