WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2022: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) urging the agency to consider terminating the Old Post Office Building lease held by President Trump and the Trump Organization. The letter comes on the heels of the announcement by Mazars USA LLP--the longtime auditor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, both members of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after Senate passage of legislation to fund the government through March 11 and called for a full year spending package to allow Virginia and the nation to access needed funds, including those from the bipartisan infrastructure law they helped pass: "We're relieved we averted a government shutdown, but we need the certain more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it approved $415 Million in Borrower Defense Claims for nearly 16,000 borrowers. "I applaud President Biden and Secretary Cardona for delivering relief to nearly 16,000 student borrowers who were defrauded by their college or university, including approx more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2022: In recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the CBC released a new analysis of the impact of economic trends and barriers on Black Americans. State and national data spanning the last 50 years highlight significant areas of economic progress among Black Americans. However, the data al more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mental health crisis in America. Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks: THE TROUBLING INCREASE IN CASES "This hearing comes at a c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of senators today introduced legislation to authorize the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (the Center), which provides training and technical assistance to health care workers, teachers, and parents on how to identify eating disorders and support patients in recovery. The Center was created in 2018 after provisions from Senators Capito, Amy Klobuchar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 6 of his colleagues in a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O'Connell to outline the Biden Administration's plans to support the development of next generation COVID-19 vaccines. According to the CDC, vaccinated people are far less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted to fund the federal government through March 11th, 2022. "Avoiding a federal government shutdown in the middle of a pandemic and agreeing to a reasonable budget must continue to be our top priority. "Tonight I voted for a short-term federal budget extension through March 11th to keep the government open during these critical times. We have a responsibility to prevent economic catastrophe for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: With millions of Americans struggling to get answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today continued his push to reduce delays and ensure that Virginians are able to get through the 2022 filing season as smoothly as possible. In a joint letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Sen. Warner and a number of his Senate colleagues today urged the IRS to take immediate action to reduce its massive backl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced legislation to test innovative portable benefit designs for the growing independent workforce. The Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act seeks to provide these workers with access to social insurance protections typically provided through traditional full-time employment. This legislation would establish a $20 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, which provides healthcare for Veterans exposed to burn pits during deployments to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Senator Manchin, member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), also introduced similar legislation last year. "It's our duty to take care of the brave men and women who selflessly fought to def more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers regarding states' failure to institute polices that protect students from educators who engage in sexual misconduct. For years, academic institutions across the country have engaged in a practice called "passing the trash," which enables teachers with a history of abusing students to transfer schools without facing any c more PR