WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2022: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced the Special Inspector General for Law Enforcement (SIGLE) Act, legislation aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in American law enforcement by establishing a Special Inspector General tasked with conducting, supervising, and coordinating investigations of potential abuse or misconduct committed by law enforcement age more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $500,000 to the Town of Lebanon for the Russell Theater Restoration Project. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Today's award by the Appalachian Regional Commission of $500,000 will help to renovate and reopen the Russell Theater in the Town of Lebanon. "Once open, the Russell Theater should create new job opportunities and entice visitors to visit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022: * * * The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $500,000 to the Wise County Public Service Authority for a new sewer system to serve the Hamiltontown community. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "This new sewer system will better serve the residents of Wise County in the Hamiltontown area by replacing aging septic systems. "Today's award by the Appalachian Regional Commission of $500,000 for a n more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) release of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. "Today's release of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool by the Council on Environmental Quality marks an important step in the implementation of the Justice40 Initiative and the prioritization of environmental justice by the Bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) spoke today at the fishing pier at 6th & Adams ribbon cutting ceremony in Montgomery, West Virginia. Montgomery Mayor Greg Ingram, Smithers Mayor Anne Cavalier, Fayette County Commissioner John Breneman, Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler, and other local leaders were also in attendance. "Today is a great day for Montgomery, and all those who love to get outside and experience the natural beau more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act, a bipartisan bill to increase broadband supply chain transparency in order to ensure an on-time rollout of the broadband programs managed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Broadband infrastructure projects have been affected by supply chain w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with a bipartisan group of senators, announced the introduction of legislation to reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports. The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act would deploy more existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding for commercial airports to purchase devices necessary to test their fire more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Thursday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and the entire U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass a bipartisan resolution in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian aggression. The senators' resolution, which Senator Capito cosponsored, is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in fierce support of the United States' Ukrainian partners in response to President Putin's escalating aggress more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Today U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded Senate passage of his bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, comprehensive legislation to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care professionals. Having passed the Senate and the House, the bill now heads to President Biden's desk for signature. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) sent a letter to Julie Langan, Director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, supporting the nomination of Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground as a national historic place. "This letter is to express our support for the nomination of Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground to be included in the National Register of Historic Places. Given the history and known locatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Department of Energy (DOE) Science for the Future Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation strengthens our nation's investment in world-leading scientific research by providing the first-ever comprehensive authorization for t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution, introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Rob Portman, in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian aggression. The Senators' resolution is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in fierce support of the United States' Ukrainian partners in response to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), today led more than half of the Republican conference in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) December 16, 2021 memorandum, "Policy on Using more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $648,285 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to West Virginia University (WVU) through their Agriculture and Food Research Initiative program. This program will use tourism indicators to identify, understand, and address the impact more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC-06) announced the introduction of the bicameral Auto Reenroll Act of 2022, legislation to increase workers' participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans by encouraging retirement plans to automatically reenroll workers in these plans, with the option to opt out. Many employers automatically enroll t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- 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 Committee and Armed Services Committee, as well as Senators Jon Tester and Catherine Cortez Masto, applauded Senate passage of their Protecting Our Gold Star Families' Education Act, which would expand the Pell Grant program to include the children and dependents of those killed in action in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. The bill passed unanimously in the Sen more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) requested clarification from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on recent statements from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on guidance for use of funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to prioritize "fix it first" projects that increase the operational efficiency of existing roads and highways  more PR