WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following written testimony by Asra Q. Nomani, vice president for strategy and investigations at Parents Defending Education, involving a hearing on March 1, 2022, entitled "Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities": * * * The New Racism: 'anti asian ... lol' Just across the Potomac River this past Sunday, a group of parents gathered on a back deck in northern Virginia t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure issued the following testimony by Darryl K. Hairston, ex-small business advisor from Woodbridge, Virginia, involving a hybrid hearing on March 2, 2022, entitled "The 8(a) Program: Overview and Next Steps to Promote Small Business Success": * * * I am pleased to present testimony in support of your examination of how the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program currently works and the resources it provides to more PR

BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia, March 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made multiple stops in the Eastern Panhandle to discuss broadband deployment, infrastructure projects, and economic development with local leaders and employers in the region. "There are so many people in the Eastern Panhandle working to grow and strengthen our communities, and the results speak for themselves," Senator Capito said. "The efforts of everyon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on March 7, 2022: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the General Services Administration (GSA) announced new investments as part of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), including more than $2.5 million in funding for the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission and nearly $6 million in funding for the U.S. Selective Service System. These investments, funded by the American R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The Biden administration's reinterpretation of Title IX has weakened this landmark legislation and its protection of women. For fifty years this legislation has increased women's access to athletic programs in schools, yet Democrats' dangerous re-interpretation of Title IX is putting women's sports in jeopardy. In Case You Missed It via Family Research Council (https://www.frc.o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Modern union bosses are more akin to political magnates than workers' rights advocates. This week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh traveled to North Carolina to tout their pro-union agenda in the right-to-work state. In Case You Missed It via Carolina Journal, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has a clear message for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced Petersburg City Public Schools is one of eleven winners of the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Electric School Bus Rebates and will receive $900,000 in federal funding to replace old diesel school buses with zero-emission buses. "The American Rescue Plan continues to deliver for Virginians and our Commonwealth," said Rep. McEachin (VA-04). "I am thrilled to announce that Petersburg City Public Schools more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) introduced a bill, the Regaining Energy Freedom and Undeniable Security and Preserving U.S. Trade Interests Now Act or REFUSE PUTIN Act, to ban Russian energy exports to the U.S., while at the same time, taking important steps to regain American energy independence. "Energy security is national security. Following Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine, it has never been clearer: the U.S. must restore energy more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) recently traveled to Del Rio, Texas to see firsthand from United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials the ongoing crises at the U.S.-Mexico border. Congresswoman Miller visited the Del Rio Border Patrol Station, participated in a border technology demonstration, and toured the Del Rio International Bridge and Port of Entry. "What I saw at the border was nothing short of heartbreaking," said Congresswo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) last week introduced the Reduce Exposure and the Threat of Unused Residual Narcotics (RETURN) Act. This bipartisan legislation will streamline drug mail-back programs by removing unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles that require distributors of unused drugs to destroy any returned drugs on-site. Through this legislation, distributors will be permitted to open and inspect packages before sending more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that Jennifer Piercy, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the County Commissioner's Association of West Virginia, will join her staff as Director of Economic Development beginning April 6. "Jennifer has a deep knowledge of local government and brings a wide range of economic development experience to her new role. With our state having a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his co-sponsorship of the bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, which would support the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) data collection efforts on first responder suicides and direct HHS to develop best practices for identifying and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combating suicide among firef more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined over 200 Members of Congress on a Zoom with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Senator Manchin asked President Zelensky about banning Russian energy imports to America. "It was an honor to hear directly from President Zelensky this morning as he continues to lead his nation in defense against a senseless and illegal invasion by Vladimir Putin. President Zelensky has shown immense bravery and l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the recently announced bipartisan, bicameral agreement from the Senate Committee on Finance that provides a legislative path forward to ban imports of ener more PR