WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Del. Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is pleased to announce that her dedicated assistant Missionette Pa'au was selected by the American Samoa Society to represent American Samoa at this year's Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Missionette was coronated Saturday at a ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia, as Cherry Blossom Princess. Missionette Saifagaloa Pa'au, age 23, is the proud daughter of Reverend Lalomauga and Saifagaloa Pa'au, who has mini more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today highlighted the legislative progress on the 91 bills or resolutions she has introduced so far this Congress. The Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked Norton as the 7th most effective House Democrat and the 2nd most effective non-full committee chair last Congress, and Norton was ranked as the #1 most effective House Democrat two Congresses ago. The Center, which is led by professors more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to help more workers save and prepare for retirement. The legislation--Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (H.R. 2954)--includes the Education and Labor Committee's bipartisan Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891) as well as other retirement-related provisions approved by the Ways and Means Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican Leaders on the House Committees on Administration, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, Small Business, and the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture and Financial Services and General Government, sent a letter to the Biden administration raising concerns more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (H.R. 2954), which includes the bipartisan Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bill led by Foxx and Chairman Scott (D-VA). Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "H.R. 295 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) introduced the VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022 today to prevent duplicate payments for the same medical services by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Defense (DOD). Medical providers outside of the VA system bill and receive payment from the VA for services provided to veterans. Too often, medical providers bill and receive payment fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and 21 of their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts requesting answers regarding Justice Thomas's potential violation of federal ethics law following last week's explosive reporting on the efforts of his wife, Ms. Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, to overturn the results more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) emphasizing their concerns over delays of the completion of the Silver Line Phase 2 extension and requesting an update on outstanding issues that are impeding the declaration of operational readiness. "We understand that several punch list items remain for both the rail line and rail yard projects that more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-01), and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to combat rising rates of substance use disorder and addiction across the country, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has exacerbated America's deadly drug addiction and overdose epidemic. The Centers for Di more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) wrote to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) emphasizing their concerns over delays of the completion of the Silver Line Phase 2 extension and requesting an update on outstanding issues that are impeding the declaration of operational readiness. "We understand that several punch list items remain for both the rail line and rail yard projects that must  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) wrote to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) emphasizing their concerns over delays of the completion of the Silver Line Phase 2 extension and requesting an update on outstanding issues that are impeding the declaration of operational readiness. "We understand that several punch list items remain for both the rail line and rail yard projects that more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Over one month since the beginning of Putin's unjust war on Ukraine, and following a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and a larger group of bipartisan senators in requesting answers from President Joe Biden's national security advisor (NSA), Jake Sullivan, on the speed, specifics, and supply of lethal aid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act, introduced by Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, would require Medicare plans and private group or individual health care plans to cap patients' out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This will dramatically lower costs for ins more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee covering democracy and human rights issues, joined SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), SFRC Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and other Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, requesting she introduce a resolution at the UN to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. "In February, Russia launched a massiv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Mingo and Logan Counties as part of the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP). This first-of-its-kind initiative was designed to help traditional energy-producing communities create community-wide action plans that reduce local air pollution, increase energy resili more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Mingo and Logan Counties as part of the Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP). This first-of-its-kind initiative was designed to help traditional energy-producing communities create community-wide actio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, traveled to Paris, France, to participate in the International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2022 Ministerial Meeting, an energy conference made up of industry leaders and representatives from across the globe. During the conference, Chairman Manchin highlighted the need fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, traveled to Paris, France, to participate in the International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2022 Ministerial Meeting, an energy conference made up of industry leaders and representatives from across the globe. During the conference, Chairman Manchin highlighted the need for strategic partnerships with our friends and allies around the globe to strength more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the strategic importance of the Freely Associated States to the United States and our allies in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the need to prioritize negotiations on the expiring provisions in the Compacts of Free Association w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) led 22 colleagues in a bicameral letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts demanding answers regarding Justice Thomas's potential violation of federal ethics law, after last week's explosive reporting on the efforts of his wife, Ms. Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Justice Thomas  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and member of the House Judiciary Committee, led 22 colleagues in a bicameral letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts demanding answers regarding Justice Thomas's potential violation of federal ethics law, after last week's explosive reporting on the efforts of his wife, Ms. Virginia "Gin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) today introduced a resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as an unmet chronic disease for women and designating March 2022 as National Endometriosis Awareness Month. This resolution would also encourage the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs to provide information on endometriosis to women, pa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $8,929,787 for West Virginia University (WVU) and WVU Medicine's City Hospital. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 68 bipartisan senators in a letter--led by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.)--urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With the rejoining of the United States to the UNHRC earlier this year, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL)--both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--applauded the Committee's passage of their bipartisan legislation to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without the Senate's advice and consent, readying the bill for a vote before the full Senate. "The conflict in Ukraine is a powerful example of why affirming the U.S. commitment to NATO is so importa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $8,929,787 for West Virginia University (WVU) and WVU Medicine's City Hospital. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be use more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led 68 bipartisan Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With the rejoining of the United States to the UNHRC earlier this year, the bipartisan Senators encouraged Secretary  more PR