WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) passed two of Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) legislative priorities out of the full HVAC markup hearing today. Rep. Luria's Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act and the MST Claims Coordination Act both passed with unanimous bipartisan support. Rep. Luria joined Rep. Troy Nehls' (R-TX) in introducing the VA & NASEM Agreement for MST Act which requires the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive review of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration for today's announcement that the Department of Education will extend the pause on student loans through August 31, 2022. In addition, the Department is putting currently defaulted federal student loan borrowers into good standing and erasing the default from their credit  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by communications consultant Christopher B. Briggs of Virginia, involving a hybrid hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage": * * * In November 2015, my wife got the most dreadful call a parent can get. The doctor knew why our daughter Colette, then 2 1/2, hadn't been feeling well. Blood work had revealed--leukemia. We raced Colette to Inova Fairfax hospital, the only one in northern Virginia, where we liv more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted unanimously today to advance U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill that would help provide federal surplus and repairable computers to non-profit computer refurbishers -- who would then repair and distribute these computers to veterans and others in need. Spanberger's bipartisan Computers for Veterans and Students Act -- which she reintroduced in May 2021 -- would allow certifie more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2023 budget with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Administrator for being here with us today more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on April 6, 2022: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2023 budget with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Administrator for being here with us today. I look forward to the rest of the hear more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan COVID Long Haulers Act and one of the leading advocates in Congress for Americans suffering from Long COVID, today issued the following statement on President Biden's Presidential Memorandum on Long COVID: "I applaud President Biden's announcement of a new all-of-government strategy to improve the understanding of Long COVID and promote better treatment for the millions of American sufferin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing on HHS' budget and priorities: "Secretary Becerra, President Biden's HHS budget for Fiscal Year 2023 is full of misplaced priorities and reckless spending. "If this budget passes, $127.3 billion in discretionary spe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will move all borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans into good standing: "Like clockwork, the Biden administration continues to govern by executive fiat without any consideration for the consequenc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump. During the hearing, he sought to dispel myths perpetuated by Big Oil companies and present smart policy solutions to offset the rising cost of energy American consumers face. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the price o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted in support of H.R. 7276, the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act. The legislation would ensure the U.S. Department of State collects and preserves any evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine and reports all findings to Congress. This evidence would support future proceedings at international bodies, such as the International Court of Justice at the United Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted in support of H.Res. 1037 to hold Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr. in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack. "The U.S. Congress has the constitutional power and duty to conduct federal oversight. Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino's refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena regarding the dea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01), testified today during the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce about the record high gas prices facing American families, that have been rising since President Biden took office. "President Biden and House Democrats continue to blame Putin and U.S. oil companies for rising gas prices, when in fact it is their own anti-American energy policies dr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Alex X. Mooney introduced H.R. 7412, the Transparency in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Cost-Benefit Analysis Act. This bill would enhance rulemaking requirements for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Cost-benefit analysis is an essential tool for regulators to weigh the costs of implementation and compliance with the benefits of the regulation. "It is long past time for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration for today's announcement that the Department of Education will extend the pause on student loans through August 31, 2022. In addition, the Department is putting currently defaulted federal student loan borrowers into good standing and erasing the default from their credit history. "Across the country, borrowers are continui more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA), and Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee Republican Leader Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following joint statement on the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * Ranking Member on the House Committee on Small Business Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Ranking Member on the House Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Ranking Member Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), and House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Rick All more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to introduce the Protecting American Innovation Act. As the Biden Administration ramps up trade talks to send COVID-19 vaccines to other nations, this bill ensures American intellectual property behind the vaccines does not get in the hands of bad actors like China and Russia.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan about EPA's fiscal year 2023 proposed budget. HIGHLIGHTS: BROKEN PROMISES ON NDC: "We still have not seen that. I think this will have heavy impacts on jobs and job sustainability more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of senators this week to introducing the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act. The legislation, which was authored by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will help law enforcement respond more effectively to people suffering mental or behavioral health crises. Specifically, the bill would improve training for police officers interacting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today regarding new steps by the Biden Administration to help respond to long COVID, including key efforts first proposed by Kaine in his Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act:. "There is so much left for us to learn about long COVID, and the best way to get those answers is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, questioned Christopher P. Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, General Richard D. Clarke, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, National  more PR