WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on April 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the March Consumer Price Index rose 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from February's 0.8%. As the pace of broader inflation had begun to moderate, Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has driven up food and energy pri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the March Consumer Price Index rose 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from February's 0.8%. As the pace of broader inflation had begun to moderate, Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has driven up food and energy prices, reversing recent gains. "As predicted, today's inflati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh to ensure that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is providing proper guidance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for independent contractors: The Members write: "Dur more PR

PETERSBURG, Virginia, April 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) traveled to Petersburg to deliver two checks, totaling more than $3.3 million, to the City of Petersburg to support infrastructure upgrades. Congressman McEachin successfully secured $2,432,000 to support water infrastructure upgrades at Petersburg's Pharmaceutical Park / Poor Creek Sewer Service Area. The project will increase the capability of the existing system at the Poor Creek Sewer Service Are more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 12, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today hosted a roundtable in Beckley, West Virginia, with seniors to discuss their experiences with Medicare, specifically Medicare Advantage. Representatives from the Coalition for Medicare Choices and members of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees also participated. "Thank you to all of the seniors who spent the afternoon with me and shared their Medicare experiences," said  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on consumer inflation rising to 8.5%, the largest 12 month increase in four decades. "Let me be clear, inflation is a tax and today's historic inflation data tells another chilling story about how these taxes on Americans are completely out of control. Hard earned wages and financial savings are disappearing faster every month as prices continue to climb, while the pain and frustrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- 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 a bipartisan, bicameral group of thirty lawmakers in urging seven major manufacturers of naloxone to apply for over-the-counter (OTC) status for their naloxone products. Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, but it is only available with a prescription and may only be distributed and dispensed by certain entities. Despite the effectivenes more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Tammy Duckworth, and Edward J. Markey introduced the Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID (TREAT Long COVID) Act to increase access to medical care and treatment for individuals struggling with long COVID. The first-of-its-kind bill will fund the expansion of long COVID clinics and empower health care providers--including community health centers and local public health departments--to treat long COVID  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of thirty lawmakers in urging seven major manufacturers of naloxone to apply for over-the-counter (OTC) status for their naloxone products. Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, but it is only available with a prescription and may only be distributed and dispensed by certain entities. Despite the effectiveness of naloxone in re more PR