WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced two pieces of bipartisan legislation originally cosponsored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), also a member of the committee. The Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act would increase broadband supply chain transparency in order to ensure an on-time rollout of the broadband programs managed by the Federal Communications Com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice released technical assistance documents to help employers prevent disability discrimination when using artificial intelligence and other software tools in the hiring process. "I am grateful that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after Chair Powell was confirmed for a second term to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. "I applaud today's re-confirmation of Chair Powell, whose leadership at the Fed helped contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. "With his data-driven outlo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: During a meeting for H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) urged conferees to address disastrous provisions that will harm job creators and put students in danger. Republican Leader Foxx delivered the following remarks (as prepared for delivery) at today's COMPETES conference meeting: "In its current form, the Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of telehealth. Members heard from the Alliance for Connected Care and the American Benefits Counsel. Following the meeting, Republican Leader Foxx said: "The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the way Americans access remote care. Over the past  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Representative Bob Good (R-VA) introduced the Small Businesses Before Bureaucrats Act which would update the 1958 jurisdictional standards of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to reflect modern revenue levels and ensure that such standards accurately represent the size of the economy each year. Although the NLRB's original purpose was to serve as a mediator between business disputes, the Biden Administration has politicized the board, emboldening burea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bob Good (R-VA) issued the following statement on the United States House of Representatives vote to provide an additional $40 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine. "Rather than outlining a long-term strategy toward the Russian war against Ukraine or passing legislation to unleash American energy to undermine Russian influence in Europe, House Democrats are rushing through another $40 billion in spending. This vote not only triples down on the rec more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $1,494,810 in funding to the Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg and the City of Radford. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Today's award of nearly $1.5 million by HUD to Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford will assist local governments as they provide public services. These funds will help meet the needs of residents in the New Riv more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and 104 House Republicans in sending a letter to President Biden and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf urging them to immediately address the nationwide shortage of baby formula. The letter reads in part, "We write to you about concerns over the nationwide shortage of baby formula and your failure to meanin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice released technical assistance documents to help employers prevent disability discrimination when using artificial intelligence and other software tools in the hiring process. "I am grateful that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken this impor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after speaking one-on-one with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain about the ongoing formula shortage in Virginia and across the country. "I spoke with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain yesterday and today about the urgency of this shortage. We discussed all possible avenues for getting formula back on the shelves so that parents who rely on it -- as I did to feed m more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA), and Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Republican Leader Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter to National Lab more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,012,801 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for twelve West Virginia rural healthcare providers. This funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Rural Fund, which Senator Manchin fought to include to support rural healthcare providers and suppliers. To date, West Virginia has more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), introduced the bipartisan Space National Guard Establishment Act to create a National Guard for the U.S. Space Force. The legislation would allow Army and Air National Guard currently performing Space Force support missions to continue to serve their states and country through a Space National Guard. Companion legislation was introduced in the House of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and one of the Senators tasked with negotiating the U.S. jobs and competitiveness package, delivered opening remarks at the first meeting of the congressional conference committee. "We've seen America's supply of semiconductors fall from about 33 percent of manufacturing down to single digits. We've almost seen the exact converse take place in terms of China's investmen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, 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, joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), in urging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Williams not to cave in to activists' calls to restrict the use of lead ammo and tackle on public lands. "Policies or actions that reduce or limit sportsmen activities necessarily implicate wildlife conservation progra more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,402,421 in federal funding for affordable housing for Virginia Tribes. The funding will be used for housing development, housing services, crime prevention and safety, and other affordable housing activities. "These past two years have been difficult for all of us, with some of the most extreme pandemic impacts falling on tribal communities," said the Senators. "It's critical that we not only respect the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, was signed into law by President Biden: "We're excited our legislation to commemorate the Moton Museum in Farmville and other historic sites associated with the Brown v. Board of Education decisi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, was signed into law by President Biden: "We're excited our legislation to commemorate the Moton Museum in Farmville and other historic sites associated with the Brown v. Board of Education decisio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 12, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years: "Chair Powell is respected on both sides of the aisle for his steady leadership during the pandemic - a difficult time for our economy. "I am proud to have voted this more PR