WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) lead passage of two pieces of bipartisan legislation to strengthen mental health services for college students and help prevent suicide, drug, and alcohol abuse on campuses. The Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act (H.R. 5407) directs the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to strengthen a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "The Supreme Court's decision to overturn a half-century of judicial precedent set forth in Roe v. Wade is a devastating and unacceptable attack on constitutionally protected freedoms. "The Supreme Court, comprised largely of Trump-appointed justices, is undermining th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's outrageous and misguided decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood. "For the first time, SCOTUS has ripped away an established right from the American people. "This is yet another stain on the Court. It's a dark moment for American women and for all of us who value our liberty. "The fight to restore more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) voted No on the anti-Second Amendment gun control legislation voted on in the House today. Davis spoke on the House floor in opposition to the bill. Rep. Davis' remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this anti-Second Amendment legislation. I know firsthand how important firearm ownership and the Second Amendment are for self-defense. Five years ago, I was in the batter's box  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "The deliberate destruction of human life is a tragedy beyond words, and it is a damning rebuke of the values that we have always espoused in this country. One day, we hope it will be different. We hope life will cease to be valued on a sliding scale. "We hope the era of ele more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Bob Good (R-VA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson. "Thank God the Supreme Court had the moral courage and constitutional conviction to throw Roe v. Wade where it belongs on the ash heap of history. The pro-life movement has worked for nearly 50 years to overturn the only Supreme Court decision to cost over 60 million lives, but our work has just begun. "The Su more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting against legislation originating in the U.S. Senate imposing new restrictions on gun ownership. "The Senate's gun bill threatens the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. It supports red flag laws at the state level but does not in my opinion include sufficient guarantees that these laws respect due process rights, opening the door to time-co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "Roe v. Wade was a constitutional error that has produced decades of tragedy. The Supreme Court got the law right today in Dobbs. "The Court has returned to the individual states the ability to make their own decisions on this issue. "Our task going forward from this decision is to car more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending a woman's right to choose in the United States. "The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a rollback of the rights of women in the United States. A woman's right to choose should be made between a woman, her health care provider, and her faith. For the first time in our nation's history, today' more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) voted today for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enhance background checks, provide funding for states to administer red flag laws, and crack down on the illegal straw purchase of weapons. The Senate negotiated legislation passed the House of Representatives today and will now head to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. "Congress is acting to keep our children and our communities safe, and I  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) voted in support of S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense legislative proposal to protect American children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of gun violence across the nation. Last night, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 65 to 33, with 15 Senate Republicans joining all 50 Democrats in support of the bill. "Every day, gun violence touches our communitie more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), issued the following statement responding to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of "Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization" that overturns Roe v. Wade. "For nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court's ruling of Roe v. Wade has threatened the lives of millions of innocent unborn children. Today, the Court has taken a historic step to correct this decades-old error. I  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the issue of abortion to the state level. "As a mother and grandmother, I know the joys a child brings to a family. "All life, no matter the age, should be cherished. I am pleased to see the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. "An unborn child is a human more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman. Alex X. Mooney released the following statement on the gun control vote in the House of Representatives, Rep. Mooney opposed federal funding for unconstitutional red flag laws in the states. Furthermore, this legislation will empower Biden's liberal Attorney General to block the sale of firearms to adults aged 18-21. "This rushed proposal from the United States Senate funds unconstitutional red flag laws that often s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. This 1973 decision allowed for abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. An unborn child is a human life and today the Supreme Court took a gigantic step in protecting the most vulnerable. Now, the voters in each state will decide the laws related to abortion through their elected representatives. Congressman Mooney has stood up for the pro-life  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, entered the following statement into the Congressional record for the debate on S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: "Madam Speaker, I rise today to share my concerns regarding the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. While I support the underlying bill and appreciate that several Republican Senators finally came to the tabl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade. "As a mother, sister, and daughter, I know how today's ruling feels for millions of women throughout America. I strongly disagree with the majority's decision, as it undermines the right to privacy and a woman's right to choose. "In response to this decision, there will be a renewed push among anti-a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "I cast this vote today with victims of gun violence from the Seventh District on my mind. In the wake of the horrific massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde, near-constant news reports of mass shootings across the country, and gun violence at home in our commu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement after The U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing for the criminalization of abortion in America. "This is an all-out assault on women's right to an abortion - our worst fears, realized - handed down by an extreme and partisan Court that is violating decades of precedent. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted for bipartisan legislation that takes historic steps to combat gun violence and protect Virginia communities. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help save lives by keeping weapons out of dangerous hands, strengthening mental health services, and bolstering school safety. The first major gun violence prevention legislation passed by Congress in nearly three decades, this bill now heads to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh urging the Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw its Wagner-Peyser proposed rule, which will harm state efforts to fill the 11 million unfi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, and the 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. "By overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court has returned this issue to the states to make their own determination. "I support t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about how the Biden administration's energy and environmental policy decisions have created the record-breaking gas prices Americans are struggling to deal with today. HIGHLIGHTS: RECORD GAS PRICES WHIL more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that the Constitution "does not confer a right to abortion," overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. "I am deeply disturbed that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, upsetting decades of precedent protecting the right of women to make fundamental personal dec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), released the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Roe v. Wade. "I am deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. It has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years and was understood to be settled precedent. I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v. Wade was set more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) presented Army Specialist Ronald Dolecki, a veteran residing in Huntingtown, Maryland, with a Prisoner of War (POW) Medal honoring his military service in Ethiopia. Senator Van Hollen authored a legislative provision to secure Mr. Dolecki's medal following the Army's misapplication of the law to his unique case. They were joined by Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced $3,617,997 from the U.S. Department of Interior's Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties. These payments are made annually to counties with non-taxable Federal land within their borders to offset the l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on June 23, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee today sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging the House of Representatives to immediately pass and send to the President's desk--before adjourning this week--the Warner-Hagerty bipartisan legislation providing emergency security resou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in America. "This decision jeopardizes the health and autonomy of millions of American women and turns back the clock on nearly 50 years of settled and reaffirmed law - reflecting a Court that has increasingly issued politicized rulings that undermine the fundamental r more PR