WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on July 6, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration finalized a rule on the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program created through the American Rescue Plan Act. The SFA Program averted the immediate crisis threatening the retirement security of America's workers, retirees, and their families. To date, the Program has op more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on July 6, 2022, on the Biden administration's proposed regulations regarding federal student loans: * * * "Only this administration could find a way to justify adding at least $85 billion to the tax burden of hardworking Americans while they are already being crushed by Democrats' inflation crisis and reckless spending. "The Biden administration's proposed regulations on student loa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 7, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $665,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to Richmond International Airport (RIC). This funding will allow for renovations to upgrade RIC's Federal Inspection Station to help ensure compliance with federal standards for international passenger processing and American with Disabilities (ADA) requirements more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman David B. McKinley (W.Va.-01) introduced the "Well Primacy Certainty Act" to cut bureaucratic red tape and make it easier to develop carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects and infrastructure. This bill would expedite the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) application processes to allow states to assume responsibility (primacy) from the EPA to store carbon dioxide securely underground. "If we are serious a more PR

STERLING, Virginia, July 8 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on July 7, 2022: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $49.6 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to Dulles International Airport. The airport will use the money to construct a new 14-gate terminal to replace the existing regional and commuter concourse and improve passenger access and support future growth. Building better airport terminals will improv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, Republican leader of the House Education and Labor Committee, posted the following joint statement on July 6, 2022, with Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, Republican leader of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released this statement in response to the White House's summary of the final rule issued  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on July 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the Biden Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposed rule to impose greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizat more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on July 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the Biden Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposed rule to impose greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations without any authority from Congress. "In the Inf more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- 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 $1,920,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Community Health Systems in Beckley, West Virginia. This funding comes in part from the American Rescue Plan and will support family medicine training and residency programs to meet the needs of rural communities in West Virginia. "The COV more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following 8news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced an additional $892,380 from the American Rescue Plan for six West Virginia school districts as part of the latest round of the Emergency Connectivity Fund. This funding is distributed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help schools, libraries and educational organizations purchase laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers and broadband connections for students, staff and library v more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia,posted the following joint news release on July 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,625,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support two projects at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will support projects that work to advance knowledge in the field of chemical synthesis and study how the nervous system integrates more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, posted the following joint news release on July 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced several grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). These investments, which total $412,509, will support economic redevelopment and revitalization in the region by increasin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, posted the following joint news release on July 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,625,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support two projects at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will support projects that work to advance knowledge in the field of chemical synthesis and study how the nervous system integrates sensory-motor information.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, posted the following joint news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $50,265,000 in federal funding for two Virginia airports awarded through the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Terminals Program, which was created through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act negotiated by Sen. Warner and strongly supported by Sen. Kaine. "These funds will go toward modernizing and updating both Dulles and Richmond more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, posted the following joint news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $50,265,000 in federal funding for two Virginia airports awarded through the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Terminals Program, which was created through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act negotiated by Sen. Warner and strongly supported by Sen. Kaine. "These funds will go toward modernizing and updating both Dulles and Richmond I more PR