WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2022: * * * Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act: "The civil servants who make up our federal workforce are the engine that keep our federal government running," said Chairman Connolly. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2022: To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today and runs through October 15, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), released a new report highlighting the essential contributions Hispanic Americans make to U.S. economic growth and how Hispanic worker more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today and runs through October 15, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), released a new report highlighting the essential contributions Hispanic Americans make to U.S. economic growth and how Hispanic workers and families are faring in today more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ranking Member Brian Babin (R-TX) led a letter to Acting Administrator Billy Nolen of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the FAA's investigation into the booster failure experienced this Monday by Blue Origin's New Shepard-23. In the letter, the Subcommittee leaders assert the seriousn more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act. "The civil servants who make up our federal workforce are the engine that keep our federal government running," said Chairman Connolly. "We rely on their experience and expertise to provide every basic government service--from delivering the mail more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of three education-related resolutions of inquiry meant to hold the Biden administration accountable and provide transparency to the American people: "Democrats want unfettered control over our education system from kindergarten to college,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats blocked Republican efforts to give the American people more transparency regarding the Biden administration's decision to enact an illegal student loan debt scheme and collude with teachers unions to keep K-12 schools closed: "These resolutio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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 Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for an end to HHS' interim final rule with comments (IFC) which mandates masking of children as young as two at Head Start programs across the country. In the letter, Rep. Foxx writes: "The goal of the Head Start pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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 Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), along with Republicans from both panels, are launching an investigation into the Department of Education reportedly allowing Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related COVID relief funds to pay for racially biase more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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 remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on the Biden administration's campaign to put all workers, regardless of their preference, under the thumb of union bosses: "Despite Democrats' aggressive attempts to force union representation on workers, Republicans are committed to ensur more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2022 overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday for the fourth straight year. The COLA Act of 2022 increases compensation and benefits for disabled veterans and their families. In May, Rep. Luria introduced the Veterans' COLA Act of 2022 with Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) to increase compensation rates for certain Department of Veterans Affa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 15, 2022: * * * LOAN Act Fact Sheet A college degree remains the surest pathway to economic mobility and the American Dream. Unfortunately, the rising cost of attendance, coupled with state disinvestment in public higher education, has forced students and their families to borrow more than ever before to attend college. According to a recent White House fact sheet, the cost of attending coll more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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) and Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Chair Frederica Wilson (FL-24) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act, to lower the cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families. The new legislation builds on President Biden's historic one-time student loan debt relief announcement last month t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today voted to protect Virginia's federal employees, push back against efforts to revive the "Schedule F" Executive Order, and demonstrate renewed support for America's career public servants. Former President Trump's September 2020 Executive Order creating "Schedule F" would have gutted protections for career civil servants and expanded the influence of political appointees and agency heads on the civ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are continuing their investigation into whether Biden Administration officials who worked on the student loan bailout will personally benefit from this financial windfall. In a letter to the White House Counsel, Stuart Delery, Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) are continuing their investigation into whether Biden Administration officials who worked on the student loan bailout will personally benefit from this financial windfall. In a letter to the White House Counsel,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following commentary on the Washington Times, on Sept. 15, 2022: In an op-ed published today in The Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, discussed the need for the bipartisan infrastructure law to be implemented as it was written, and outlined transportation priorities Congress can tackle together m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), applauded House passage of the Preventing a Patronage System Act, legislation led by Kaine to prevent any position in the federal civil service from being reclassified outside of merit system principles without the express consent of Congress. The bill would secure the civil service system and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 $1,681,161 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Coal Communities Commitment Program for the Woodlands Development Group in Elkins, West Virginia. The funding was made possible through the American Rescue Plan and will support broadband expansion in Randolph and Tucker counties. The project is expected to create 75 jobs, save 82 jobs and generate $13 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Putting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Work: The State and Local Perspectives" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2022, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Nicole Majeski, Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation * Regina Romero, Mayor, City of Tucson * Jimmy Wriston, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Transportation * Jim Tymon, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 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 $6,488,966 through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for West Virginia University at Parkersburg. This funding will be administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration (ETA), and will help expand career and technical education programs. "A strong workforce is es more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 $692,060 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will support student loan repayment for West Virginia healthcare workers. "I am pleased HHS is supporting student loan repayment for our healthcare workers as they continue to provide essential care for their fell more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,488,966 through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for West Virginia University at Parkersburg. This funding will be administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration (ETA), and will help expand career and technical education programs. "I am pleased the Department of Labor is more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Communities and landowners who would be impacted by an energy project deserve to have their concerns heard--especially if a green light from FERC me more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Communities and landowners who would be impacted by an energy project deserve to have their concerns heard--especially if a green light from FERC mea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: At today's Education and Labor Committee hearing, "In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to Organizing," Michelle Eisen, a Starbucks barista, explained what it was like to organize at her workplace. Michelle Eisen Testimony View Michelle Eisen's full remarks on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ULMqjaZ5Jmc). "It should not take an act of bravery to ensure that you have a voice at work. We nee more PR